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* mandos (ClientDBus.start_checker): Removed unused variable
                                     "old_checker".
* mandos-monitor: Remove import of unused module "signal"

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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">
 
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<!ENTITY TIMESTAMP "2013-10-26">
 
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<!ENTITY % common SYSTEM "common.ent">
 
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%common;
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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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   <refentryinfo>
 
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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>2010</year>
 
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      <year>2011</year>
 
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      <year>2012</year>
 
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      <year>2013</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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      <para>
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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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        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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  <refnamediv>
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    <refname><command>&COMMANDNAME;</command></refname>
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      Sends encrypted passwords to authenticated Mandos clients
 
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      Gives encrypted passwords to authenticated Mandos clients
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  <refsynopsisdiv>
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    <cmdsynopsis>
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      <command>&COMMANDNAME;</command>
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      <arg>--interface<arg choice="plain">IF</arg></arg>
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      <arg>--address<arg choice="plain">ADDRESS</arg></arg>
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      <arg>--port<arg choice="plain">PORT</arg></arg>
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      <arg>--priority<arg choice="plain">PRIORITY</arg></arg>
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      <arg>--servicename<arg choice="plain">NAME</arg></arg>
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      <arg>--configdir<arg choice="plain">DIRECTORY</arg></arg>
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      <replaceable>LEVEL</replaceable></option></arg>
 
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    <title>DESCRIPTION</title>
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      <command>&COMMANDNAME;</command> is a server daemon which
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      handles incoming request for passwords for a pre-defined list of
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      client host computers.  The Mandos server uses Zeroconf to
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    <title>CHECKING</title>
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    <para>
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      The server will, by default, continually check that the clients
308
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      are still up.  If a client has not been confirmed as being up
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      for some time, the client is assumed to be compromised and is no
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      longer eligible to receive the encrypted password.  The timeout,
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      checker program, and interval between checks can be configured
312
 
      both globally and per client; see <citerefentry>
 
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      longer eligible to receive the encrypted password.  (Manual
 
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      intervention is required to re-enable a client.)  The timeout,
 
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      extended timeout, checker program, and interval between checks
 
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      can be configured both globally and per client; see
 
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      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>mandos-clients.conf</refentrytitle>
 
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      <manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
 
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    </para>
 
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  </refsect1>
 
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  <refsect1 id="approval">
 
413
    <title>APPROVAL</title>
 
414
    <para>
 
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      The server can be configured to require manual approval for a
 
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      client before it is sent its secret.  The delay to wait for such
 
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      approval and the default action (approve or deny) can be
 
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      configured both globally and per client; see <citerefentry>
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      <refentrytitle>mandos-clients.conf</refentrytitle>
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      <manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
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    </para>
 
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      <manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>.  By default all clients
 
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      will be approved immediately without delay.
 
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    </para>
 
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    <para>
 
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      This can be used to deny a client its secret if not manually
 
425
      approved within a specified time.  It can also be used to make
 
426
      the server delay before giving a client its secret, allowing
 
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      optional manual denying of this specific client.
 
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    </para>
 
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  </refsect1>
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318
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  <refsect1 id="logging">
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    <title>LOGGING</title>
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    <para>
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      The server will send log message with various severity levels to
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      <filename>/dev/log</filename>.  With the
 
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      <filename class="devicefile">/dev/log</filename>.  With the
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      <option>--debug</option> option, it will log even more messages,
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      and also show them on the console.
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    </para>
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  </refsect1>
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  <refsect1 id="persistent_state">
 
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    <title>PERSISTENT STATE</title>
 
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    <para>
 
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      Client settings, initially read from
 
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      <filename>clients.conf</filename>, are persistent across
 
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      restarts, and run-time changes will override settings in
 
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      <filename>clients.conf</filename>.  However, if a setting is
 
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      <emphasis>changed</emphasis> (or a client added, or removed) in
 
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      <filename>clients.conf</filename>, this will take precedence.
 
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    </para>
 
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  </refsect1>
 
453
  
 
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  <refsect1 id="dbus_interface">
 
455
    <title>D-BUS INTERFACE</title>
 
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    <para>
 
457
      The server will by default provide a D-Bus system bus interface.
 
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      This interface will only be accessible by the root user or a
 
459
      Mandos-specific user, if such a user exists.  For documentation
 
460
      of the D-Bus API, see the file <filename>DBUS-API</filename>.
 
461
    </para>
 
462
  </refsect1>
 
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  <refsect1 id="exit_status">
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    <title>EXIT STATUS</title>
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    <para>
332
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      critical error is encountered.
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    </para>
334
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  </refsect1>
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336
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  <refsect1 id="environment">
337
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    <title>ENVIRONMENT</title>
338
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    <variablelist>
339
475
      <varlistentry>
340
 
        <term><varname>PATH</varname></term>
 
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        <term><envar>PATH</envar></term>
341
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        <listitem>
342
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          <para>
343
479
            To start the configured checker (see <xref
352
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      </varlistentry>
353
489
    </variablelist>
354
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  </refsect1>
355
 
 
356
 
  <refsect1 id="file">
 
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492
  <refsect1 id="files">
357
493
    <title>FILES</title>
358
494
    <para>
359
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      Use the <option>--configdir</option> option to change where
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        </listitem>
383
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      </varlistentry>
384
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      <varlistentry>
385
 
        <term><filename>/var/run/mandos/mandos.pid</filename></term>
386
 
        <listitem>
387
 
          <para>
388
 
            The file containing the process id of
389
 
            <command>&COMMANDNAME;</command>.
 
521
        <term><filename>/run/mandos.pid</filename></term>
 
522
        <listitem>
 
523
          <para>
 
524
            The file containing the process id of the
 
525
            <command>&COMMANDNAME;</command> process started last.
 
526
            <emphasis >Note:</emphasis> If the <filename
 
527
            class="directory">/run</filename> directory does not
 
528
            exist, <filename>/var/run/mandos.pid</filename> will be
 
529
            used instead.
 
530
          </para>
 
531
        </listitem>
 
532
      </varlistentry>
 
533
      <varlistentry>
 
534
        <term><filename class="devicefile">/dev/log</filename></term>
 
535
      </varlistentry>
 
536
      <varlistentry>
 
537
        <term><filename
 
538
        class="directory">/var/lib/mandos</filename></term>
 
539
        <listitem>
 
540
          <para>
 
541
            Directory where persistent state will be saved.  Change
 
542
            this with the <option>--statedir</option> option.  See
 
543
            also the <option>--no-restore</option> option.
390
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          </para>
391
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        </listitem>
392
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      </varlistentry>
420
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      backtrace.  This could be considered a feature.
421
575
    </para>
422
576
    <para>
423
 
      Currently, if a client is declared <quote>invalid</quote> due to
424
 
      having timed out, the server does not record this fact onto
425
 
      permanent storage.  This has some security implications, see
426
 
      <xref linkend="CLIENTS"/>.
427
 
    </para>
428
 
    <para>
429
 
      There is currently no way of querying the server of the current
430
 
      status of clients, other than analyzing its <systemitem
431
 
      class="service">syslog</systemitem> output.
432
 
    </para>
433
 
    <para>
434
577
      There is no fine-grained control over logging and debug output.
435
578
    </para>
436
579
    <para>
437
 
      Debug mode is conflated with running in the foreground.
438
 
    </para>
439
 
    <para>
440
 
      The console log messages does not show a timestamp.
 
580
      This server does not check the expire time of clients’ OpenPGP
 
581
      keys.
441
582
    </para>
442
583
  </refsect1>
443
584
  
448
589
        Normal invocation needs no options:
449
590
      </para>
450
591
      <para>
451
 
        <userinput>mandos</userinput>
 
592
        <userinput>&COMMANDNAME;</userinput>
452
593
      </para>
453
594
    </informalexample>
454
595
    <informalexample>
455
596
      <para>
456
597
        Run the server in debug mode, read configuration files from
457
 
        the <filename>~/mandos</filename> directory, and use the
458
 
        Zeroconf service name <quote>Test</quote> to not collide with
459
 
        any other official Mandos server on this host:
 
598
        the <filename class="directory">~/mandos</filename> directory,
 
599
        and use the Zeroconf service name <quote>Test</quote> to not
 
600
        collide with any other official Mandos server on this host:
460
601
      </para>
461
602
      <para>
462
603
 
463
604
<!-- do not wrap this line -->
464
 
<userinput>mandos --debug --configdir ~/mandos --servicename Test</userinput>
 
605
<userinput>&COMMANDNAME; --debug --configdir ~/mandos --servicename Test</userinput>
465
606
 
466
607
      </para>
467
608
    </informalexample>
473
614
      <para>
474
615
 
475
616
<!-- do not wrap this line -->
476
 
<userinput>mandos --interface eth7 --address fe80::aede:48ff:fe71:f6f2</userinput>
 
617
<userinput>&COMMANDNAME; --interface eth7 --address fe80::aede:48ff:fe71:f6f2</userinput>
477
618
 
478
619
      </para>
479
620
    </informalexample>
480
621
  </refsect1>
481
 
 
 
622
  
482
623
  <refsect1 id="security">
483
624
    <title>SECURITY</title>
484
 
    <refsect2 id="SERVER">
 
625
    <refsect2 id="server">
485
626
      <title>SERVER</title>
486
627
      <para>
487
628
        Running this <command>&COMMANDNAME;</command> server program
488
629
        should not in itself present any security risk to the host
489
 
        computer running it.  The program does not need any special
490
 
        privileges to run, and is designed to run as a non-root user.
 
630
        computer running it.  The program switches to a non-root user
 
631
        soon after startup.
491
632
      </para>
492
633
    </refsect2>
493
 
    <refsect2 id="CLIENTS">
 
634
    <refsect2 id="clients">
494
635
      <title>CLIENTS</title>
495
636
      <para>
496
637
        The server only gives out its stored data to clients which
503
644
        <citerefentry><refentrytitle>mandos-clients.conf</refentrytitle>
504
645
        <manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>)
505
646
        <emphasis>must</emphasis> be made non-readable by anyone
506
 
        except the user running the server.
 
647
        except the user starting the server (usually root).
507
648
      </para>
508
649
      <para>
509
650
        As detailed in <xref linkend="checking"/>, the status of all
511
652
        compromised if they are gone for too long.
512
653
      </para>
513
654
      <para>
514
 
        If a client is compromised, its downtime should be duly noted
515
 
        by the server which would therefore declare the client
516
 
        invalid.  But if the server was ever restarted, it would
517
 
        re-read its client list from its configuration file and again
518
 
        regard all clients therein as valid, and hence eligible to
519
 
        receive their passwords.  Therefore, be careful when
520
 
        restarting servers if it is suspected that a client has, in
521
 
        fact, been compromised by parties who may now be running a
522
 
        fake Mandos client with the keys from the non-encrypted
523
 
        initial RAM image of the client host.  What should be done in
524
 
        that case (if restarting the server program really is
525
 
        necessary) is to stop the server program, edit the
526
 
        configuration file to omit any suspect clients, and restart
527
 
        the server program.
528
 
      </para>
529
 
      <para>
530
655
        For more details on client-side security, see
531
 
        <citerefentry><refentrytitle>password-request</refentrytitle>
 
656
        <citerefentry><refentrytitle>mandos-client</refentrytitle>
532
657
        <manvolnum>8mandos</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
533
658
      </para>
534
659
    </refsect2>
535
660
  </refsect1>
536
 
 
 
661
  
537
662
  <refsect1 id="see_also">
538
663
    <title>SEE ALSO</title>
539
664
    <para>
540
 
      <citerefentry>
541
 
        <refentrytitle>mandos.conf</refentrytitle>
542
 
        <manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>, <citerefentry>
543
 
        <refentrytitle>mandos-clients.conf</refentrytitle>
544
 
        <manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>, <citerefentry>
545
 
        <refentrytitle>password-request</refentrytitle>
546
 
        <manvolnum>8mandos</manvolnum></citerefentry>, <citerefentry>
547
 
        <refentrytitle>sh</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
548
 
      </citerefentry>
 
665
      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>intro</refentrytitle>
 
666
      <manvolnum>8mandos</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
 
667
      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>mandos-clients.conf</refentrytitle>
 
668
      <manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
 
669
      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>mandos.conf</refentrytitle>
 
670
      <manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
 
671
      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>mandos-client</refentrytitle>
 
672
      <manvolnum>8mandos</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
 
673
      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sh</refentrytitle>
 
674
      <manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>
549
675
    </para>
550
676
    <variablelist>
551
677
      <varlistentry>
572
698
      </varlistentry>
573
699
      <varlistentry>
574
700
        <term>
575
 
          <ulink
576
 
              url="http://www.gnu.org/software/gnutls/">GnuTLS</ulink>
 
701
          <ulink url="http://www.gnu.org/software/gnutls/"
 
702
          >GnuTLS</ulink>
577
703
        </term>
578
704
      <listitem>
579
705
        <para>
585
711
      </varlistentry>
586
712
      <varlistentry>
587
713
        <term>
588
 
          <citation>RFC 4291: <citetitle>IP Version 6 Addressing
589
 
          Architecture</citetitle>, section 2.5.6, Link-Local IPv6
590
 
          Unicast Addresses</citation>
 
714
          RFC 4291: <citetitle>IP Version 6 Addressing
 
715
          Architecture</citetitle>
591
716
        </term>
592
717
        <listitem>
593
 
          <para>
594
 
            The clients use IPv6 link-local addresses, which are
595
 
            immediately usable since a link-local addresses is
596
 
            automatically assigned to a network interfaces when it is
597
 
            brought up.
598
 
          </para>
 
718
          <variablelist>
 
719
            <varlistentry>
 
720
              <term>Section 2.2: <citetitle>Text Representation of
 
721
              Addresses</citetitle></term>
 
722
              <listitem><para/></listitem>
 
723
            </varlistentry>
 
724
            <varlistentry>
 
725
              <term>Section 2.5.5.2: <citetitle>IPv4-Mapped IPv6
 
726
              Address</citetitle></term>
 
727
              <listitem><para/></listitem>
 
728
            </varlistentry>
 
729
            <varlistentry>
 
730
            <term>Section 2.5.6, <citetitle>Link-Local IPv6 Unicast
 
731
            Addresses</citetitle></term>
 
732
            <listitem>
 
733
              <para>
 
734
                The clients use IPv6 link-local addresses, which are
 
735
                immediately usable since a link-local addresses is
 
736
                automatically assigned to a network interfaces when it
 
737
                is brought up.
 
738
              </para>
 
739
            </listitem>
 
740
            </varlistentry>
 
741
          </variablelist>
599
742
        </listitem>
600
743
      </varlistentry>
601
744
      <varlistentry>
602
745
        <term>
603
 
          <citation>RFC 4346: <citetitle>The Transport Layer Security
604
 
          (TLS) Protocol Version 1.1</citetitle></citation>
 
746
          RFC 4346: <citetitle>The Transport Layer Security (TLS)
 
747
          Protocol Version 1.1</citetitle>
605
748
        </term>
606
749
      <listitem>
607
750
        <para>
611
754
      </varlistentry>
612
755
      <varlistentry>
613
756
        <term>
614
 
          <citation>RFC 4880: <citetitle>OpenPGP Message
615
 
          Format</citetitle></citation>
 
757
          RFC 4880: <citetitle>OpenPGP Message Format</citetitle>
616
758
        </term>
617
759
      <listitem>
618
760
        <para>
622
764
      </varlistentry>
623
765
      <varlistentry>
624
766
        <term>
625
 
          <citation>RFC 5081: <citetitle>Using OpenPGP Keys for
626
 
          Transport Layer Security</citetitle></citation>
 
767
          RFC 5081: <citetitle>Using OpenPGP Keys for Transport Layer
 
768
          Security</citetitle>
627
769
        </term>
628
770
      <listitem>
629
771
        <para>
635
777
    </variablelist>
636
778
  </refsect1>
637
779
</refentry>
 
780
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781
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782
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783
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784
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