silcd8
Silc server
Usage
silcd [{-f
file | -d | -D | -x | -h | -F | -C
path | -V}]
Overview
Silcd is a server for SILC, Secure Internet Live Conferencing network.
Options
-f FILE Read configuration from FILE
-d Enable debugging (Implies -F)
-D LEVEL Enable debug messages of level LEVEL and lower (Implies -F)
-x Enable hexdumps (Implies -d)
-F Don't fork. Run silcd on foreground.
-h Display help message
-V Display version
-C PATH Create new public key pair. See KEY GENERATION for options.
Options
--config-file=FILE Same as -f
--debug=STRING Same as -d, limit to messages *STRING*
--debug-level=LEVEL Same as -D
--hexdump Same as -x
--foreground Same as -F
--version Same as -V
--create-key-pair=PATH Same as -C
Key generation
-C must be followed directly with a path to directory into which the private and public keys will be written to. When generating new key pair for silcd (-C), the following extra switches apply:
--pkcs=PKCS Set the public key algorithm of public key pair. For example rsa.
--bits=VALUE Set the length of public key pair, in bits.
--identifier=ID Set ID as public key identifier.
The identifier has the format of:
UN=<username>, HN=<hostname or IP>, RN=<real name>, E=<email>, O=<organization>, C=<country>
Both UN and HN are mandatory, all the rest are optional but recommended. If no --identifier is used, an identifier will be created automatically.
Example:
silcd -C /etc/silcd --identifier="UN=foobar, HN=foo.bar.com, RN=Foo T. Bar, [email protected], C=FI"
Files
There are two configuration files for silcd: /etc/silc/silcd.conf for server configuration and /etc/silc/silcalgs.conf for SIM (SILC Modules) configuration. Do note that silcalgs.conf is only needed if cryptographic algorithms are built as separate modules.
Network resources
Homepage: http://silcnet.org
Releases
2 releases since Debian 5.0 (Lenny); the text changed 1 time.