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3 .\" Copyright 1989 AT&T
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5 .\".TH KEYSERV 8C "9 September 1987"
11 .Nd server for storing private encryption keys
21 is a daemon that is used for storing the
22 private encryption keys of each
23 user logged into the system.
24 These encryption keys are used for accessing
25 secure network services such as secure NFS.
27 Normally, root's key is read from the file
29 when the daemon is started.
30 This is useful during power-fail reboots
31 when no one is around to type a password.
33 If a client with no secret key calls
37 is used instead as the default key.
39 The following options are available:
40 .Bl -tag -width indent
42 Disable the use of default keys for
45 Run in debugging mode and log all requests to
48 Root's secret key is not read from
52 prompts the user for the password to decrypt
53 root's key stored in the
55 database and then stores the decrypted key in
58 This option is useful if the
60 file ever gets out of date or corrupted.
62 Specify where to search for
67 Display status of DES support (enabled/disabled).
70 .Bl -tag -width /usr/lib/libdes.so.3. -compact
72 .It Pa /usr/lib/libdes.so.3.