JDK-8010438 : A document deccribing what krb5.conf settings we support
Type:Bug
Component:docs
Sub-Component:guides
Affected Version:8
Priority:P3
Status:Resolved
Resolution:Fixed
Submitted:2013-03-21
Updated:2013-08-22
Resolved:2013-08-22
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A krb5.conf has a lot of different settings, some we support, some not. We also define new settings only recognized by Java. A document clearly listing the supported settings and how we use them (say, default value) is needed.
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This information was checked into the docs repository for both JDK 7 and JDK 8.
The file name is jgss-api-mechanism.html
Path is
jdk7/pubs/docs/technotes/guides/security/jgss
22-08-2013
I got the list of supported options from Weijun Wang.
22-08-2013
Please contact me on this. I suggest it being a part of the JGSS section of the "Java SE 7 Security Documentation" at http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/technotes/guides/security/index.html.