xrdgsiproxy (1) Linux Manual Page

NAME

xrdgsiproxy – generate a proxy X.509 certificate

SYNOPSIS

xrdgsiproxy[-h][mode][-debug][-f[-out] file]

DESCRIPTION

The xrdgsiproxy utility displays, creates, and destroys X.509 user proxy certificates used by the grid security infrastructure (gsi) security protocol.

OPERANDS

mode

init create proxy certificate and related proxy file
info display content of existing proxy file
destroy delete existing proxy file

OPTIONS

-h display help

-f [-out] file

Non-standard location of proxy file

init mode only:

-certdir dir

Non-standard location of directory with information about known CAs

-cert file

Non-standard location of certificate for which proxies are wanted

-key file

Non-standard location of private key to be used to sign the proxy

-bits n

Strength in bits of the key [default 512]

-valid hh:mm

Time validity of the proxy certificate [default 12:00]

-path-length len

Max number of descendent levels below this proxy [default 0]

NOTES

Complete HTML documentation can be found at

http://xrootd.org/doc/prod/sec_config.htm

Documentation for all components associated with xrdgsiproxy can be found at http://xrootd.org/docs.html

DIAGNOSTICS

Errors yield an error message and a non-zero exit status.

LICENSE

License terms can be displayed by typing "xrootd -H".

SUPPORT LEVEL

The xrdgsiproxy command is supported by the xrootd collaboration. Contact information can be found at

http://xrootd.org/contact.html

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