keyserv(1M)															       keyserv(1M)

NAME

       keyserv - server for storing private encryption keys

SYNOPSIS

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DESCRIPTION

       is  a  daemon that is used for storing the private encryption keys of each user logged into the system.	These encryption keys are used for
       accessing secure network services such as secure NFS.

       Normally, root's key is read from the file when the daemon is started.  This is useful during power-fail reboots when no one is	around	to
       type a password.

       will  not start up if the system does not have a secure RPC domain configured.  The domain name can be set up by using the command.  Invok-
       ing the command without arguments will display whether the user has a domain set up.

       The file contains the following default parameter settings.

       Specifies whether default keys for are used.

	      The default value is

	      is equivalent to the command-line option.

   Options
       Disable the use of default keys for

       Enable the use of default keys for
	    This is the default behavior.

       Run in debugging mode and log all requests to
	    to

       Root's secret key is not read from
	    Instead, prompts the user for the password to decrypt root's key stored in the database and then  stores  the  decrypted  key  in  for
	    future use.

	    This option is useful if the file ever gets out-of-date or corrupted.

WARNINGS

       HP-UX 11i Version 2 is the last HP-UX release on which NIS+ is supported.  LDAP is the recommended replacement for NIS+.  HP fully supports
       the industry standard naming services based on LDAP.

AUTHOR

       was developed by Sun Microsystems, Inc.

FILES

       Contains root's key.

       Contains default settings.
	      You can use command-line options to override these settings.

       Log file

SEE ALSO

       keylogin(1), keylogout(1), publickey(4).

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