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  • Committer: Teddy Hogeborn
  • Date: 2015-06-28 16:35:27 UTC
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  • Revision ID: teddy@recompile.se-20150628163527-cky0ec59zew7teua
Add a plugin helper directory, available to all plugins.

* Makefile (PLUGIN_HELPERS): New; list of plugin helpers.
  (CPROGS): Appended "$(PLUGIN_HELPERS)".
* initramfs-tools-hook: Create new plugin helper directory, and copy
                        plugin helpers provided by the system and/or
                        by the local administrator.
  (PLUGINHELPERDIR): New.
* plugin-runner.c: Take new --plugin-helper-dir option and provide
                   environment variable to all plugins.
  (PHDIR): New; set to "/lib/mandos/plugin-helpers".
  (main/pluginhelperdir): New.
  (main/options): New option "--plugin-helper-dir".
  (main/parse_opt, main/parse_opt_config_file): Accept new option.
  (main): Use new option to set MANDOSPLUGINHELPERDIR environment
          variable as if using --global-env MANDOSPLUGINHELPERDIR=...
* plugin-runner.xml: Document new --plugin-helper-dir option.
  (SYNOPSIS, OPTIONS): Add "--plugin-helper-dir" option.
  (PLUGINS/WRITING PLUGINS): Document new environment variable
                             available to plugins.
  (ENVIRONMENT): Document new environment variable
                 "MANDOSPLUGINHELPERDIR" affected by the new
                 --plugin-helper-dir option.

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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 TIMESTAMP "2014-06-22">
 
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<!ENTITY % common SYSTEM "common.ent">
 
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%common;
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]>
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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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    <title>Mandos Manual</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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    <productnumber>&VERSION;</productnumber>
 
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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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        <surname>Påhlsson</surname>
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        <address>
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          <email>belorn@fukt.bsnet.se</email>
 
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          <email>belorn@recompile.se</email>
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        </address>
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      </author>
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      <author>
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        <firstname>Teddy</firstname>
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        <surname>Hogeborn</surname>
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        <address>
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          <email>teddy@fukt.bsnet.se</email>
 
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          <email>teddy@recompile.se</email>
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        </address>
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      </author>
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    </authorgroup>
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    <copyright>
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      <year>2008</year>
 
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      <year>2009</year>
 
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      <year>2011</year>
 
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      <year>2012</year>
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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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        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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    <refentrytitle>&COMMANDNAME;</refentrytitle>
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    <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
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    <refname><command>&COMMANDNAME;</command></refname>
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      Generate keys for <citerefentry><refentrytitle>password-request
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      Generate key and password for Mandos client and server.
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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></option></term>
 
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            Subkey length in bits.  Default is 2048.
 
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        <replaceable>ADDRESS</replaceable></option></term>
 
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        <term><varname>TMPDIR</varname></term>
 
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    <title>FILES</title>
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    <para>
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      Use the <option>--dir</option> option to change where
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        <term><filename>/tmp</filename></term>
 
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379
 
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    <para>
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    </para>
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448
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    <title>EXAMPLE</title>
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    <informalexample>
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        Normal invocation needs no options:
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      <para>
392
 
        <userinput>mandos-keygen</userinput>
 
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        <userinput>&COMMANDNAME;</userinput>
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    <informalexample>
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      <para>
397
 
        Create keys in another directory and of another type.  Force
 
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        Create key in another directory and of another type.  Force
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        overwriting old key files:
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      </para>
400
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      <para>
401
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402
471
<!-- do not wrap this line -->
403
 
<userinput>mandos-keygen --dir ~/keydir --type RSA --force</userinput>
 
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<userinput>&COMMANDNAME; --dir ~/keydir --type RSA --force</userinput>
 
473
 
 
474
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475
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476
    <informalexample>
 
477
      <para>
 
478
        Prompt for a password, encrypt it with the key in <filename
 
479
        class="directory">/etc/mandos</filename> and output a section
 
480
        suitable for <filename>clients.conf</filename>.
 
481
      </para>
 
482
      <para>
 
483
        <userinput>&COMMANDNAME; --password</userinput>
 
484
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485
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486
    <informalexample>
 
487
      <para>
 
488
        Prompt for a password, encrypt it with the key in the
 
489
        <filename>client-key</filename> directory and output a section
 
490
        suitable for <filename>clients.conf</filename>.
 
491
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492
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493
 
 
494
<!-- do not wrap this line -->
 
495
<userinput>&COMMANDNAME; --password --dir client-key</userinput>
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496
 
405
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406
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407
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408
 
 
 
500
  
409
501
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502
    <title>SECURITY</title>
411
503
    <para>
412
504
      The <option>--type</option>, <option>--length</option>,
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      <option>--subtype</option>, and <option>--sublength</option>
414
 
      options can be used to create keys of insufficient security.  If
415
 
      in doubt, leave them to the default values.
 
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      options can be used to create keys of low security.  If in
 
507
      doubt, leave them to the default values.
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    </para>
417
509
    <para>
418
 
      The key expire time is not guaranteed to be honored by
419
 
      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>mandos</refentrytitle>
 
510
      The key expire time is <emphasis>not</emphasis> guaranteed to be
 
511
      honored by <citerefentry><refentrytitle>mandos</refentrytitle>
420
512
      <manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
421
513
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422
514
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423
 
 
 
515
  
424
516
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425
517
    <title>SEE ALSO</title>
426
518
    <para>
427
 
      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>password-request</refentrytitle>
 
519
      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>intro</refentrytitle>
428
520
      <manvolnum>8mandos</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
 
521
      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>gpg</refentrytitle>
 
522
      <manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
 
523
      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>mandos-clients.conf</refentrytitle>
 
524
      <manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
429
525
      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>mandos</refentrytitle>
430
526
      <manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
431
 
      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>gpg</refentrytitle>
 
527
      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>mandos-client</refentrytitle>
 
528
      <manvolnum>8mandos</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
 
529
      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>ssh-keyscan</refentrytitle>
432
530
      <manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>
433
531
    </para>
434
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  </refsect1>
435
533
  
436
534
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