boinc/doc/key_setup.php

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<?php
require_once("docutil.php");
page_head("The encryption utility");
echo "
<p>
The program <b>lib/crypt_prog</b> performs various encryption tasks.
<h2>Creating encryption keys</h2>
<dl>
<dt>crypt_prog -genkey n private_keyfile public_keyfile
<dd>
Create a key pair with n bits (always use 1024).
Write the keys in encoded ASCII form to the indicated files.
</dl>
The following commands generate the file upload and code signing key pairs.
BOINC_KEY_DIR is the directory where the keys will be stored.
The code signing private key should be stored only on
a highly secure (e.g., a disconnected, physically secure) host.
<pre>
crypt_prog -genkey 1024 BOINC_KEY_DIR/upload_private BOINC_KEY_DIR/upload_public
crypt_prog -genkey 1024 BOINC_KEY_DIR/code_sign_private BOINC_KEY_DIR/code_sign_public
</pre>
Or, in the test/ directory, run
<pre>
gen_keys.php
</pre>
<h2>Generating signatures</h2>
<p>
<dl>
<dt>crypt_prog -sign file private_keyfile
<dd>
Create a digital signature for the given file.
Write it in encoded ASCII to stdout.
<dt>crypt_prog -sign_string string private_keyfile
<dd>
Create a digital signature for the given string.
Write it in encoded ASCII to stdout.
<dt>crypt_prog -verify file signature_file public_keyfile
<dd>
Verify a signature for the given file.
<dt>crypt_prog -test_crypt private_keyfile public_keyfile
<dd>
Perform an internal test, checking that encryption followed by
decryption works.
</dl>
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?>