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)