Using Kerberos Client at MIT

KClient allows your workstation to obtain Kerberos tickets for authentication purposes.

KClient is an application written at Cornell University and maintained by the Mandarin Consortium, a group of universities to which MIT belongs. It is used to provide Kerberos authentication on Macintoshes and PCs.

For more detailed information about other Project Mandarin software in use at MIT click here.

KClient is available for the following platforms:

Macintosh - kinstall.hqx Kerberos Installer r 1.1 (Macintosh binhex format). Once you have downloaded this installer double click on it to install KClient version 1.6.2 configured for use at MIT.
Macintosh - kinstall.bin Kerberos Installer r 1.1 (MacBinary II+ format). Once you have downloaded this installer double click on it to install KClient version 1.6.2 configured for use at MIT.
Windows - KClient for Windows is no longer available from this web page but may be downloaded from the /pub/dos directory of MIT's net-dist server.

After you download the installer you need to do the following:

Macintosh
Double click on the installer and follow the directions.
Windows
Download KClient from the /pub/dos directory of MIT's net-dist server and follow the accompanying directions.