minssl
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The minssl-keymgr-dir program

minssl-keymgr-dir is a key manager: it follows the minssl key manager interface.

It should not be used directly by the user, but put in the MINSSL_KEY_MANAGER environment variable for automatic invocation by minssl.

Internals

• minssl-keymgr-dir looks for, and stores, its keys in the $HOME/.minssl-keys directory, creating it if it does not exist.
• It uses one file per key: normally host:port, or ip:port if the {$PROTO}REMOTEHOST environment variable is not set.
• It has the advantages of simplicity: you can handle keys by copying, linking and removing files in the $HOME/.minssl-keys directory.

Notes

minssl-keymgr-dir is a very rudimentary key manager: if a machine has names A and B, you must link B:port to A:port for both names to be recognized. You should link ip:port too if you want the key to be accepted in spite of DNS failures.

You are encouraged to write better, more user-friendly key managers, by using the keymgr programming interface.