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  • Date: 2008-08-07 22:30:45 UTC
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
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        "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
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<!ENTITY VERSION "1.0">
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<!ENTITY COMMANDNAME "password-request">
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<!ENTITY TIMESTAMP "2008-09-02">
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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@fukt.bsnet.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@fukt.bsnet.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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      <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>8mandos</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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      Client for mandos
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    </refpurpose>
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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>--connect
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        <replaceable>IPADDR</replaceable><literal>:</literal
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        ><replaceable>PORT</replaceable></option></arg>
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>-c
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        <replaceable>IPADDR</replaceable><literal>:</literal
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        ><replaceable>PORT</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>--keydir
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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>--interface
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        <replaceable>NAME</replaceable></option></arg>
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>-i
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        <replaceable>NAME</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>--pubkey
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        <replaceable>FILE</replaceable></option></arg>
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>-p
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        <replaceable>FILE</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>--seckey
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        <replaceable>FILE</replaceable></option></arg>
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>-s
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        <replaceable>FILE</replaceable></option></arg>
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      </group>
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      <sbr/>
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      <arg>
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        <option>--priority <replaceable>STRING</replaceable></option>
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      </arg>
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      <sbr/>
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      <arg>
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        <option>--dh-bits <replaceable>BITS</replaceable></option>
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      </arg>
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      <sbr/>
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      <arg>
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        <option>--debug</option>
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      </arg>
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    </cmdsynopsis>
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    <cmdsynopsis>
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      <command>&COMMANDNAME;</command>
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      <group choice="req">
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>--help</option></arg>
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>-?</option></arg>
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      </group>
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    </cmdsynopsis>
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    <cmdsynopsis>
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      <command>&COMMANDNAME;</command>
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      <arg choice="plain"><option>--usage</option></arg>
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    </cmdsynopsis>
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    <cmdsynopsis>
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      <command>&COMMANDNAME;</command>
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      <group choice="req">
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>--version</option></arg>
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>-V</option></arg>
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      </group>
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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 client program that
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      communicates with <citerefentry><refentrytitle
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      >mandos</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
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      to get a password.  It uses IPv6 link-local addresses to get
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      network connectivity, Zeroconf to find the server, and TLS with
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      an OpenPGP key to ensure authenticity and confidentiality.  It
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      keeps running, trying all servers on the network, until it
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      receives a satisfactory reply.
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    </para>
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    <para>
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      This program is not meant to be run directly; it is really meant
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      to run as a plugin of the <application>Mandos</application>
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      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>plugin-runner</refentrytitle>
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      <manvolnum>8mandos</manvolnum></citerefentry>, which in turn
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      runs as a <quote>keyscript</quote> specified in the
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      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>crypttab</refentrytitle>
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      <manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry> file.
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    </para>
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  </refsect1>
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    <title>PURPOSE</title>
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    <para>
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      The purpose of this is to enable <emphasis>remote and unattended
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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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      linkend="overview"/> for details.
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    </para>
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  </refsect1>
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  <refsect1 id="overview">
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    <title>OVERVIEW</title>
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    <xi:include href="overview.xml"/>
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    <para>
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      This program is the client part.  It is a plugin started by
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      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>plugin-runner</refentrytitle>
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      <manvolnum>8mandos</manvolnum></citerefentry> which will run in
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      an initial <acronym>RAM</acronym> disk environment.
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    </para>
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    <para>
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      This program could, theoretically, be used as a keyscript in
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      <filename>/etc/crypttab</filename>, but it would then be
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      impossible to enter the encrypted root disk password at the
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      console, since this program does not read from the console at
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      all.  This is why a separate plugin does that, which will be run
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    </para>
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    <title>OPTIONS</title>
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    <para>
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      </citerefentry>.  Any command line options this program accepts
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    </para>
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    <variablelist>
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      <varlistentry>
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        <term><option>--connect=<replaceable
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        >IPADDR</replaceable><literal>:</literal><replaceable
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        >PORT</replaceable></option></term>
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        <term><option>-c
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        <replaceable>IPADDR</replaceable><literal>:</literal
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        ><replaceable>PORT</replaceable></option></term>
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        <listitem>
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          <para>
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            server.  Note that an IPv6 address has colon characters in
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          </para>
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          <para>
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          </para>
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        </listitem>
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      </varlistentry>
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      <varlistentry>
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        >DIRECTORY</replaceable></option></term>
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        <term><option>-d
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        <replaceable>DIRECTORY</replaceable></option></term>
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        <listitem>
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            <filename>seckey.txt</filename> from.  The default is
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            <acronym>RAM</acronym> disk environment).
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          </para>
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        </listitem>
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      </varlistentry>
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      <varlistentry>
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        <term><option>--interface=
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        <replaceable>NAME</replaceable></option></term>
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        <replaceable>NAME</replaceable></option></term>
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        <listitem>
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          <para>
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            Network interface that will be brought up and scanned for
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            Mandos servers to connect to.  The default it
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            <quote><literal>eth0</literal></quote>.
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          </para>
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        </listitem>
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      <varlistentry>
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        <listitem>
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        <listitem>
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          <para>
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            Sets the number of bits to use for the prime number in the
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        <listitem>
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          <para>
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        </listitem>
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        <listitem>
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      <varlistentry>
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        <listitem>
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          </para>
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        </listitem>
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  </refsect1>
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  </refsect1>
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<!--     <title>ENVIRONMENT</title> -->
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<!--     <para> -->
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<!--       This program does not use any environment variables. -->
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<!--     </para> -->
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<!--   </refsect1> -->
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    <para>
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    </para>
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  </refsect1>
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    <para>
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    </para>
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  </refsect1>
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    <para>
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    </para>
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  </refsect1>
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    <para>
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    </para>
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  </refsect1>
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    <title>SEE ALSO</title>
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      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>password-prompt</refentrytitle>
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    </para>
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    <itemizedlist>
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      <listitem><para>
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      </para></listitem>
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      <listitem><para>
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        <ulink url="http://www.avahi.org/">Avahi</ulink>
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      </para></listitem>
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        <citation>RFC 4880: <citetitle>OpenPGP Message
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      </para></listitem>
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      </para></listitem>
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      <listitem><para>
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        <citation>RFC 4291: <citetitle>IP Version 6 Addressing
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        Unicast Addresses</citation>
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    </itemizedlist>
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</refentry>
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