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krb5 for Mac

Network authentication protocol

Quick answer: krb5 is a networking tool for macOS. Install it with brew install krb5. It is distributed under the BSD-2-Clause AND BSD-2-Clause-first-lines AND BSD-3-Clause AND BSD-4-Clause AND Brian-Gladman-2-Clause AND CMU-Mach-nodoc AND FSFULLRWD AND HPND AND HPND-export2-US AND HPND-export-US AND HPND-export-US-acknowledgement AND HPND-export-US-modify AND ISC AND MIT AND MIT-CMU AND OLDAP-2.8 AND OpenVision AND (BSD-2-Clause OR GPL-2.0-or-later) licence. It has 2,619 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What krb5 is

krb5 is a networking tool for macOS: network authentication protocol.

It is distributed as a Homebrew formula, which builds or pours a binary and puts it on your PATH. It is distributed under the BSD-2-Clause AND BSD-2-Clause-first-lines AND BSD-3-Clause AND BSD-4-Clause AND Brian-Gladman-2-Clause AND CMU-Mach-nodoc AND FSFULLRWD AND HPND AND HPND-export2-US AND HPND-export-US AND HPND-export-US-acknowledgement AND HPND-export-US-modify AND ISC AND MIT AND MIT-CMU AND OLDAP-2.8 AND OpenVision AND (BSD-2-Clause OR GPL-2.0-or-later) licence.

How to install krb5

  1. Open Terminal (press ⌘ + Space and type “Terminal”).
  2. If Homebrew is not installed yet, run the installer below once.
  3. Run brew install krb5.

Homebrew installer, if you need it:

Prefer a graphical installer? Download it from the official site. MacPicks never hosts or mirrors binaries — the Homebrew command always pulls from the vendor's own release.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install krb5 on Mac?

Run brew install krb5 in Terminal. This requires Homebrew; if you do not have it, install it first with the command below.

Is krb5 open source?

Yes — Homebrew distributes it under the BSD-2-Clause AND BSD-2-Clause-first-lines AND BSD-3-Clause AND BSD-4-Clause AND Brian-Gladman-2-Clause AND CMU-Mach-nodoc AND FSFULLRWD AND HPND AND HPND-export2-US AND HPND-export-US AND HPND-export-US-acknowledgement AND HPND-export-US-modify AND ISC AND MIT AND MIT-CMU AND OLDAP-2.8 AND OpenVision AND (BSD-2-Clause OR GPL-2.0-or-later) licence.

Does krb5 run on Apple silicon?

Homebrew publishes this formula for macOS. If upstream does not ship an Apple silicon build, Rosetta 2 handles the Intel binary.

How popular is krb5?

It was installed 2,619 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #555 in this catalogue.

What version of krb5 is current?

The latest packaged version is 1.22.2.