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Interfaces to the Security Server

Following are the user interfaces to the security server itself (see the OSF DCE Administration Guide - Core Components and the OSF DCE Command Reference ):

· secd

The security daemon (a replicated server)

· sec_create_db

Creates the security databases

· sec_admin

Administers instances of the security daemon

· sec_salvage_db

Converts the security database from one version of DCE to another

Salvages a corrupted security database

· The security validation service of dced

Enables clients of the security server to communicate with it

All other interfaces to the security server are more precisely characterized as interfaces to its three services: registry, authentication, and privilege.

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Registry Service Interfaces

Authentication Service Interfaces

Privilege Service Interfaces