skeyinit

Langue: en

Version: 113536 (mandriva - 01/05/08)

Section: 1 (Commandes utilisateur)


BSD mandoc

NAME

skeyinit - change password or add user to S/Key authentication system

SYNOPSIS

[-n count ] [-s ] [-t hash ] [-z ] [user ]

DESCRIPTION

initializes the system so you can use S/Key one-time passwords to login. The program will ask you to enter a secret pass phrase; enter a phrase of several words in response. After the S/Key database has been updated you can login using either your regular password or using S/Key one-time passwords.

requires you to type a secret password, so it should be used only on a secure terminal.

OPTIONS

-s
allows the user to set the seed and count for complete control of the parameters. To do this run skeyinit in one window and put in your count and seed; then run skey(1) in another window to generate the correct 6 english words for that count and seed. You can then "cut-and-paste" or type the words into the skeyinit window.
-z
Allows the user to zero their S/Key entry.
-n count
Start the skey sequence at count (default is 100).
-t hash
Selects the hash algorithm to use. Available choices are md4 (the default), md5 or sha1.
user
The username to be changed/added. By default the current user is operated on, only root may change other user's entries.

FILES

/etc/skey/skeykeys
data base of information for S/Key system.

SEE ALSO

skey(1), skeyaudit(1), skeyinfo(1)

AUTHORS

Phil Karn, Neil M. Haller, John S. Walden, Scott Chasin