What is Kerberos?

The correct answer is B. A trusted third-party authentication protocol.. Is correct because that is exactly what Kerberos is. The following answers are incorrect: A three-headed dog from Egyptian mythology. Is incorrect because we are dealing with Information Security and not the Egyptian mythology but the Greek Mythology. A security model. Is incorre

Submitted by joshua94· Apr 18, 2026Access Controls

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What is Kerberos?

Options

AA three-headed dog from the egyptian mythology.
BA trusted third-party authentication protocol.
CA security model.
DA remote authentication dial in user server.

How the community answered

(48 responses)

A
6% (3)
B
88% (42)
C
2% (1)
D
4% (2)

Explanation

Is correct because that is exactly what Kerberos is. The following answers are incorrect: A three-headed dog from Egyptian mythology. Is incorrect because we are dealing with Information Security and not the Egyptian mythology but the Greek Mythology. A security model. Is incorrect because Kerberos is an authentication protocol and not just a A remote authentication dial in user server. Is incorrect because Kerberos is not a remote authentication dial in user server that would be called RADIUS.

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#Kerberos#Authentication Protocol#Trusted Third Party

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