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/usr/bin/kstash

Implementation of Kerberos 5

From heimdal 7.8.0-r55 (os), captured 2026-11-05 by running kstash --help (exit 0). permalink

Usage: kstash [-h] [--enctype=string] [-e string] [--key-file=file] [-k file] [--convert-file]
   [--master-key-fd=fd] [--random-key] [--help] [--version]
-e string, --enctype=string encryption type
-k file, --key-file=file    master key file
--convert-file              just convert keyfile to new format
--master-key-fd=fd          filedescriptor to read passphrase from
--random-key                generate a random master key
Options (5)
OptionDescriptionSource
-k, --key-file filethe name of the master key file.help + man
--convert-filedon't ask for a new master key, just read an old master key file, and write it back in the new keyfile format.help + man
--master-key-fd fdfiledescriptor to read passphrase from, if not specified the passphrase will be read from the terminal.help + man
--random-keygenerate a random master key.help + man
-e, --enctype stringthe encryption type to use, defaults to DES3-CBC-SHA1. (in the manual page but not in --help)man

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