.TH MAXKEYS "1" "August 2024" "maxkeys  " "User Commands"
.SH NAME
maxkeys
.SH DESCRIPTION
usage: ./maxkeys [\-h|\-\-help] [directory]
.PP
This utility generates a random AES encryption key and init vector and writes
them to disk. The data is written to the file '.secrets', in the specified
directory. The key and init vector are used by the utility 'maxpasswd' to
encrypt passwords used in MaxScale configuration files, as well as by MaxScale
itself to decrypt the passwords.
.PP
Re\-creating the file invalidates all existing encrypted passwords in the
configuration files.
.TP
\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
Display this help
.TP
\fB\-u\fR, \fB\-\-user\fR
Designate the owner of the generated file (default: 'maxscale')
.TP
directory
: The directory where to store the file in (default: '/home/markusjm/build\-develop/data/lib/maxscale')