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kstash – store the KDC master password in a file

Synopsis

-words [-e string | –-enctype= string ] [-k file | –-key-file= file ] [--convert-file ] [--random-key ] [--master-key-fd= fd ] [--random-key ] [-h | –help ] [--version ]

Description

reads the Kerberos master key and stores it in a file that will be used by the KDC. Supported options:

-e string , –-enctype= string

the encryption type to use, defaults to DES3-CBC-SHA1.

-k file , –-key-file= file

the name of the master key file.

–convert-file

don’t ask for a new master key, just read an old master key file, and write it back in the new keyfile format.

–random-key

generate a random master key.

–master-key-fd= fd

filedescriptor to read passphrase from, if not specified the passphrase will be read from the terminal.

Files

/var/heimdal/m-key is the default keyfile if no other keyfile is specified. The format of a Heimdal master key is the same as a keytab, so ktutil list can be used to list the content of the file.

See Also

kdc(8)