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Configure the Kerberos Configuration File

Set the properties required by Informatica in the Kerberos configuration file, and then copy the file to each node in the Informatica domain.

Kerberos stores configuration information in a file named krb5.conf. You must set the properties in the krb5.conf configuration file and then copy the file to every node in the Informatica domain.

If the domain uses Kerberos cross realm authentication, enter the required properties for each Kerberos realm.

Configure the following Kerberos library properties in the libdefaults section of the file.

The following table describes the properties to enter:

Property	Description
default_realm	Name of the Kerberos realm to which the Informatica domain services belong. The realm name must be in uppercase. If the domain uses a single Kerberos realm for authentication, the service realm name and the user realm name must be the same.
forwardable	Allows a service to delegate client user credentials to another service. The Informatica domain requires application services to authenticate the client user credentials with other services. Set to true.
default_tkt_enctypes	Encryption types for the session key included in ticket-granting tickets (TGT). Set this property only if session keys must use specific encryption types. Ensure that the Kerberos Key Distribution Center (KDC) supports the encryption type that you specify. Do not set this property to allow the Kerberos protocol to select the encryption type to use. If the node hosts or Informatica client hosts use 256-bit encryption, install the Java Cryptography Extension (JCE) unlimited strength policy files on all node hosts and Informatica client hosts to avoid authentication issues.
rdns	Determines whether reverse name lookup is used in addition to forward name lookup to canonicalize host names for use in service principal names. Set to false.
renew_lifetime	The default renewable lifetime for initial ticket requests.
ticket_lifetime	The default lifetime for initial ticket requests.
udp_preference_limit	Determines the protocol that Kerberos uses when it sends a message to the KDC. Set to 1 to use the TCP protocol if the domain experiences intermittent Kerberos authentication failures.
dns_lookup_kdc	Indicates whether the Kerberos client uses DNS SRV records to locate the KDCs and other servers for a realm, if they are not listed in the information for the realm. DNS uses SRV records to identify computers that host specific services. Required when the domain is Kerberos-enabled. Requires you to set the admin_server realm property. Set to true.
dns_lookup_realm	Indicates whether the Kerberos client uses DNS TXT records to determine the Kerberos realm of a host. DNS uses text or TXT records to associate arbitrary text with a host or other name, such as human readable information about a server, network, data center, or other accounting information. Required when the domain is Kerberos-enabled. Set to true.

Define each Kerberos realm in the realms section of the file.

The following example shows the entry for a Kerberos realm named COMPANY.COM:

[realms]
COMPANY.COM = {...}

Enter the following realm properties inside the brackets for each Kerberos realm in the realms section of the file.

The following table describes the properties to enter:

Property	Description
admin_server	The name or IP address of the Kerberos administration server host. You can include an optional port number, separated from the host name by a colon. Default is 749. Required if you configure dns_lookup_kdc in the libdefaults section.
kdc	The name or IP address of a host running the Key Distribution Center (KDC) for the realm. You can include an optional port number, separated from the host name by a colon. Default is 88.

The following example shows the entries for each Kerberos realm in a Kerberos cross realm configuration:

[realms]
COMPANY.COM = {
admin_server = KDC01.COMPANY.COM:749
kdc = KDC01.COMPANY.COM:88
}
EAST.COMPANY.COM = {
kdc = 10.75.141.193
admin_server = 10.75.141.193
}
WEST.COMPANY.COM = {
kdc = 10.78.140.111
admin_server = 10.78.140.111
}

In the domain_realms section, map the domain name or host name to a Kerberos realm name. The domain name is prefixed by a period (.).

The following example shows the parameters for the Hadoop domain_realm if the Informatica domain does not use Kerberos authentication:

[domain_realm]
 .hadoop_realm.com = HADOOP-REALM
  hadoop_realm.com = HADOOP-REALM

The following example shows the parameters for the Hadoop domain_realm if the Informatica domain uses Kerberos authentication:

[domain_realm]
.infa_ad_realm.com = INFA-AD-REALM
  infa_ad_realm.com = INFA-AD-REALM
.hadoop_realm.com = HADOOP-REALM
  hadoop_realm.com = HADOOP-REALM

Copy the

krb5.conf

file to the following locations on the machine that hosts the Data Integration Service:

<Informatica installation directory>/services/shared/security/

<Informatica installation directory>/java/jre/lib/security

The following example shows the content of a Kerberos configuration file with the required properties for a single Kerberos realm configuration:

[libdefaults]
default_realm = COMPANY.COM
forwardable = true
rdns = false
renew_lifetime = 7d
ticket_lifetime = 24h
udp_preference_limit = 1
dns_lookup_kdc = true
dns_lookup_realm = true

[realms]
COMPANY.COM = {
admin_server = KDC01.COMPANY.COM:749
kdc = KDC01.COMPANY.COM:88
}

[domain_realm]
.company.com = COMPANY.COM
company.com = COMPANY.COM

The following example shows the content of a Kerberos configuration file with the required properties for a Kerberos cross realm configuration:

[libdefaults]
default_realm = COMPANY.COM
forwardable = true
rdns = false
renew_lifetime = 7d
ticket_lifetime = 24h
udp_preference_limit = 1
dns_lookup_kdc = true
dns_lookup_realm = true

[realms]
COMPANY.COM = {
admin_server = KDC01.COMPANY.COM:749
kdc = KDC01.COMPANY.COM:88
}
EAST.COMPANY.COM = {
kdc = 10.75.141.193
admin_server = 10.75.141.193
}
WEST.COMPANY.COM = {
kdc = 10.78.140.111
admin_server = 10.78.140.111

[domain_realm]
.company.com = COMPANY.COM
company.com = COMPANY.COM
.east.company.com = EAST.COMPANY.COM
east.company.com = EAST.COMPANY.COM
.west.company.com = WEST.COMPANY.COM
west.company.com = WEST.COMPANY.COM

For more information about the Kerberos configuration file, see the Kerberos network authentication documentation.

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