/etc/skey
directory containing user entries for S/Key
skeyinfo1
Obtain the next s/key challenge for a user
Usage
skeyinfo [-v]
[user]
Overview
skeyinfo prints out the next S/Key challenge for the specified user or for the current user if no user is specified.
The options are as follows:
-
-v -
Print the hash algorithm as well.
Files
Examples
$ skey -n <number of passwords to print> `skeyinfo` | lpr
This would print out a list of S/Key passwords for use over an untrusted network (perhaps for use at a conference).
Diagnostics
- cannot open /etc/skey/user
-
The user does not have an entry in /etc/skey or access to the S/Key database has been disabled. The database can be enabled with the skeyinit(1) program.
- user is not listed in /etc/skey
-
The S/Key database is enabled but the user does not have an entry in it. The skeyinit(1) program can be used to create an entry for the user.
Releases
61 releases since OpenBSD 2.1; the text changed 10 times.
-v since OpenBSD 2.7.
-a until OpenBSD 3.1.