Reference

string2key(8)

map a password into a key

NAME

string2key – map a password into a key

SYNOPSIS

string2key [-5 | --version5] [-4 | --version4] [-a | --afs] [-c cell --cell=cell] [-w password --password=password] [-p principal --principal=principal] [-k string --keytype=string] password

DESCRIPTION

string2key performs the string-to-key function. This is useful when you want to handle the raw key instead of the password. Supported options:

-5, --version5

Output Kerberos v5 string-to-key

-4, --version4

Output Kerberos v4 string-to-key

-a, --afs

Output AFS string-to-key

-c cell, --cell=cell

AFS cell to use

-w password, --password=password

Password to use

-p principal, --principal=principal

Kerberos v5 principal to use

-k string, --keytype=string

Keytype

--version

print version

--help

History

--afs since Debian 7 (Wheezy); --cell since Debian 7 (Wheezy); --help since Debian 7 (Wheezy); --keytype since Debian 7 (Wheezy); --password since Debian 7 (Wheezy); --principal since Debian 7 (Wheezy); --version since Debian 7 (Wheezy); --version4 since Debian 7 (Wheezy); --version5 since Debian 7 (Wheezy); -4 since Debian 7 (Wheezy); -5 since Debian 7 (Wheezy); -a since Debian 7 (Wheezy); -c since Debian 7 (Wheezy); -k since Debian 7 (Wheezy); -p since Debian 7 (Wheezy); -w since Debian 7 (Wheezy).