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7 .\".TH KEYSERV 8C "9 September 1987"
13 .Nd server for storing private encryption keys
24 utility is a daemon that is used for storing the
25 private encryption keys of each
26 user logged into the system.
27 These encryption keys are used for accessing
28 secure network services such as secure
31 Normally, root's key is read from the file
33 when the daemon is started.
34 This is useful during power-fail reboots
35 when no one is around to type a password.
37 If a client with no secret key calls
41 is used instead as the default key.
43 The following options are available:
44 .Bl -tag -width indent
46 Disable the use of default keys for
49 Run in debugging mode and log all requests to
52 Root's secret key is not read from
56 prompts the user for the password to decrypt
57 root's key stored in the
59 database and then stores the decrypted key in
62 This option is useful if the
64 file ever gets out of date or corrupted.
66 Specify where to search for
71 Display status of DES support (enabled/disabled).
74 .Bl -tag -width /usr/lib/libdes.so.3 -compact
76 .It Pa /usr/lib/libdes.so.3