Which of the following statements pertaining to Kerberos is false?
A.
The Key Distribution Center represents a single point of failure.
B.
Kerberos manages access permissions.
C.
Kerberos uses a database to keep a copy of all users' public keys.
D.
Kerberos uses symmetric key cryptography.
The Answer Is:
C
This question includes an explanation.
Explanation:
Kerberos is a trusted, credential-based, third-party authentication protocol that uses symmetric (secret) key cryptography to provide robust authentication to clients accessing services on a network.
One weakness of Kerberos is its Key Distribution Center (KDC), which represents a single point of failure.
The KDC contains a database that holds a copy of all of the symmetric/secret keys for the principals.
Reference(s) used for this question:
KRUTZ, Ronald L. & VINES, Russel D., The CISSP Prep Guide: Mastering the Ten Domains of Computer Security, John Wiley & Sons, 2001, Chapter 2: Access control systems (page40).
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