NAME

       ekeyd - Entropy Key Daemon

SYNOPSIS

       ekeyd [ -f configfile ] [ -p pidfile ] [ -v ] [ -h ]

DESCRIPTION

       ekeyd is a daemon which connects to Simtec Entropy key devices and places the read entropy in the kernels
       pool.

OPTIONS

       -f configfile
              Specify the name and path of  the  configuration  file,  default  /etc/entropykey/ekeyd.conf.   -p
              pidfile Specify the name and path of the file used to record the ekeyd process ID.

       -h     Print the usage text and exit.

       -v     Print the version number and exit.

CONFIG-FILE

       All the options controlling the operation of ekeyd are stored in its configuration file.

       The  syntax  of  the  config  file  is a series of statements controlling the subsequent operation of the
       daemon.

SEE ALSO

       ekeyd.conf(5), ekey-rekey(8), ekey-setkey(8)

AUTHOR

       Copyright © 2009 Simtec Electronics.  All rights reserved.

       Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any  person  obtaining  a  copy  of  this  software  and
       associated  documentation  files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
       without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,  and/or  sell
       copies  of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the
       following conditions:

       The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included  in  all  copies  or  substantial
       portions of the Software.

       THE  SOFTWARE  IS  PROVIDED  "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT
       LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO
       EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER
       IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE  SOFTWARE  OR
       THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.

                                                 19th July 2009                                         ekeyd(8)