Command-line tool

krb5

brew/krb5

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Network authentication protocol

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

macOS

brew install krb5

Linux

brew install krb5

Authenticate a user and obtain a ticket-granting ticket

kinit username

Renew a ticket-granting ticket

kinit -R

Specify a lifetime for the ticket

kinit -l 5h

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