ekeydctl(8)

NAME
ekeydctl - Entropy Key Daemon Control tool

SYNOPSIS
ekeydctl add DeviceNode |addall KeyDirPath |list |remove Identifier |stats Identifier |keyring KeyRingFile |shutdown

DESCRIPTION

ekeydctl is a tool which interacts with the ekeyd using a local unix domain socket.

OPTIONS

add DeviceNode
    Add an Entropy Key to be managed by the ekeyd daemon. The argument is the device node of the key e.g. /dev/entropykey/AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

addall DevicePath
    Add a number of Entopy Keys to be managed by the ekeyd daemon. The argument is the path to a directory containing the device nodes to be added e.g. /dev/entropykey

list
    List all the entropy keys attached to the ekeyd daemon.

remove Identifier
    Remove an Entropy Key from management by the ekeyd daemon. The argument may be the device node, the serial number of the key or the numeric ID as shown in the list command.

stats Identifier
    Show statistics for an Entropy Key. The argument may be the device node, the serial number of the key or the numeric ID as shown in the list command.

keyring Keyring
    Re-load keyring entries from a keyring file. The argument is to a keyring file. Any existing connections will not be affected.

shutdown
    Shut the entropy key daemon down.

STATISTIC VARIABLES
The stats command produces a list of key and value pairs. Each variable gives some information about the selected Entropy Key.

BytesRead
    The total number of bytes read from the Entropy Key device.

BytesWritten
    The total number of bytes written to the Entropy Key device.

ConnectionNonces
    The number of session key nonces issued by the host software.

ConnectionPackets
    The number of packets recived from the Entropy Key device.

ConnectionRekeys
    The number of session re-keying events.

ConnectionResets
    The number of times the Entropy Key device has been reset by the host software.

ConnectionTime
    The number of seconds the Entropy Key device has been connected to the host software.

EntropyRate
    The number of bits per second of entropy from the Entropy Key.

FipsFrameRate
    The number of FIPS frames generated per second by the Entropy Key.

FrameByteLast
    The byte offset of the last valid frame.

FramesOk
    The number of valid frames recived from the Entropy Key.

FramingErrors
    The number of framing errors.

KeyDbsdShannonPerByteL
    The estimated number of shannons per byte from the left generator after debiasing.

KeyDbsdShannonPerByteR
    The estimated number of shannons per byte from the right generator after debiasing.

KeyEnglishBadness
    Human-readable explanation of any 'badness' state on the device.

KeyRawBadness
    The raw badness token (if any) from the device.

KeyRawShannonPerByteL
    The estimated number of shannons per byte from the left generator before debiasing.

KeyRawShannonPerByteR
    The estimated number of shannons per byte from the right generator before debiasing.

KeyRawShannonPerByteX
    The estimated number of shannons per byte from the exclusive orred output of the generators before debiasing.

KeyShortBadness
    Machine-readable reason for any 'badness' state on the device.

KeyTemperatureC
    The internal temperature in Celsius of the Entropy Key.

KeyTemperatureF
    The internal temperature in Fahrenheit of the Entropy Key.

KeyTemperatureK
    The internal temperature in Kelvin of the Entropy Key.

KeyVoltage
    The internal supply voltage of the Entropy Key.

PacketErrors
    The number of packet level errors.

PacketOK
    The number of correct packets.

ReadRate
    The number of bits per second being read from the Entropy Key.

TotalEntropy
    The total number of bytes read from the Entropy Key.

WriteRate
    The number of bits per second being written to the Entropy Key.

SEE ALSO
ekeyd(8)

AUTHOR
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