--- author: paolomatarazzo ms.author: paoloma ms.date: 12/08/2022 ms.topic: include --- [cloud Kerberos trust :::image type="icon" source="../images/icons/information.svg" border="false":::](../identity-protection/hello-for-business/hello-how-it-works-technology.md#cloud-kerberos-trust "This trust type uses security keys to authenticate the users to Active Directory. It's not required to issue any certificates, making it the recommended choice for environments that do not need certificate authentication")