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37 .Nd scramble passwords for csup authentication
45 utility creates scrambled passwords for the
47 server's authentication database. It is invoked with a client name
50 is the name the client uses to gain access to the
51 server. By convention, e-mail addresses are used for all client
53 .Ql BillyJoe@FreeBSD.org .
54 Client names are case-insensitive.
59 server which the client wishes to access. By convention,
60 it is the canonical fully-qualified domain name of the server, e.g.,
61 .Ql CVSup.FreeBSD.ORG .
62 This must agree with the server's own idea of its name. The name is
65 To set up authentication for a given server, one must perform the
71 from the administrator of the server or from some other source.
75 It should be in the form of a valid e-mail address, to make it easy
76 for the server administrator to contact the user if necessary.
78 Choose an arbitrary secret
85 when prompted for it. The utility will print out a line to send
86 to the server administrator, and instruct you how to modify your
87 .Li $ Ns Ev HOME Ns Pa /.csup/auth
88 file. You should use a secure channel to send the line to the
93 .Li $ Ns Ev HOME Ns Pa /.csup/auth
94 contains passwords, you should ensure that it is not readable by
95 anyone except yourself.
97 .Bl -tag -width $HOME/.csup/authxx -compact
98 .It Li $ Ns Ev HOME Ns Pa /.csup/auth
99 Authentication password file.
106 http://www.cvsup.org/
110 .An Petar Zhivkov Petrov Aq pesho.petrov@gmail.com
115 .An John Polstra Aq jdp@polstra.com
119 CVSup is a registered trademark of John D. Polstra.