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<command>&COMMANDNAME;</command> is a program to generate the
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<citerefentry><refentrytitle>password-request</refentrytitle>
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<manvolnum>8mandos</manvolnum></citerefentry>. The keys are
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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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<manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry> using the
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<term><literal>-h</literal>, <literal>--help</literal></term>
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Subkey type. Default is <quote>ELG-E</quote> (Elgamal
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<filename class="directory">/etc/mandos</filename>.
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Subkey length in bits. Default is 2048.
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<replaceable>address</replaceable></term>
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<replaceable>ADDRESS</replaceable></option></term>
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<replaceable>ADDRESS</replaceable></option></term>
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<replaceable>TEXT</replaceable></option></term>
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Comment field for key. The default value is
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<quote><literal>Mandos client key</literal></quote>.
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Comment field for key. Default is empty.
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<term><literal>-x</literal>, <literal>--expire</literal>
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<replaceable>time</replaceable></term>
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<term><option>--expire
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<replaceable>TIME</replaceable></option></term>
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<replaceable>TIME</replaceable></option></term>
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Key expire time. Default is no expiration. See
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<userinput>&COMMANDNAME;</userinput>
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<userinput>mandos-keygen --dir ~/keydir --type RSA --force</userinput>
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Prompt for a password, encrypt it with the key in <filename
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class="directory">/etc/mandos</filename> and output a section
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suitable for <filename>clients.conf</filename>.
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<userinput>&COMMANDNAME; --password</userinput>
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Prompt for a password, encrypt it with the key in the
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<filename>client-key</filename> directory and output a section
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<userinput>&COMMANDNAME; --password --dir client-key</userinput>
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<title>SECURITY</title>
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The <option>--type</option>, <option>--length</option>,
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<option>--subtype</option>, and <option>--sublength</option>
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options can be used to create keys of insufficient security. If
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in doubt, leave them to the default values.
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options can be used to create keys of low security. If in
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doubt, leave them to the default values.
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The key expire time is not guaranteed to be honored by
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<citerefentry><refentrytitle>mandos</refentrytitle>
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The key expire time is <emphasis>not</emphasis> guaranteed to be
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honored by <citerefentry><refentrytitle>mandos</refentrytitle>
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<manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
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<refsect1 id="see_also">
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<title>SEE ALSO</title>
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<citerefentry><refentrytitle>password-request</refentrytitle>
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<citerefentry><refentrytitle>intro</refentrytitle>
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<manvolnum>8mandos</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
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<citerefentry><refentrytitle>gpg</refentrytitle>
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<manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
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<citerefentry><refentrytitle>mandos-clients.conf</refentrytitle>
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<manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
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<citerefentry><refentrytitle>mandos</refentrytitle>
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<manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
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<citerefentry><refentrytitle>gpg</refentrytitle>
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<manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>
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<citerefentry><refentrytitle>mandos-client</refentrytitle>
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<manvolnum>8mandos</manvolnum></citerefentry>