| rpc_secure.3 (1fae73b137bfc5a237d7258e3c667ba87a36b7ff) | rpc_secure.3 (2efeeba554cbd7bdee9cfe17641c8bd335c7972f) |
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| 1.\" @(#)rpc_secure.3n 2.1 88/08/08 4.0 RPCSRC; from 1.19 88/06/24 SMI 2.\" $FreeBSD$ 3.\" 4.Dd February 16, 1988 5.Dt RPC 3 6.Os 7.Sh NAME 8.Nm rpc_secure --- 54 unchanged lines hidden (view full) --- 63.Tn DES 64authentication system to work. 65.Pp 66The 67.Fn authdes_create 68function, 69used on the client side, returns an authentication handle that 70will enable the use of the secure authentication system. | 1.\" @(#)rpc_secure.3n 2.1 88/08/08 4.0 RPCSRC; from 1.19 88/06/24 SMI 2.\" $FreeBSD$ 3.\" 4.Dd February 16, 1988 5.Dt RPC 3 6.Os 7.Sh NAME 8.Nm rpc_secure --- 54 unchanged lines hidden (view full) --- 63.Tn DES 64authentication system to work. 65.Pp 66The 67.Fn authdes_create 68function, 69used on the client side, returns an authentication handle that 70will enable the use of the secure authentication system. |
| 71The first parameter | 71The first argument |
| 72.Fa name 73is the network name, or 74.Fa netname , 75of the owner of the server process. 76This field usually 77represents a 78.Fa hostname 79derived from the utility routine 80.Fn host2netname , 81but could also represent a user name using 82.Fn user2netname . 83The second field is window on the validity of 84the client credential, given in seconds. A small 85window is more secure than a large one, but choosing 86too small of a window will increase the frequency of 87resynchronizations because of clock drift. 88The third | 72.Fa name 73is the network name, or 74.Fa netname , 75of the owner of the server process. 76This field usually 77represents a 78.Fa hostname 79derived from the utility routine 80.Fn host2netname , 81but could also represent a user name using 82.Fn user2netname . 83The second field is window on the validity of 84the client credential, given in seconds. A small 85window is more secure than a large one, but choosing 86too small of a window will increase the frequency of 87resynchronizations because of clock drift. 88The third |
| 89parameter | 89argument |
| 90.Fa addr 91is optional. If it is 92.Dv NULL , 93then the authentication system will assume 94that the local clock is always in sync with the server's 95clock, and will not attempt resynchronizations. 96If an address 97is supplied, however, then the system will use the address 98for consulting the remote time service whenever 99resynchronization 100is required. | 90.Fa addr 91is optional. If it is 92.Dv NULL , 93then the authentication system will assume 94that the local clock is always in sync with the server's 95clock, and will not attempt resynchronizations. 96If an address 97is supplied, however, then the system will use the address 98for consulting the remote time service whenever 99resynchronization 100is required. |
| 101This parameter is usually the | 101This argument is usually the |
| 102address of the 103.Tn RPC 104server itself. | 102address of the 103.Tn RPC 104server itself. |
| 105The final parameter | 105The final argument |
| 106.Fa ckey 107is also optional. If it is 108.Dv NULL , 109then the authentication system will 110generate a random 111.Tn DES 112key to be used for the encryption of credentials. 113If it is supplied, however, then it will be used instead. --- 166 unchanged lines hidden --- | 106.Fa ckey 107is also optional. If it is 108.Dv NULL , 109then the authentication system will 110generate a random 111.Tn DES 112key to be used for the encryption of credentials. 113If it is supplied, however, then it will be used instead. --- 166 unchanged lines hidden --- |