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.TH NETKEY 1
.SH NAME
netkey \- calculate response to authentication challenge
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B netkey
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I Netkey
calculates a response to a challenge made by a system to authenticate a user,
based on a shared secret (password), using
the same algorithm as a SecureNet device.
It reads and writes
.BR /dev/cons .
It prompts once for the secret (echo is turned off).
It then repeatedly prompts for a remote system's challenge,
and once given it, calculates and prints the corresponding response.
It exits on an empty challenge or end of file.
.SH SOURCE
.B /appl/cmd/netkey.b