Security Rights and Step-by-Step Instructions for Configuring Kerberos for K2 blackpearl (39 pages)

Learn about the security rights required by K2 blackpearl installation and runtime, and how to configure Kerberos for K2 Servers in a distributed environment. Includes specific examples and a series of checklists for troubleshooting authentication issues.

Published January 10th, 2008

Updated January 30th, 2008 to include "Kerberos" in title and filename for easier searching.

Updated August 8th, 2008 with information about when Protocol Transition and Constrained Delegation may be necessary. Also added two new figures (#1 & #2) depicting the runtime and design time communication flow among various components and integration points for a typical K2 distributed environment. Made slight modifications to the two figures August 14th, 2008.

Updated November 19th, 2008. Added notes for changes in the Constrained Delegation section for SP1 and higher installations (BlackPearlServer > K2HostServer).