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SKEYINIT(1)                 NetBSD Reference Manual                SKEYINIT(1)


NAME

     skeyinit - change password or add user to S/Key authentication system.


SYNOPSIS

     skeyinit [-s] [user]


DESCRIPTION

     skeyinit will initialize the system information to allow a user to use
     their S/Key to login.  You should use a secure login connection to gener-
     ate your first one time password.


OPTIONS

     -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 skey(1) in another window to gener-
             ate the correct 6 english words for that count and seed.  You can
             then "cut-and-paste" or type the words into the skeyinit window.

     user    the username to be changed/added. By default the current user is
             operated on.


FILES

     /etc/skeykeys  data base of information for S/Key system.


SEE ALSO

     skey(1), skeyaudit(1), skeyinfo(1)


AUTHORS

     Phil Karn, Neil M. Haller, John S. Walden, Scott Chasin

NetBSD 1.4                      28 October 1993                              1