npm-core.1

.Dd 2020-07-30
.Dt NPM-CORE 1
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm npm-core
.Nd the npm cryptographic core
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
.Fl e
.Nm
.Fl d Ar file
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm
performs cryptographic operations on behalf of
.Xr npm 1 .
.Nm
operates in two modes:
.IP "\fBencryption\fP" 10
In encryption mode, it reads a newline terminated master password,
followed by a newline terminated password. The password is then
encrypted using the master password, and written to standard out.
.Sh CONFIGURATION
TLS parameters can be configured by modifying config.h. See
.Xr tls_config_set_protocols 3
for details on the values that various parameters can take.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr ssl 3 ,
.Xr tcp 7 ,
.Xr tls_init 3
.Sh AUTHORS
.An Nihal Jere Aq Mt nihal@nihaljere.xyz
.Sh CAVEATS
Note that
.Nm
can listen on and forward to both unix-domain sockets and network sockets.
However, it can only use one backend socket and one frontend socket at a time.