Release 1.9
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This is the preliminary proposed goal set for the krb5-1.9 release. Please provide comments on the krbdev list. This page organizes the goals by the "guiding principles" listed in the roadmap.
Contents
Timeline
This is only an approximate timeline.
- 2010-10-01 -- make release branch
- 2010-12-01 -- final release
Code quality
- Python-based test framework [Greg, done, could be extended to include multi-realm test cases]
- KDC refactoring [Tom Yu]
- DAL cleanup [Greg Hudson]
Developer experience
- NSS crypto back end? [Bob Relyea]
- Plugin framework evolution [Tom Yu, Zhanna Tsitkova]
- Naming extensions back end for exposing constrained delegation chain [Luke, done]
- PRNG modularity (including Fortuna-like back end)
Performance
- account lockout performance improvements [Greg Hudson, done]
End-user experience
Administrator experience
- Trace logging [Greg Hudson]
- Plugins for password sync [Tom Yu]
- Plugins for password quality checks [Tom Yu]
- OTP (only old SAM SecurID planned for now) [Tom Yu]
- Configuration File Validator [Zhanna Tsitkova]
Protocol evolution
- IAKERB [Luke, done]
- Camellia encryption[Luke, mostly done, needs standardization]
