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Hello,
I am just starting with the MIT Kerberos topic for the portal environment and would like to verify some thing I think that I have understood and maybe I am wrong::
- The LDAP/ADS can be the kerberos ticket sending system
- I can use the kerberos tickets in the portal instead of the SapPortalLogin-Tickets
Can someone send give me a hint where to find a good documentation / tutorial regarding this topic? Is there somewhere a step by step description (for dummies)
Thanks a lot,
Vanessa

hi vanessa,
its possible to use the kerberos to connect to a third part app and saplogontickets to other sap systems. check the below links for answers. [SSO using Kerberos and Sap Logon Ticket in Combination |SSO using Kerberos and Sap Logon Ticket in Combination; and this [forum|SAP R/3 Authentication with Active Directory on Win2k server.;
Regards,
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