Re: git: c7da9fb90b0b - main - KRB5: Enable MIT KRB5 by default

From: Lexi Winter <ivy_at_freebsd.org>
Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2025 09:13:13 UTC
hi Rick,

Rick Macklem:
> I know diddly about how libraries are handled, but is it possible to put the
> old Heimdal 1.5.2 libraries somewhere (semi-private) under different names?
> 
> I ask because it is going to be very difficult to port the gssd to the
> new libraries.

note that one of the reasons we need a newer Kerberos is that our
ancient Heimdal doesn't support modern ticket algorithms like SHA-256.
if gssd continued to use the old Heimdal code, would it be able to load
these new tickets?

if not, this wouldn't be very useful even if it did technically work.