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

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.

SEE ALSO

skey(1), skeyinit(1)