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.Dd 7 June 2000 .Dt SKEYINIT 1 .Os .Sh NAME .Nm skeyinit .Nd change password or add user to S/Key authentication system. .Sh SYNOPSIS .Nm .Op Fl n Ar count .Op Fl s .Op Fl t Ar hash .Op Fl z .Op Ar user .Sh DESCRIPTION .Nm initializes the system so you can use S/Key one-time passwords to login. The program will ask you to enter a secret pass phrase; enter a phrase of several words in response. After the S/Key database has been updated you can login using either your regular password or using S/Key one-time passwords.
p .Nm requires you to type a secret password, so it should be used only on a secure terminal. .Sh OPTIONS l -tag -width Ds t Fl s allows the user to set the seed and count for complete control of the parameters. To do this run skeyinit in one window and put in your count and seed; then run .Xr skey 1 in another window to generate the correct 6 english words for that count and seed. You can then "cut-and-paste" or type the words into the skeyinit window. t Fl z Allows the user to zero their S/Key entry. t Fl n Ar count Start the .Nm skey sequence at .Ar count (default is 100). t Fl t Ar hash Selects the hash algorithm to use. Available choices are md4 (the default), md5 or sha1. t Ar user The username to be changed/added. By default the current user is operated on, only root may change other user's entries. .El .Sh FILES l -tag -width /etc/skeykeys t Pa /etc/skeykeys data base of information for S/Key system. .El .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr skey 1 , .Xr skeyaudit 1 , .Xr skeyinfo 1 .Sh AUTHORS Phil Karn, Neil M. Haller, John S. Walden, Scott Chasin
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