NIS+ Password, Credential, and Key Commands

Use the following commands to administer passwords, credentials, and keys (see the appropriate man pages for a full description of each command):

• chkey. Changes a principal's Secure RPC key pair. Do not use chkey unless necessary, use passwd instead. See Changing Keys for an NIS+ Principal for more information.

• keylogin. Decrypts and stores a principal's secret key with the keyserv.

• keylogout. Deletes stored secret key from keyserv.

• keyserv. Enables the server for storing private encryption keys. See Keylogin for more information.

• newkey. Creates a new key pair in public-key database.

• nisaddcred. Creates credentials for NIS+ principals. See Creating Credential Information and Administering NIS+ Credential Information for more information.

• nisauthconf. Display or set the Diffie-Hellman key length.

• nisupdkeys. Updates public keys in directory objects. See Updating Public Keys for more information.

• passwd. Changes and administers principal's password. See Chapter 16, Administering Passwords for more information.