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| -rw-r--r-- | man/man8/monkeysphere-host.8 | 25 |
1 files changed, 13 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/man/man8/monkeysphere-host.8 b/man/man8/monkeysphere-host.8 index 2ccaaec..7909b62 100644 --- a/man/man8/monkeysphere-host.8 +++ b/man/man8/monkeysphere-host.8 @@ -23,14 +23,13 @@ connection authentication. \fBmonkeysphere-host\fP takes various subcommands: .TP -.B import-key FILE [NAME[:PORT]] +.B import-key FILE NAME[:PORT] Import a pem-encoded ssh secret host key from file FILE. If FILE is '-', then the key will be imported from stdin. NAME[:PORT] is used -to specify the hostname (and port) used in the user ID of the new -OpenPGP key. If NAME is not specified, then the system -fully-qualified domain name will be used (ie. `hostname -f'). If PORT -is not specified, the no port is added to the user ID, which means -port 22 is assumed. `i' may be used in place of `import-key'. +to specify the fully-qualified hostname (and port) used in the user ID +of the new OpenPGP key. If PORT is not specified, the no port is +added to the user ID, which means port 22 is assumed. `i' may be used +in place of `import-key'. .TP .B show-key Output information about host's OpenPGP and SSH keys. `s' may be used @@ -62,15 +61,17 @@ in place of `revoke-hostname'. Add a revoker to the host's OpenPGP key. The key ID will be loaded from the keyserver. A file may be loaded instead of pulling the key from the keyserver by specifying the path to the file as the argument, -or by specifying `-` to load from stdin. `o' may be be used in place +or by specifying `-` to load from stdin. `r+' may be be used in place of `add-revoker'. .TP .B revoke-key -Revoke the host's OpenPGP key. This will ask you a series of -questions, and then generate a key revocation certificate on standard -out. If you publish this revocation certificate to the public -keyservers, your host key will be permanently revoked. `r' may be -used in place of `revoke-key'. +Generate (with the option to publish) a revocation certificate for the +host's OpenPGP key. If such a certificate is published, your host key +will be permanently revoked. This subcommand will ask you a series of +questions, and then generate a key revocation certificate, sending it +to stdout. If you explicitly tell it to publish the revocation +certificate immediately, it will send it to the public keyservers. +USE WITH CAUTION! .TP .B publish-key Publish the host's OpenPGP key to the keyserver. `p' may be used in |