KEYUTILS - Online Linux Manual PageSection : 7
Updated : 21 Feb 2014
Source : Linux
Note : Kernel key management

NAMEkeyutils − in-kernel key management utilities

DESCRIPTIONThe keyutils package is a library and a set of utilities for accessing the kernel keyrings facility. A header file is supplied to provide the definitions and declarations required to access the library: #include <keyutils.h> To link with the library, the following: −lkeyutils should be specified to the linker. Three system calls are provided: add_key(2)  Supply a new key to the kernel. request_key(2)  Find an existing key for use, or, optionally, create one if one does not exist. keyctl(2)  Control a key in various ways. The library provides a variety of wrappers around this system call and those should be used rather than calling it directly. See the add_key(2), request_key(2), and keyctl(2) manual pages for more information. The keyctl() wrappers are listed on the keyctl(3) manual page.

UTILITIESA program is provided to interact with the kernel facility by a number of subcommands, e.g.: keyctl add user foo bar @s See the keyctl(1) manual page for information on that. The kernel has the ability to upcall to userspace to fabricate new keys. This can be triggered by request_key(), but userspace is better off using add_key() instead if it possibly can. The upcalling mechanism is usually routed via the request−key(8) program. What this does with any particular key is configurable in: /etc/request−key.conf
/etc/request−key.d/
See the request−key.conf(5) and the request−key(8) manual pages for more information.

SEE ALSOkeyctl(1), keyctl(3), keyrings(7), persistent−keyring(7), process−keyring(7), session−keyring(7), thread−keyring(7), user−keyring(7), user−session−keyring(7), pam_keyinit(8)
0
Johanes Gumabo
Data Size   :   8,914 byte
man-keyutils.7Build   :   2024-12-29, 07:25   :  
Visitor Screen   :   x
Visitor Counter ( page / site )   :   3 / 255,813
Visitor ID   :     :  
Visitor IP   :   3.138.105.128   :  
Visitor Provider   :   AMAZON-02   :  
Provider Position ( lat x lon )   :   39.962500 x -83.006100   :   x
Provider Accuracy Radius ( km )   :   1000   :  
Provider City   :   Columbus   :  
Provider Province   :   Ohio ,   :   ,
Provider Country   :   United States   :  
Provider Continent   :   North America   :  
Visitor Recorder   :   Version   :  
Visitor Recorder   :   Library   :  
Online Linux Manual Page   :   Version   :   Online Linux Manual Page - Fedora.40 - march=x86-64 - mtune=generic - 24.12.29
Online Linux Manual Page   :   Library   :   lib_c - 24.10.03 - march=x86-64 - mtune=generic - Fedora.40
Online Linux Manual Page   :   Library   :   lib_m - 24.10.03 - march=x86-64 - mtune=generic - Fedora.40
Data Base   :   Version   :   Online Linux Manual Page Database - 24.04.13 - march=x86-64 - mtune=generic - fedora-38
Data Base   :   Library   :   lib_c - 23.02.07 - march=x86-64 - mtune=generic - fedora.36

Very long time ago, I have the best tutor, Wenzel Svojanovsky . If someone knows the email address of Wenzel Svojanovsky , please send an email to johanes_gumabo@yahoo.co.id .
If error, please print screen and send to johanes_gumabo@yahoo.co.id
Under development. Support me via PayPal.