SKEYINFO(1) - General Commands Manual #

SKEYINFO(1) - General Commands Manual

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.