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Kerberos

An authentication scheme that uses tickets (unique keys) embedded within messages. Named after the three-headed guard dog that stood at the gates of Hades in Greek mythology.

KVM switch

A device that switches a single keyboard/video/mouse set among multiple computer systems.

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