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ssh-pubkeymgr(1)
NAME
  ssh-pubkeymgr - Configures Secure Shell public key user authentication

SYNOPSIS
  ssh-pubkeymgr [-k keypair_name] [-h]

OPTIONS
  -k keypair_name
      Specifies the keypair name. The default private key is id_dsa_1024_a
      and the default public key is id_dsa_1024_a.pub.

  -h  Displays a usage summary.

DESCRIPTION
  The ssh-pubkeymgr command prompts the user for information necessary to
  configure public key user authentication on a Secure Shell client.  See
  Security Administration for more information about Secure Shell user
  authentication.

  The ssh-pubkeymgr command prompts for the following information:

    ·  A secret passphrase for the key pair.

    ·  The host entries to add to the user's authorization file. A host entry
       identifies the name of a public key for a remote host from which the
       user will access their user account on the local host.

    ·  Whether or not to copy the user's public key to a user account on a
       remote host that they will access. Host names must be entered with
       their fully qualified domain name. User's are prompted for the
       password for the specified user account on the remote host because, by
       default, password authentication is the only authentication available
       at that time.

  The ssh-pubkeymgr command creates:

    ·  A directory called $HOME/.ssh2 for the user on the client ($HOME is
       the name of the user's home directory)

    ·  The key pair as follows:

	 -- The $HOME/.ssh2/id_dsa_1024_a file contains the user's private
	    key. Only the user for which the key was created should have
	    access this file.

	 -- The $HOME/.ssh2/id_dsa_1024_a.pub file and $HOME/.ssh2/username-
	    hostname.pub contains the user's public key. The username-
	    hostname.pub is the file that will be copied to servers that use
	    public key authentication and to which the user will connect.

    ·  A file called $HOME/.ssh2/authorization that contains the names of
       public keys for remote hosts from which the user access their user
       account on the local host.

    ·  A file called $HOME/.ssh2/identification that contains the following
       entry that identifies the name of the user's private key file:
	    IdKey id_dsa_1024_a

FILES
  $HOME/.ssh2/authorization
      Contains the names of public keys for remote hosts from which the user
      access their user account on the local host.

  $HOME/.ssh2/identification
      Contains an entry that identifies the name of the user's private key
      file.

  $HOME/.ssh2/id_dsa_1024_a
      Contains the user's private key.

  $HOME/.ssh2/id_dsa_1024_a.pub
      Contains the user's public key.

  $HOME/.ssh2/username-hostname.pub
      Contains the user's public key.

LEGAL NOTICES
  SSH is a registered trademark of SSH Communication Security Ltd.

SEE ALSO
  Commands: scp2(1), ssh2(1), ssh-agent2(1), ssh-keygen2(1), sshd2(8)

  Guides: Security Administration

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