pfstore − Used to create and manage a pass-phrase store.
pfstore [-n] [-d] -f pfsfile identity
−n |
Create the file |
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−d |
Delete given identity from the store |
−f pfsfile
Specifies file that holds identity/pass-phrase pairs
pfstore is used to create and manage files that hold identity/pass-phrase pairs. It is primarily used to manage the owampd.pfs file for owampd.
If the −d option is not specified, then pfstore prompts the caller for a pass-phrase. The pass-phrase is hex-encoded and saved in the pfsfile with the associated identity. If the given identity already exists in the pfsfile, the previous pass-phrase is overwritten with the new one.
pfsfiles generated by pfstore are formatted for use with OWAMP.
pfstore generates lines of the format:
test 54b0c58c7ce9f2a8b551351102ee0938
An identity, followed by whitespace, followed by a variable-length hex-encoded pass-phrase.
No other text is allowed on these lines; however, comment lines may be added. Comment lines are any line where the first non-white space character is ’#’.
pfstore −f /etc/owampd/owampd.pfs testuser
Adds a pass-phrase for the identity testuser. The user is prompted for a pass-phrase. If the file does not exist, an error message will be printed and no action will be taken.
pfstore −f /etc/owampd/owampd.pfs −n testuser
Creates the file before doing the same as above. If the file already exists, an error message will be printed and no action will be taken.
pfstore −f /etc/owampd/owampd.pfs −d testuser
Deletes the identity testuser from the pfsfile. If the file does not exist, an error message will be printed and no action will be taken.
The pass-phrases in the pfsfile are not encrypted in any way; they are simply hex-encoded. The security of these pass-phrases is completely dependent upon the security of the filesystem and the discretion of the system administrator.
identity names are restricted to 80 characters.
owping(1), owampd(1), owampd(1) and the http://e2epi.internet2.edu/owamp web site.
This material is based, in part, on work supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under Grant No. ANI-0314723. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NSF.