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6 .\".TH KEYSERV 8C "9 September 1987"
12 .Nd server for storing private encryption keys
23 utility is a daemon that is used for storing the
24 private encryption keys of each
25 user logged into the system.
26 These encryption keys are used for accessing
27 secure network services such as secure
30 Normally, root's key is read from the file
32 when the daemon is started.
33 This is useful during power-fail reboots
34 when no one is around to type a password.
36 If a client with no secret key calls
40 is used instead as the default key.
42 The following options are available:
43 .Bl -tag -width indent
45 Disable the use of default keys for
48 Run in debugging mode and log all requests to
51 Root's secret key is not read from
55 prompts the user for the password to decrypt
56 root's key stored in the
58 database and then stores the decrypted key in
61 This option is useful if the
63 file ever gets out of date or corrupted.
65 Specify where to search for
70 Display status of DES support (enabled/disabled).
73 .Bl -tag -width /usr/lib/libdes.so.3 -compact
75 .It Pa /usr/lib/libdes.so.3