Which of the following is NOT part of the Kerberos authentication protocol?

The correct answer is D. Public Key. There is no such component within kerberos environment. Kerberos uses only symmetric encryption and does not make use of any public key component. The other answers are incorrect because : Symmetric key cryptography is a part of Kerberos as the KDC holds all the users' and…

Submitted by renata2k· Apr 18, 2026Access Controls

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ASymmetric key cryptography
BAuthentication service (AS)
CPrincipals
DPublic Key

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A
3% (1)
C
3% (1)
D
93% (28)

Explanation

There is no such component within kerberos environment. Kerberos uses only symmetric encryption and does not make use of any public key component. The other answers are incorrect because : Symmetric key cryptography is a part of Kerberos as the KDC holds all the users' and services' Authentication service (AS) : KDC (Key Distribution Center) provides an authentication service Principals : Key Distribution Center provides services to principals , which can be users , applications or network services.

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#Kerberos#Authentication Protocols#Symmetric Cryptography

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