1.\" @(#)publickey.5 2.1 88/08/07 4.0 RPCSRC; from 1.6 88/02/29 SMI; 2.Dd October 19, 1987 3.Dt PUBLICKEY 5 4.Os 5.Sh NAME 6.Nm publickey 7.Nd "public key database" 8.Sh SYNOPSIS 9.Pa /etc/publickey 10.Sh DESCRIPTION 11.Pa /etc/publickey 12is the public key database used for secure 13RPC (Remote Procedure Calls). 14Each entry in 15the database consists of a network user 16name (which may either refer to 17a user or a hostname), followed by the user's 18public key (in hex 19notation), a colon, and then the user's 20secret key encrypted with 21its login password (also in hex notation). 22.Pp 23This file is altered either by the user through the 24.Xr chkey 1 25command or by the system administrator through the 26.Xr newkey 8 27command. 28The file 29.Pa /etc/publickey 30should only contain data on the 31.Tn NIS 32master machine, where it 33is converted into the 34.Tn NIS 35database 36.Pa publickey.byname . 37.Sh SEE ALSO 38.Xr chkey 1 , 39.Xr publickey 3 , 40.Xr newkey 8 , 41.Xr ypupdated 8 42