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From: bin@primate.wisc.edu (Brain in Neutral)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.kerberos
Subject: Re: costs of kerberos and X.500
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Date: 19 Dec 89 15:49:42 GMT
References: <891218121403.22200126@CCC.NMFECC.GOV>
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From article <891218121403.22200126@CCC.NMFECC.GOV>, by NESSETT@CCC.NMFECC.GOV:
> ...A computer center supporting a user population of about 2,000 would
> probably have a budget of about $30 million/year.  Given that
> large computers are becoming less economically attractive, let's cut this
> number in half and say you can support a user population of 2,000 on $15
> million per year.  That works out to about $7,500 per user per year.  This is
> total system cost including hardware, software support, staff salaries, plant,
> administration, etc. Let's be real conservative and say a minimum computing
> environment can be sustained with a per user cost of $5,000 per year.

Hmm, I support ~100 users on a staff of one (me) and my budget is (easily)
less than $100K/year.  That's < $1000/user/year.  $12.50/user/year for
certificates means I'd be spending over 1 percent of my budget *just for
authorization*.

No thanks.

Paul DuBois
dubois@primate.wisc.edu