linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] KEYS: Implement a big key type that can save to tmpfs

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Date:	Fri, 2 Aug 2013 15:50:48 -0500
From:	Nico Williams <nico@...ptonector.com>
To:	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
Cc:	keyrings@...ux-nfs.org, linux-nfs@...r.kernel.org, simo@...hat.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, krbdev@....edu
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] KEYS: Implement a big key type that can save to tmpfs

On Fri, Aug 2, 2013 at 3:49 PM, Nico Williams <nico@...ptonector.com> wrote:
> Solving (b) in a way that does not add a new ccache type (though
> having a KEYRING: ccache type that means "find the ccache URI in my
> keyring" is fine) is important because many of us run multiple
> implementations of Kerberos on any given host, and we do it because:
>
>  - vendors are always behind the curve
>  - legacy software linked with old versions of libkrb5 and friends
>  - third party software

I forgot to add:

 - special needs

Nico
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