keyserv(1M)                     ONC 5.4R3.00                     keyserv(1M)


NAME
       keyserv - server for storing public and private keys

SYNOPSIS
       keyserv [ -n ]

DESCRIPTION
       NOTE:  Secure RPC using DES Authentication is an additional feature
       that must be purchased separately from the DG/UX (Trademark) ONC
       (Trademark)/NFS® package.  You must have this feature to use the
       server described in this manual page.

       Keyserv is a server (daemon) that is used for storing the private
       encryption keys of each user logged into the system. These encryption
       keys are used for accessing secure network services such as secure
       NFS.  When a user logs in to the system, the login(1) program uses
       the login password to decrypt the user's encryption key stored in the
       Network Information Service, and then gives the decrypted key to
       keyserv to store away.

       Normally, root's key is read from battery backed-up ram when keyserv
       starts up.  This is useful during power-fail reboots when no one is
       around to type a password, yet you still want the secure network
       services to operate normally.

OPTIONS
       -n     Do not read root's key from battery backed-up ram.  Instead,
              prompt the user for the password to decrypt root's key stored
              in the Network Information Service and then store the
              decrypted key in battery backed-up ram for future use.  This
              option is useful if the key stored in battery backed-up ram
              ever gets out of date or corrupted.

SEE ALSO
       login(1), publickey(4).






















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