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11b51e5d0SRuslan Ermilov.Dd October 19, 1987
21b51e5d0SRuslan Ermilov.Dt PUBLICKEY 5
31b51e5d0SRuslan Ermilov.Os
41b51e5d0SRuslan Ermilov.Sh NAME
51b51e5d0SRuslan Ermilov.Nm publickey
61b51e5d0SRuslan Ermilov.Nd "public key database"
71b51e5d0SRuslan Ermilov.Sh SYNOPSIS
81b51e5d0SRuslan Ermilov.Pa /etc/publickey
91b51e5d0SRuslan Ermilov.Sh DESCRIPTION
101b51e5d0SRuslan Ermilov.Pa /etc/publickey
11e8636dfdSBill Paulis the public key database used for secure
1209a759d3SEivind EklundRPC (Remote Procedure Calls).
13c6ff3a1bSSheldon HearnEach entry in
14e8636dfdSBill Paulthe database consists of a network user
15e8636dfdSBill Paulname (which may either refer to
16e8636dfdSBill Paula user or a hostname), followed by the user's
17e8636dfdSBill Paulpublic key (in hex
18e8636dfdSBill Paulnotation), a colon, and then the user's
19e8636dfdSBill Paulsecret key encrypted with
20e8636dfdSBill Paulits login password (also in hex notation).
211b51e5d0SRuslan Ermilov.Pp
22e8636dfdSBill PaulThis file is altered either by the user through the
231b51e5d0SRuslan Ermilov.Xr chkey 1
24e8636dfdSBill Paulcommand or by the system administrator through the
251b51e5d0SRuslan Ermilov.Xr newkey 8
26e8636dfdSBill Paulcommand.
27e8636dfdSBill PaulThe file
281b51e5d0SRuslan Ermilov.Pa /etc/publickey
291b51e5d0SRuslan Ermilovshould only contain data on the
301b51e5d0SRuslan Ermilov.Tn NIS
311b51e5d0SRuslan Ermilovmaster machine, where it
32e8636dfdSBill Paulis converted into the
331b51e5d0SRuslan Ermilov.Tn NIS
34e8636dfdSBill Pauldatabase
351b51e5d0SRuslan Ermilov.Pa publickey.byname .
361b51e5d0SRuslan Ermilov.Sh SEE ALSO
371b51e5d0SRuslan Ermilov.Xr chkey 1 ,
381b51e5d0SRuslan Ermilov.Xr publickey 3 ,
391b51e5d0SRuslan Ermilov.Xr newkey 8 ,
401b51e5d0SRuslan Ermilov.Xr ypupdated 8
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