kcfd(1M)						  System Administration Commands						  kcfd(1M)

NAME

       kcfd - kernel-level cryptographic framework daemon

SYNOPSIS

       kcfd

DESCRIPTION

       The  kcfd  daemon  helps  in managing CPU usage by cryptographic operations performed in software by kernel threads. The system utilization
       associated with these threads is charged to the kcfd process. It also does module verification for kernel cryptographic modules.

       Only a privileged user can run this daemon.

       The kcfd daemon is automatically invoked in run level 1, after /usr is mounted. A previously invoked kcfd daemon that is still running must
       be stopped before invoking another kcfd command.

       Manually starting and restarting kcfd is not recommended. If it is necessary to do so, use the cryptoadm(1M) start and stop subcommands.

EXIT STATUS

       The following exit values are returned:

       0

	   Daemon started successfully.

       > 1

	   Daemon failed to start.

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Availability		     |SUNWcsl/SUNWcslx		   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Interface Stability	     |Evolving			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       cryptoadm(1M), attributes(5)

SunOS 5.10							    30 Sep 2003 							  kcfd(1M)