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  • Committer: Teddy Hogeborn
  • Date: 2008-09-04 13:36:59 UTC
  • Revision ID: teddy@fukt.bsnet.se-20080904133659-0omre4j6luosb20q
* mandos-clients.conf.xml (OPTIONS): Improved spelling.

* mandos.conf.xml (BUGS): - '' -

* mandos.xml (BUGS): - '' -

* plugin-runner.xml (NAME): Fix spelling by changing wording.
  (OPTIONS): Improved spelling.
  (EXAMPLE): Do not use obsolete "--keydir" option.  Improved wording.

* plugins.d/password-prompt.xml (DESCRIPTION): Improved spelling.
  (EXAMPLE): Add <acronym> tag.
  (SECURITY): Improved spelling.

* plugins.d/password-request.xml (SYNOPSIS): Changed replaceable to
                                             match OPTIONS section.
  (DESCRIPTION, OVERVIEW): Improved spelling.

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<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
 
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
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        "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
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<!ENTITY VERSION "1.0">
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<!ENTITY COMMANDNAME "mandos-keygen">
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<!ENTITY OVERVIEW SYSTEM "overview.xml">
 
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<!ENTITY TIMESTAMP "2008-09-03">
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]>
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<refentry>
 
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<refentry xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude">
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  <refentryinfo>
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    <title>&COMMANDNAME;</title>
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    <!-- NWalsh's docbook scripts use this to generate the footer: -->
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    <productname>&COMMANDNAME;</productname>
 
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    <title>Mandos Manual</title>
 
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    <productname>Mandos</productname>
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    <productnumber>&VERSION;</productnumber>
 
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    <date>&TIMESTAMP;</date>
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    <authorgroup>
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      <author>
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        <firstname>Björn</firstname>
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    </authorgroup>
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    <copyright>
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      <year>2008</year>
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      <holder>Teddy Hogeborn &amp; Björn Påhlsson</holder>
 
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      <holder>Teddy Hogeborn</holder>
 
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      <holder>Björn Påhlsson</holder>
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    </copyright>
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        This manual page is free software: you can redistribute it
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        and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public
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        License as published by the Free Software Foundation,
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        either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any
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        later version.
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      </para>
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      <para>
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        This manual page is distributed in the hope that it will
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        be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the
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        implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A
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        PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
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        for more details.
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      </para>
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        You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public
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        License along with this program; If not, see
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        <ulink url="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/"/>.
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    <xi:include href="legalnotice.xml"/>
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  <refmeta>
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    <refname><command>&COMMANDNAME;</command></refname>
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    <refpurpose>
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      Generate keys for <citerefentry><refentrytitle>password-request
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      </refentrytitle><manvolnum>8mandos</manvolnum></citerefentry>
 
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      Generate key and password for Mandos client and server.
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  <refsynopsisdiv>
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      <command>&COMMANDNAME;</command>
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>--dir</option>
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        <replaceable>directory</replaceable></arg>
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>--type</option>
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        <replaceable>type</replaceable></arg>
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>--length</option>
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        <replaceable>bits</replaceable></arg>
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>--name</option>
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        <replaceable>NAME</replaceable></arg>
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>--expire</option>
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<userinput>&COMMANDNAME; --password --dir client-key</userinput>
 
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    <title>SECURITY</title>
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    <para>
 
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      The <option>--type</option>, <option>--length</option>,
 
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      <option>--subtype</option>, and <option>--sublength</option>
 
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      options can be used to create keys of low security.  If in
 
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      doubt, leave them to the default values.
 
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    <para>
 
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      The key expire time is <emphasis>not</emphasis> guaranteed to be
 
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      honored by <citerefentry><refentrytitle>mandos</refentrytitle>
 
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      <manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
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    <para>
312
 
      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>password-request</refentrytitle>
313
 
      <manvolnum>8mandos</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
 
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      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>gpg</refentrytitle>
 
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      <manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
 
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      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>mandos-clients.conf</refentrytitle>
 
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      <manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
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      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>mandos</refentrytitle>
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      <manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>, and
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      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>gpg</refentrytitle>
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      <manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>
 
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      <manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
 
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      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>password-request</refentrytitle>
 
483
      <manvolnum>8mandos</manvolnum></citerefentry>
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