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        "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
 
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<!ENTITY COMMANDNAME "mandos-keygen">
 
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<!ENTITY TIMESTAMP "2017-02-23">
 
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<!ENTITY % common SYSTEM "common.ent">
 
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%common;
 
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]>
 
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<refentry xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude">
 
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  <refentryinfo>
 
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    <title>Mandos Manual</title>
 
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    <!-- NWalsh’s docbook scripts use this to generate the footer: -->
 
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    <productname>Mandos</productname>
 
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    <productnumber>&version;</productnumber>
 
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    <date>&TIMESTAMP;</date>
 
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    <authorgroup>
 
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      <author>
 
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        <firstname>Björn</firstname>
 
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        <surname>Påhlsson</surname>
 
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        <address>
 
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          <email>belorn@recompile.se</email>
 
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        </address>
 
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      </author>
 
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      <author>
 
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        <firstname>Teddy</firstname>
 
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        <surname>Hogeborn</surname>
 
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        <address>
 
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          <email>teddy@recompile.se</email>
 
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        </address>
 
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      </author>
 
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    </authorgroup>
 
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    <copyright>
 
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      <year>2008</year>
 
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      <year>2009</year>
 
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      <year>2010</year>
 
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      <year>2011</year>
 
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      <year>2012</year>
 
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      <year>2013</year>
 
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      <year>2014</year>
 
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      <year>2015</year>
 
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      <year>2016</year>
 
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      <year>2017</year>
 
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      <holder>Teddy Hogeborn</holder>
 
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      <holder>Björn Påhlsson</holder>
 
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    </copyright>
 
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    <xi:include href="legalnotice.xml"/>
 
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  </refentryinfo>
 
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  <refmeta>
 
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    <refentrytitle>&COMMANDNAME;</refentrytitle>
 
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    <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
 
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  </refmeta>
 
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  <refnamediv>
 
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    <refname><command>&COMMANDNAME;</command></refname>
 
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    <refpurpose>
 
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      Generate key and password for Mandos client and server.
 
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  </refnamediv>
 
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  <refsynopsisdiv>
 
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    <cmdsynopsis>
 
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      <command>&COMMANDNAME;</command>
 
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      <group>
 
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>--dir
 
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        <replaceable>DIRECTORY</replaceable></option></arg>
 
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>-d
 
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        <replaceable>DIRECTORY</replaceable></option></arg>
 
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      </group>
 
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      <sbr/>
 
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      <group>
 
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>--type
 
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        <replaceable>KEYTYPE</replaceable></option></arg>
 
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>-t
 
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        <replaceable>KEYTYPE</replaceable></option></arg>
 
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      </group>
 
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      <sbr/>
 
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      <group>
 
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>--length
 
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        <replaceable>BITS</replaceable></option></arg>
 
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>-l
 
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        <replaceable>BITS</replaceable></option></arg>
 
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>--subtype
 
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        <replaceable>KEYTYPE</replaceable></option></arg>
 
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        <replaceable>KEYTYPE</replaceable></option></arg>
 
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      <sbr/>
 
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>--sublength
 
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        <replaceable>BITS</replaceable></option></arg>
 
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>-L
 
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        <replaceable>BITS</replaceable></option></arg>
 
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      <group>
 
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>--name
 
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        <replaceable>NAME</replaceable></option></arg>
 
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>-n
 
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        <replaceable>NAME</replaceable></option></arg>
 
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      <group>
 
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>--email
 
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        <replaceable>ADDRESS</replaceable></option></arg>
 
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>-e
 
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        <replaceable>ADDRESS</replaceable></option></arg>
 
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      <group>
 
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>--comment
 
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        <replaceable>TEXT</replaceable></option></arg>
 
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>-c
 
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        <replaceable>TEXT</replaceable></option></arg>
 
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      <group>
 
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>--expire
 
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        <replaceable>TIME</replaceable></option></arg>
 
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        <replaceable>TIME</replaceable></option></arg>
 
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>--force</option></arg>
 
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      <command>&COMMANDNAME;</command>
 
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>--password</option></arg>
 
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>-p</option></arg>
 
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>--passfile
 
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        <replaceable>FILE</replaceable></option></arg>
 
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        <replaceable>FILE</replaceable></arg>
 
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        <replaceable>DIRECTORY</replaceable></option></arg>
 
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        <replaceable>NAME</replaceable></option></arg>
 
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>--no-ssh</option></arg>
 
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>-S</option></arg>
 
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      <command>&COMMANDNAME;</command>
 
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>--help</option></arg>
 
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>-h</option></arg>
 
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      <command>&COMMANDNAME;</command>
 
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>--version</option></arg>
 
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  </refsynopsisdiv>
 
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  <refsect1 id="description">
 
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    <title>DESCRIPTION</title>
 
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    <para>
 
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      <command>&COMMANDNAME;</command> is a program to generate the
 
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      OpenPGP key used by
 
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      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>mandos-client</refentrytitle>
 
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      <manvolnum>8mandos</manvolnum></citerefentry>.  The key is
 
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      initrd image, but this, and most other things, can be changed
 
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      <filename>clients.conf</filename> (see
 
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    <title>PURPOSE</title>
 
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      rebooting</emphasis> of client host computer with an
 
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      <emphasis>encrypted root file system</emphasis>.  See <xref
 
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    <title>OPTIONS</title>
 
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        <replaceable>DIRECTORY</replaceable></option></term>
 
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        <replaceable>TYPE</replaceable></option></term>
 
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      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>gpg</refentrytitle>
 
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