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KAS_STRINGTOKEY(8)	     AFS Command Reference	    KAS_STRINGTOKEY(8)

NAME
       kas_stringtokey - Converts a character string into an octal key

SYNOPSIS
       kas stringtokey -string <password string>
	   [-cell <cell name>] [-help]

       kas str -s <password string> [-c <cell name>] [-h]

DESCRIPTION
       The kas stringtokey command converts the character string specified
       with the -string argument into an octal string suitable for use as an
       encryption key.

       The kas command interpreter generates the octal key by using an
       encryption algorithm on the combination of the specified string and the
       name of the local cell (as recorded in the local /usr/vice/etc/ThisCell
       file). Use the -cell argument to convert a string into a key
       appropriate for a cell other than the local one.

CAUTIONS
       This command writes the key to the standard output stream, on which it
       can possibly be intercepted by third parties. It is not very secure to
       use the key in an actual Authentication Database entry.

OPTIONS
       -string <password string>
	   Specifies the character string to convert into an octal key.

       -cell <cell name>
	   Specifies the complete Internet domain name of the cell to combine
	   with the password string while generating the key. If this argument
	   is omitted, the kas command interpreter determines the name of the
	   local cell by consulting:

	   ·   First, the value of the environment variable AFSCELL.

	   ·   Second, the cellname in the /usr/vice/etc/ThisCell file on the
	       local machine.

       -help
	   Prints the online help for this command. All other valid options
	   are ignored.

OUTPUT
       The output is of the following form:

	  Converting I<password string> in realm 'I<cell_name>' yields key='I<key>'.

EXAMPLES
       The following example shows the octal key equivalent of the string
       "new_pswd" in the ABC Corporation cell.

	  % kas stringtokey new_pswd
	  Converting new_pswd in realm 'ABC.COM' yields
	      key='\346\307\364\320\263\233\342\354'.

PRIVILEGE REQUIRED
       None, and no password is required.

SEE ALSO
       ThisCell(5), kas(8)

COPYRIGHT
       IBM Corporation 2000. <http://www.ibm.com/> All Rights Reserved.

       This documentation is covered by the IBM Public License Version 1.0.
       It was converted from HTML to POD by software written by Chas Williams
       and Russ Allbery, based on work by Alf Wachsmann and Elizabeth Cassell.

OpenAFS				  2013-10-09		    KAS_STRINGTOKEY(8)

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