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