System Administration Commands                           kcfd(1M)



NAME
     kcfd - kernel-level cryptographic framework daemon

SYNOPSIS
     kcfd


DESCRIPTION
     The kcfd daemon helps in managing CPU usage by cryptographic
     operations performed in software by kernel threads. The sys-
     tem utilization associated with these threads is charged  to
     the  kcfd process. It also does module verification for ker-
     nel cryptographic modules.


     Only a privileged user can run this daemon.


     The kcfd daemon is automatically invoked  in  run  level  1,
     after /usr is mounted. A previously invoked kcfd daemon that
     is still running must be  stopped  before  invoking  another
     kcfd command.


     Manually starting and restarting kcfd is not recommended. If
     it  is  necessary  to do so, use the cryptoadm(1M) start and
     stop subcommands.

EXIT STATUS
     The following exit values are returned:

     0       Daemon started successfully.


     > 1     Daemon failed to start.


ATRIBUTES
     See attributes(5) for descriptions of the  following  attri-
     butes:















SunOS 5.11          Last change: 30 Sep 2003                    1






System Administration Commands                           kcfd(1M)



     
           ATRIBUTE TYPE               ATRIBUTE VALUE       
    
     Availability                 SUNWcsl/SUNWcslx            
    
     Interface Stability          Evolving                    
    


SEE ALSO
     cryptoadm(1M), attributes(5)












































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