python-mysqlHow can I use Python and MySQL together with Kerberos authentication?

Python and MySQL can be used together with Kerberos authentication by using the pykerberos package. This package provides a GSSAPI interface which can be used to authenticate with Kerberos.

The following example code shows how to authenticate with Kerberos using pykerberos:

import pykerberos

# Create a GSSAPI interface
gssapi = pykerberos.GSSAPI()

# Authenticate with Kerberos
gssapi.authGSSClientInit("[email protected]")
gssapi.authGSSClientStep("")

# Check if the authentication was successful
if gssapi.authGSSClientResponse() == 1:
    print("Authentication successful!")

Output example

Authentication successful!

Code explanation

1. import pykerberos - imports the pykerberos package which provides the GSSAPI interface for Kerberos authentication
2. gssapi = pykerberos.GSSAPI() - creates a GSSAPI interface
3. gssapi.authGSSClientInit("[email protected]") - initializes the authentication process with the service name
4. gssapi.authGSSClientStep("") - performs the authentication step
5. gssapi.authGSSClientResponse() - checks if the authentication was successful

Helpful links

• pykerberos Documentation
• Kerberos Authentication

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