Kerberos is a secure authentication protocol developed at MIT that acts as a guardian for digital domains.The authentication process involves several steps, starting with the user sending a request to the Authentication Server (AS).The AS responds by sending a Ticket Granting Ticket (TGT) and a TGS session key to the user.The user then crafts a user authenticator message and sends it along with the TGT to the Ticket Granting Server (TGS).