1 .\" @(#)newkey.8 1.3 91/03/11 TIRPC 1.0; from 1.12 90/02/03 SMI;
2 .\" $FreeBSD: src/usr.bin/newkey/newkey.8,v 1.4.2.2 2001/07/22 12:40:28 dd Exp $
8 .Nd create a new key in the publickey database
16 is normally run by the network administrator on the
17 Network Interface Service
19 master machine in order to establish public keys for
20 users and super-users on the network.
21 These keys are needed for using secure
27 will prompt for the login password of the given username and then
28 create a new public/secret key pair in
30 encrypted with the login password of the given user.
32 Use of this program is
33 not required: users may create their own keys using
36 .Bl -tag -width indent
38 Create a new public key for the super-user at the given hostname.
39 Prompts for the root password of the given hostname.
41 Create a new public key for the given username.
44 password of the given username.
52 The Network Information Service
54 was formerly known as Sun Yellow Pages
56 The functionality of the two remains the same;
57 only the name has changed.