Package: remctl-client (3.18-1.1 and others)

Client for Kerberos-authenticated command execution

The remctl command-line client, which authenticates to a server using Kerberos and then executes a command and returns the result.

remctl is a client/server protocol for executing specific commands on a remote system with Kerberos authentication. The allowable commands must be listed in a server configuration file, and the executable run on the server may be mapped to any command name. Each command is also associated with an ACL containing a list of Kerberos principals authorized to run that command.

Tags: Implemented in: C, User Interface: Command Line, Networking: network::client, protocol::kerberos, Role: Program, Security: security::authentication, security::cryptography

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