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.TH "krb5_principal_intro" 3 "Tue Nov 15 2022" "Version 7.8.0" "Heimdal Kerberos 5 library" \" -*- nroff -*-
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.SH NAME
krb5_principal_intro \- The principal handing functions\&. 
A Kerberos principal is a email address looking string that contains two parts separated by . The second part is the kerberos realm the principal belongs to and the first is a list of 0 or more components\&. For example 
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lha@SU.SE
host/hummel.it.su.se@SU.SE
host/admin@H5L.ORG

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See the library functions here: \fBHeimdal Kerberos 5 principal functions\fP