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authorTom Yu <tlyu@mit.edu>2013-12-09 15:48:02 -0500
committerTom Yu <tlyu@mit.edu>2013-12-09 17:03:05 -0500
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Better keysalt docs
Add a new section to kdc_conf.rst to describe keysalt lists, and update other documentation to better distinguish enctype lists from keysalt lists. ticket: 7608 target_version: 1.12 tags: pullup
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-rw-r--r--doc/admin/admin_commands/kadmin_local.rst33
-rw-r--r--doc/admin/admin_commands/kdb5_util.rst6
2 files changed, 21 insertions, 18 deletions
diff --git a/doc/admin/admin_commands/kadmin_local.rst b/doc/admin/admin_commands/kadmin_local.rst
index bcae5d4d2..7f334a518 100644
--- a/doc/admin/admin_commands/kadmin_local.rst
+++ b/doc/admin/admin_commands/kadmin_local.rst
@@ -127,9 +127,9 @@ OPTIONS
instead of reading it from a stash file.
**-e** "*enc*:*salt* ..."
- Sets the list of encryption types and salt types to be used for
- any new keys created. See :ref:`Encryption_and_salt_types` in
- :ref:`kdc.conf(5)` for a list of possible values.
+ Sets the keysalt list to be used for any new keys created. See
+ :ref:`Keysalt_lists` in :ref:`kdc.conf(5)` for a list of possible
+ values.
**-O**
Force use of old AUTH_GSSAPI authentication flavor.
@@ -307,8 +307,9 @@ Options:
via the process list.
**-e** *enc*:*salt*,...
- Uses the specified list of enctype-salttype pairs for setting the
- key of the principal.
+ Uses the specified keysalt list for setting the keys of the
+ principal. See :ref:`Keysalt_lists` in :ref:`kdc.conf(5)` for a
+ list of possible values.
**-x** *db_princ_args*
Indicates database-specific options. The options for the LDAP
@@ -439,8 +440,9 @@ The following options are available:
the process list.
**-e** *enc*:*salt*,...
- Uses the specified list of enctype-salttype pairs for setting the
- key of the principal.
+ Uses the specified keysalt list for setting the keys of the
+ principal. See :ref:`Keysalt_lists` in :ref:`kdc.conf(5)` for a
+ list of possible values.
**-keepold**
Keeps the existing keys in the database. This flag is usually not
@@ -580,8 +582,8 @@ modules. The following string attributes are recognized by the KDC:
**session_enctypes**
Specifies the encryption types supported for session keys when the
principal is authenticated to as a server. See
- :ref:`Encryption_and_salt_types` in :ref:`kdc.conf(5)` for a list
- of the accepted values.
+ :ref:`Encryption_types` in :ref:`kdc.conf(5)` for a list of the
+ accepted values.
This command requires the **modify** privilege.
@@ -668,10 +670,10 @@ The following options are available:
**-allowedkeysalts**
Specifies the key/salt tuples supported for long-term keys when
setting or changing a principal's password/keys. See
- :ref:`Encryption_and_salt_types` in :ref:`kdc.conf(5)` for a list
- of the accepted values, but note that key/salt tuples must be
- separated with commas (',') only. To clear the allowed key/salt
- policy use a value of '-'.
+ :ref:`Keysalt_lists` in :ref:`kdc.conf(5)` for a list of the
+ accepted values, but note that key/salt tuples must be separated
+ with commas (',') only. To clear the allowed key/salt policy use
+ a value of '-'.
Example:
@@ -819,8 +821,9 @@ The options are:
used.
**-e** *enc*:*salt*,...
- Use the specified list of enctype-salttype pairs for setting the
- new keys of the principal.
+ Uses the specified keysalt list for setting the new keys of the
+ principal. See :ref:`Keysalt_lists` in :ref:`kdc.conf(5)` for a
+ list of possible values.
**-q**
Display less verbose information.
diff --git a/doc/admin/admin_commands/kdb5_util.rst b/doc/admin/admin_commands/kdb5_util.rst
index 4a90eb66e..a10e6d86b 100644
--- a/doc/admin/admin_commands/kdb5_util.rst
+++ b/doc/admin/admin_commands/kdb5_util.rst
@@ -262,9 +262,9 @@ add_mkey
Adds a new master key to the master key principal, but does not mark
it as active. Existing master keys will remain. The **-e** option
specifies the encryption type of the new master key; see
-:ref:`Encryption_and_salt_types` in :ref:`kdc.conf(5)` for a list of
-possible values. The **-s** option stashes the new master key in the
-stash file, which will be created if it doesn't already exist.
+:ref:`Encryption_types` in :ref:`kdc.conf(5)` for a list of possible
+values. The **-s** option stashes the new master key in the stash
+file, which will be created if it doesn't already exist.
After a new master key is added, it should be propagated to slave
servers via a manual or periodic invocation of :ref:`kprop(8)`. Then,