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3 .\" Copyright 1989 AT&T
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6 .\".TH KEYSERV 8C "9 September 1987"
12 .Nd server for storing private encryption keys
22 is a daemon that is used for storing the
23 private encryption keys of each
24 user logged into the system.
25 These encryption keys are used for accessing
26 secure network services such as secure NFS.
28 Normally, root's key is read from the file
30 when the daemon is started.
31 This is useful during power-fail reboots
32 when no one is around to type a password.
34 If a client with no secret key calls
38 is used instead as the default key.
40 The following options are available:
41 .Bl -tag -width indent
43 Disable the use of default keys for
46 Run in debugging mode and log all requests to
49 Root's secret key is not read from
53 prompts the user for the password to decrypt
54 root's key stored in the
56 database and then stores the decrypted key in
59 This option is useful if the
61 file ever gets out of date or corrupted.
63 Specify where to search for
68 Display status of DES support (enabled/disabled).
71 .Bl -tag -width /usr/lib/libdes.so.3. -compact
73 .It Pa /usr/lib/libdes.so.3.