!!! Overview
[{$pagename}] is the initial user [authentication] request (i.e. made with [kinit]) and the message is directed to the [KDC] component known as [Kerberos Authentication Service] ([AS])


The [AP_REQ] and [AP_REP] are [ASN.1] structures used by [application] [client] and [servers] to for [Authentication]. The structures contain auxiliary information, together with an [authenticator]  which is the real cryptographic proof. 

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