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KEYCTL(2)		  Linux Key Management Calls		     KEYCTL(2)

NAME
       keyctl - Manipulate the kernel's key management facility

SYNOPSIS
       #include <keyutils.h>

       long keyctl(int cmd, ...);

DESCRIPTION
       keyctl() has a number of functions available:

       KEYCTL_GET_KEYRING_ID
	      Ask for a keyring's ID.

       KEYCTL_JOIN_SESSION_KEYRING
	      Join or start named session keyring.

       KEYCTL_UPDATE
	      Update a key.

       KEYCTL_REVOKE
	      Revoke a key.

       KEYCTL_CHOWN
	      Set ownership of a key.

       KEYCTL_SETPERM
	      Set perms on a key.

       KEYCTL_DESCRIBE
	      Describe a key.

       KEYCTL_CLEAR
	      Clear contents of a keyring.

       KEYCTL_LINK
	      Link a key into a keyring.

       KEYCTL_UNLINK
	      Unlink a key from a keyring.

       KEYCTL_SEARCH
	      Search for a key in a keyring.

       KEYCTL_READ
	      Read a key or keyring's contents.

       KEYCTL_INSTANTIATE
	      Instantiate a partially constructed key.

       KEYCTL_NEGATE
	      Negate a partially constructed key.

       KEYCTL_SET_REQKEY_KEYRING
	      Set default request-key keyring.

       KEYCTL_SET_TIMEOUT
	      Set timeout on a key.

       KEYCTL_ASSUME_AUTHORITY
	      Assume authority to instantiate key.

       These  are  wrapped  by libkeyutils into individual functions to permit
       compiler the compiler to check types.  See the See Also section at  the
       bottom.

RETURN VALUE
       On  success keyctl() returns the serial number of the key it found.  On
       error, the value -1 will be returned and errno will have been set to an
       appropriate error.

ERRORS
       ENOKEY No matching key was found or an invalid key was specified.

       EKEYEXPIRED
	      An expired key was found or specified.

       EKEYREVOKED
	      A revoked key was found or specified.

       EKEYREJECTED
	      A rejected key was found or specified.

       EDQUOT The  key quota for the caller's user would be exceeded by creat‐
	      ing a key or linking it to the keyring.

       EACCES A key operation wasn't permitted.

LINKING
       Although this is a Linux system call, it is not present in libc but can
       be  found  rather  in  libkeyutils.  When linking, -lkeyutils should be
       specified to the linker.

SEE ALSO
       keyctl(1),
       add_key(2),
       request_key(2),
       keyctl_get_keyring_ID(3),
       keyctl_join_session_keyring(3),
       keyctl_update(3),
       keyctl_revoke(3),
       keyctl_chown(3),
       keyctl_setperm(3),
       keyctl_describe(3),
       keyctl_clear(3),
       keyctl_link(3),
       keyctl_unlink(3),
       keyctl_search(3),
       keyctl_read(3),
       keyctl_instantiate(3),
       keyctl_negate(3),
       keyctl_set_reqkey_keyring(3),
       keyctl_set_timeout(3),
       keyctl_assume_authority(3),
       keyctl_describe_alloc(3),
       keyctl_read_alloc(3),
       request-key(8)

Linux				  4 May 2006			     KEYCTL(2)
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