keyserv(1Mbnu)
keyserv --
server for storing public and private keys
Synopsis
keyserv [-dDn]
Description
keyserv
is a daemon that is used for storing the
private encryption keys of each
user logged into the system.
These encryption
keys are used for accessing
secure network services such as
secure RPC.
Options
keyserv takes the following options:
-d-
Disables the use of default keys
-D-
Used for debugging
-n-
root's key is not read from
/etc/.rootkey.
Instead,
keyserv
prompts the user for the password to decrypt
root's key stored in the
publickey(4bnu)
database
and then stores the decrypted key in
/etc/.rootkey
for future use.
This option is useful if the
/etc/.rootkey
file ever gets out of date or corrupted.
Files
/etc/.rootkey-
Usage
Normally, root's key is read from the file
/etc/.rootkey
when the daemon is started.
This is useful during power-fail reboots
when no one is around to type a password.
To start keyserv manually,
you must be root with the appropriate
privileges.
References
keylogin(1bnu),
keylogout(1bnu),
newkey(1Mbnu),
publickey(4bnu)
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UnixWare 7 Release 7.1.4 - 25 April 2004