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Network Information Services (NIS and NIS+) Guide

NIS+ Security Reference

Use the following commands to administer passwords, credentials, and keys (see the appropriate command descriptions for more information):

chkey
Changes a principal's Secure RPC key pair. Do not use chkey unless necessary, use passwd instead.
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.
newkey
Creates a new key pair in public-key database.
nisaddcred
Creates credentials for NIS+ principals.
nisupdkeys
Updates public keys in directory objects.
passwd
Changes and administers principal's password.

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