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+This Python package is a high-level wrapper for Kerberos (GSSAPI) operations.
+The goal is to avoid having to build a module that wraps the entire
+Kerberos.framework, and instead offer a limited set of functions that do what
+is needed for client/server Kerberos authentication based on
+<http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc4559.txt>