NAME
skeyinfo —
obtain the next S/Key challenge for a
user
SYNOPSIS
skeyinfo |
[-v] [user] |
DESCRIPTION
skeyinfo prints out the next S/Key
challenge for the specified user or for the current user if no user is
specified.
The options are as follows:
-v- Print the hash algorithm as well.
FILES
- /etc/skey
- directory containing user entries for S/Key
EXAMPLES
$ skey -n <number of passwords to print> `skeyinfo` | lpr
This would print out a list of S/Key passwords for use over an untrusted network (perhaps for use at a conference).
DIAGNOSTICS
- cannot open /etc/skey/user
- The user does not have an entry in /etc/skey or access to the S/Key database has been disabled. The database can be enabled with the skeyinit(1) program.
- user is not listed in /etc/skey
- The S/Key database is enabled but the user does not have an entry in it. The skeyinit(1) program can be used to create an entry for the user.