KEY
Section: User Commands (1)
Updated: 28 October 1993
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NAME
key - Stand-alone program for computing responses to S/Key challenges.
SYNOPSIS
key [-n <count>] [-p <password>] <Sequence> <key>
DESCRIPTION
key
Takes the optional count of the number of one time access
passwords to print
along with a (maximum) sequence number and key as command line args,
it prompts for the user's secret password (if not used on command line),
and produces both word and hex format responses.
EXAMPLE
Usage example:
>key -n 5 99 th91334
Enter password: <your secret password is entered here>
OMEN US HORN OMIT BACK AHOY
.... 4 more passwords.
>
OPTIONS
-n <count>
the number of one time access passwords to print.
The default is one.
-p <password>
user's secret password.
DIAGNOSTICS
BUGS
It is an obvious security hazard to enter your secret password on
the command line (-p option).
SEE ALSO
skey(1),
keyinit(1),
keysu(1),
keyinfo(1)
AUTHOR
Phil Karn, Neil M. Haller, John S. Walden, Scott Chasin
Index
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- SYNOPSIS
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- DESCRIPTION
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- EXAMPLE
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- OPTIONS
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- DIAGNOSTICS
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- BUGS
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- SEE ALSO
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- AUTHOR
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