snkkeys(5)

NAME
snkkeys - SecureNet Key access card keys database

DESCRIPTION

The snkkeys file contains DES keys for each SecureNet Key card in use on this system. Each line in the file defines one SNK key and consists of three fields separated by colons (:). The first field identifies the SNK card by serial number. The second field contains the DES key for that card as 8 space-separated numbers, each representing a byte in octal. The third field contains the correct checksum for this entry as a six digit hexadecimal number. Comment lines are indicated by an initial pound sign (#).

The SNK access routines, when verifying a login via an SNK card, will first look in snkcards for a card assignment. Once a card serial number has been located, login will consult snkkeys to determine the actual DES key. Because of the sensitivity of the information contained in this file, it is highy recommended that it be readable only by root.

The program snkkey generates random keys in a format compatible with snkkeys.

FILES
/etc/snkkeys

SEE ALSO
login(1), snkcards(5), snkkey(1)

AUTHOR
William LeFebvre, Argonne National Laboratory.