+.BI "\-knock \fR[" prefix .\fR] tag
+Send the string
+.RI [ prefix\fB. ] tag
+in
+.B token-rq
+and
+.B knock
+messages to the peer during key-exchange. The string as a whole should
+name the local machine to the peer, and
+.I tag
+should name its public key. When such messages are received from a
+currently unknown peer,
+.BR tripe (8)
+emits a
+.B KNOCK
+notification stating the peer's (claimed) name and address. The server
+will already have verified that the sender is using the peer's private
+key by this point.
+.TP