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diff --git a/lib/libc/rpc/publickey.5 b/lib/libc/rpc/publickey.5 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..de3c1e9 --- /dev/null +++ b/lib/libc/rpc/publickey.5 @@ -0,0 +1,37 @@ +.\" @(#)publickey.5 2.1 88/08/07 4.0 RPCSRC; from 1.6 88/02/29 SMI; +.TH PUBLICKEY 5 "19 October 1987" +.SH NAME +publickey \- public key database +.SH SYNOPSIS +.B /etc/publickey +.SH DESCRIPTION +.LP +.B /etc/publickey +is the public key database used for secure +networking. Each entry in +the database consists of a network user +name (which may either refer to +a user or a hostname), followed by the user's +public key (in hex +notation), a colon, and then the user's +secret key encrypted with +its login password (also in hex notation). +.LP +This file is altered either by the user through the +.BR chkey (1) +command or by the system administrator through the +.BR newkey (8) +command. +The file +.B /etc/publickey +should only contain data on the Yellow +Pages master machine, where it +is converted into the +.SM YP +database +.BR publickey.byname . +.SH SEE ALSO +.BR chkey (1), +.BR publickey (3R), +.BR newkey (8), +.BR ypupdated (8C) |