Python Kerberos Extension Module, Version 0.1 Written by: Fred L. Drake, Jr. Roger E. Masse Copyright (C) 1998 Corporation for National Research Initiatives. All rights reserved. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- See the file LICENSE for licensing information. You must agree to the terms of the license before using this software. Using this software constitutes your acknowledgment that you have read and agreed to the terms and conditions of the License Agreement. The License Agreement will be effective as of the date of your first use of this software. This package contains a Python extension module which provides access to Kerberos V5. The documentation is located in the doc/ directory as LaTeX source. Requirements ------------ This package requires that Kerberos V5 and Python 1.5 be installed in order to build and use the software. Without these, of course, this package isn't interesting anyway. Building the extension ---------------------- 1. Copy the file Setup.in to Setup. 2. Edit the definitions of KRB5INCLUDE and KRB5LIB in the file Setup to point to the right directories in your installation of Kerberos V5. 3. Run "make". 4. Run "make install". Using the extension ------------------- Read the examples in the samples/ directory to see how the modules provided with this extension may be used. Read the documentation for detailed information on the interfaces provided. If you have problems with this software --------------------------------------- If you find problems or limitations of the software, please send us a note describing the problem or limitation. If you think any of the interfaces should be changed, or if additional interfaces would make the software more useful, please let us know that as well. These modules have been tested against Kerberos V5 1.0.5 on Sun UltraSPARC hardware running Solaris 2.6. Send email to the addresses at the top of this file.