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 .Nm S/key  .Nm S/key
 is a procedure for using one time passwords to authenticate access to  is a procedure for using one time passwords to authenticate access to
 computer systems. It uses 64 bits of information transformed by the  computer systems. It uses 64 bits of information transformed by the
 MD4 and MD5 algorithms. The user supplies the 64 bits in the form of 6  MD4, MD5, or SHA1 algorithms. The user supplies the 64 bits in the form
 English words that are generated by a secure computer.  of 6 English words that are generated by a secure computer.
 Example use of the S/key program  
 .Xr skey 1 :  
 .sp  
 .sp 0  
     % skey  99 th91334  
 .sp 0  
     Enter secret password: <your secret password is entered here>  
 .sp 0  
     OMEN US HORN OMIT BACK AHOY  
 .sp 0  
     %  
 .Pp  .Pp
 The options are as follows:  
 .Bl -tag -width Ds  
 .It Fl n Ar count  
 Prints out  
 .Ar count  
 one time passwords.  The default is to print one.  
 .It Fl p Ar password  
 Uses  
 .Ar password  
 as the secret password.  Use of this option is discouraged as  
 your secret password could be visible in a process listing.  
 .It Fl x  
 causes output to be in hexidecimal instead of ASCII.  
 .It Fl md4  
 Selects MD4 as the hash algorithm.  
 .It Fl md5  
 Selects MD5 as the hash algorithm.  
 .It Fl sha1  
 Selects SHA (NIST Secure Hash Algorithm Revision 1) as the hash algorithm.  
 .El  
 .Pp  
 When  When
 .Nm skey  .Nm skey
 is invoked as  is invoked as
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 is currently one of md4, md5, or sha1.  is currently one of md4, md5, or sha1.
 .Pp  .Pp
 If you misspell your password while running  If you misspell your password while running
 .Xr skey 1 ,  .Nm skey ,
 you will get a list of passwords  you will get a list of passwords
 that will not work, and no indication about the problem.  that will not work, and no indication about the problem.
 .Pp  .Pp
 Password sequence numbers count backward from 99.  Password sequence numbers count backward from 99.
 You can enter the passwords using small letters, even though  You can enter the passwords using small letters, even though
 .Xr skey 1  .Nm skey
 prints them capitalized.  prints them capitalized.
   .Sh OPTIONS
   .Bl -tag -width Ds
   .It Fl n Ar count
   Prints out
   .Ar count
   one time passwords.  The default is to print one.
   .It Fl p Ar password
   Uses
   .Ar password
   as the secret password.  Use of this option is discouraged as
   your secret password could be visible in a process listing.
   .It Fl x
   causes output to be in hexidecimal instead of ASCII.
   .It Fl md4
   Selects MD4 as the hash algorithm.
   .It Fl md5
   Selects MD5 as the hash algorithm.
   .It Fl sha1
   Selects SHA1 (NIST Secure Hash Algorithm Revision 1) as the hash algorithm.
   .El
   .Sh EXAMPLE
   .sp 0
       % skey 99 th91334
   .sp 0
       Enter secret password: <your secret password is entered here>
   .sp 0
       OMEN US HORN OMIT BACK AHOY
   .sp 0
       %
 .Sh SEE ALSO  .Sh SEE ALSO
 .Xr skeyinit 1 ,  .Xr skeyinit 1 ,
 .Xr skeyinfo 1  .Xr skeyinfo 1
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