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@node ntp.keys Notes
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@section Notes about ntp.keys
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@pindex ntp.keys
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@cindex NTP symmetric key file format
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@ignore
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#
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# EDIT THIS FILE WITH CAUTION (invoke-ntp.keys.texi)
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#
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# It has been AutoGen-ed November 21, 2016 at 08:01:58 AM by AutoGen 5.18.5
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# From the definitions ntp.keys.def
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# and the template file agtexi-file.tpl
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@end ignore
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This document describes the format of an NTP symmetric key file.
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For a description of the use of this type of file, see the
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"Authentication Support"
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section of the
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@code{ntp.conf(5)}
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page.
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@code{ntpd(8)}
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reads its keys from a file specified using the
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@code{-k}
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command line option or the
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@code{keys}
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statement in the configuration file.
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While key number 0 is fixed by the NTP standard
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(as 56 zero bits)
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and may not be changed,
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one or more keys numbered between 1 and 65534
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may be arbitrarily set in the keys file.
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The key file uses the same comment conventions
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as the configuration file.
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Key entries use a fixed format of the form
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@example
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@kbd{keyno} @kbd{type} @kbd{key} @kbd{opt_IP_list}
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@end example
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where
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@kbd{keyno}
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is a positive integer (between 1 and 65534),
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@kbd{type}
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is the message digest algorithm,
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and
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@kbd{key}
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is the key itself, and
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@kbd{opt_IP_list}
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is an optional comma-separated list of IPs
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that are allowed to serve time.
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If
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@kbd{opt_IP_list}
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is empty,
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any properly-authenticated server message will be
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accepted.
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The
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@kbd{key}
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may be given in a format
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controlled by the
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@kbd{type}
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field.
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The
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@kbd{type}
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@code{MD5}
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is always supported.
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If
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@code{ntpd}
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was built with the OpenSSL library
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then any digest library supported by that library may be specified.
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However, if compliance with FIPS 140-2 is required the
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@kbd{type}
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must be either
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@code{SHA}
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or
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@code{SHA1}.
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What follows are some key types, and corresponding formats:
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@table @asis
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@item @code{MD5}
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The key is 1 to 16 printable characters terminated by
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an EOL,
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whitespace,
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or
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a
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@code{#}
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(which is the "start of comment" character).
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@item @code{SHA}
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@item @code{SHA1}
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@item @code{RMD160}
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The key is a hex-encoded ASCII string of 40 characters,
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which is truncated as necessary.
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@end table
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Note that the keys used by the
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@code{ntpq(8)}
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and
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@code{ntpdc(8)}
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programs are checked against passwords
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requested by the programs and entered by hand,
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so it is generally appropriate to specify these keys in ASCII format.
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This section was generated by @strong{AutoGen},
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using the @code{agtexi-cmd} template and the option descriptions for the @code{ntp.keys} program.
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This software is released under the NTP license, <http://ntp.org/license>.
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@menu
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* ntp.keys Files:: Files
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* ntp.keys See Also:: See Also
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* ntp.keys Notes:: Notes
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@end menu
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@node ntp.keys Files
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@subsection ntp.keys Files
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@table @asis
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@item @file{/etc/ntp.keys}
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the default name of the configuration file
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@end table
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@node ntp.keys See Also
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@subsection ntp.keys See Also
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@code{ntp.conf(5)},
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@code{ntpd(1ntpdmdoc)},
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@code{ntpdate(1ntpdatemdoc)},
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@code{ntpdc(1ntpdcmdoc)},
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@code{sntp(1sntpmdoc)}
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@node ntp.keys Notes
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@subsection ntp.keys Notes
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This document was derived from FreeBSD.
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