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  • Committer: Teddy Hogeborn
  • Date: 2018-08-19 14:32:00 UTC
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Remove workaround for old mkinitramfs-kpkg

* Makefile (install-client-nokey): Do not install
  "initramfs-tools-hook-conf".
* debian/control (mandos-client/Depends): Add "(>= 0.99)" to
  dependency on "initramfs-tools", since that is the version which
  removed mkinitramfs-kpkg.
* debian/mandos-client.dirs: Remove
  "usr/share/initramfs-tools/conf-hooks.d".
* initramfs-tools-hook-conf: Removed.

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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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<!ENTITY VERSION "1.0">
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<!ENTITY COMMANDNAME "mandos">
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<!ENTITY TIMESTAMP "2008-08-29">
 
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<!ENTITY TIMESTAMP "2018-02-08">
 
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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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   <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>Mandos</productname>
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    <productnumber>&VERSION;</productnumber>
 
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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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      <year>2014</year>
 
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      <year>2015</year>
 
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      <year>2016</year>
 
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      <year>2017</year>
 
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      <year>2018</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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        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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      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">NAME</arg></arg>
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      <arg>--priority<arg choice="plain">PRIORITY</arg></arg>
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    <title>DESCRIPTION</title>
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      This program is the server part.  It is a normal server program
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      and will run in a normal system environment, not in an initial
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      RAM disk environment.
 
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      <acronym>RAM</acronym> disk environment.
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    <title>NETWORK PROTOCOL</title>
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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
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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
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      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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  <refsect1 id="approval">
 
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    <title>APPROVAL</title>
 
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    <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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      This can be used to deny a client its secret if not manually
 
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      approved within a specified time.  It can also be used to make
 
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      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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    <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 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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  </refsect1>
 
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  <refsect1 id="dbus_interface">
 
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    <para>
 
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      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
 
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      Mandos-specific user, if such a user exists.  For documentation
 
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      of the D-Bus API, see the file <filename>DBUS-API</filename>.
 
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    <title>EXIT STATUS</title>
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    <para>
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      critical error is encountered.
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    <title>ENVIRONMENT</title>
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    <variablelist>
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      <varlistentry>
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        <term><varname>PATH</varname></term>
 
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        <term><envar>PATH</envar></term>
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        <listitem>
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          <para>
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            To start the configured checker (see <xref
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      </varlistentry>
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    </variablelist>
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  <refsect1 id="file">
 
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    <title>FILES</title>
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    <para>
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      Use the <option>--configdir</option> option to change where
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        </listitem>
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      </varlistentry>
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      <varlistentry>
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        <term><filename>/var/run/mandos/mandos.pid</filename></term>
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        <listitem>
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          <para>
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            The file containing the process id of
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            <command>&COMMANDNAME;</command>.
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          </para>
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        </listitem>
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      </varlistentry>
395
 
      <varlistentry>
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        <term><filename>/dev/log</filename></term>
 
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        <term><filename>/run/mandos.pid</filename></term>
 
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        <listitem>
 
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          <para>
 
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            The file containing the process id of the
 
538
            <command>&COMMANDNAME;</command> process started last.
 
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            <emphasis >Note:</emphasis> If the <filename
 
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            class="directory">/run</filename> directory does not
 
541
            exist, <filename>/var/run/mandos.pid</filename> will be
 
542
            used instead.
 
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          </para>
 
544
        </listitem>
 
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      </varlistentry>
 
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      <varlistentry>
 
547
        <term><filename
 
548
        class="directory">/var/lib/mandos</filename></term>
 
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        <listitem>
 
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          <para>
 
551
            Directory where persistent state will be saved.  Change
 
552
            this with the <option>--statedir</option> option.  See
 
553
            also the <option>--no-restore</option> option.
 
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          </para>
 
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        </listitem>
 
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      </varlistentry>
 
557
      <varlistentry>
 
558
        <term><filename class="devicefile">/dev/log</filename></term>
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        <listitem>
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          <para>
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            The Unix domain socket to where local syslog messages are
422
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      backtrace.  This could be considered a feature.
423
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    </para>
424
586
    <para>
425
 
      Currently, if a client is declared <quote>invalid</quote> due to
426
 
      having timed out, the server does not record this fact onto
427
 
      permanent storage.  This has some security implications, see
428
 
      <xref linkend="CLIENTS"/>.
429
 
    </para>
430
 
    <para>
431
 
      There is currently no way of querying the server of the current
432
 
      status of clients, other than analyzing its <systemitem
433
 
      class="service">syslog</systemitem> output.
434
 
    </para>
435
 
    <para>
436
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      There is no fine-grained control over logging and debug output.
437
588
    </para>
438
589
    <para>
439
 
      Debug mode is conflated with running in the foreground.
440
 
    </para>
441
 
    <para>
442
 
      The console log messages does not show a timestamp.
443
 
    </para>
 
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      This server does not check the expire time of clients’ OpenPGP
 
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      keys.
 
592
    </para>
 
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    <xi:include href="bugs.xml"/>
444
594
  </refsect1>
445
595
  
446
596
  <refsect1 id="example">
456
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    <informalexample>
457
607
      <para>
458
608
        Run the server in debug mode, read configuration files from
459
 
        the <filename>~/mandos</filename> directory, and use the
460
 
        Zeroconf service name <quote>Test</quote> to not collide with
461
 
        any other official Mandos server on this host:
 
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        the <filename class="directory">~/mandos</filename> directory,
 
610
        and use the Zeroconf service name <quote>Test</quote> to not
 
611
        collide with any other official Mandos server on this host:
462
612
      </para>
463
613
      <para>
464
614
 
480
630
      </para>
481
631
    </informalexample>
482
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  </refsect1>
483
 
 
 
633
  
484
634
  <refsect1 id="security">
485
635
    <title>SECURITY</title>
486
 
    <refsect2 id="SERVER">
 
636
    <refsect2 id="server">
487
637
      <title>SERVER</title>
488
638
      <para>
489
639
        Running this <command>&COMMANDNAME;</command> server program
490
640
        should not in itself present any security risk to the host
491
 
        computer running it.  The program does not need any special
492
 
        privileges to run, and is designed to run as a non-root user.
 
641
        computer running it.  The program switches to a non-root user
 
642
        soon after startup.
493
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      </para>
494
644
    </refsect2>
495
 
    <refsect2 id="CLIENTS">
 
645
    <refsect2 id="clients">
496
646
      <title>CLIENTS</title>
497
647
      <para>
498
648
        The server only gives out its stored data to clients which
505
655
        <citerefentry><refentrytitle>mandos-clients.conf</refentrytitle>
506
656
        <manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>)
507
657
        <emphasis>must</emphasis> be made non-readable by anyone
508
 
        except the user running the server.
 
658
        except the user starting the server (usually root).
509
659
      </para>
510
660
      <para>
511
661
        As detailed in <xref linkend="checking"/>, the status of all
513
663
        compromised if they are gone for too long.
514
664
      </para>
515
665
      <para>
516
 
        If a client is compromised, its downtime should be duly noted
517
 
        by the server which would therefore declare the client
518
 
        invalid.  But if the server was ever restarted, it would
519
 
        re-read its client list from its configuration file and again
520
 
        regard all clients therein as valid, and hence eligible to
521
 
        receive their passwords.  Therefore, be careful when
522
 
        restarting servers if it is suspected that a client has, in
523
 
        fact, been compromised by parties who may now be running a
524
 
        fake Mandos client with the keys from the non-encrypted
525
 
        initial RAM image of the client host.  What should be done in
526
 
        that case (if restarting the server program really is
527
 
        necessary) is to stop the server program, edit the
528
 
        configuration file to omit any suspect clients, and restart
529
 
        the server program.
530
 
      </para>
531
 
      <para>
532
666
        For more details on client-side security, see
533
 
        <citerefentry><refentrytitle>password-request</refentrytitle>
 
667
        <citerefentry><refentrytitle>mandos-client</refentrytitle>
534
668
        <manvolnum>8mandos</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
535
669
      </para>
536
670
    </refsect2>
537
671
  </refsect1>
538
 
 
 
672
  
539
673
  <refsect1 id="see_also">
540
674
    <title>SEE ALSO</title>
541
675
    <para>
542
 
      <citerefentry>
543
 
        <refentrytitle>mandos.conf</refentrytitle>
544
 
        <manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>, <citerefentry>
545
 
        <refentrytitle>mandos-clients.conf</refentrytitle>
546
 
        <manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>, <citerefentry>
547
 
        <refentrytitle>password-request</refentrytitle>
548
 
        <manvolnum>8mandos</manvolnum></citerefentry>, <citerefentry>
549
 
        <refentrytitle>sh</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
550
 
      </citerefentry>
 
676
      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>intro</refentrytitle>
 
677
      <manvolnum>8mandos</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
 
678
      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>mandos-clients.conf</refentrytitle>
 
679
      <manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
 
680
      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>mandos.conf</refentrytitle>
 
681
      <manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
 
682
      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>mandos-client</refentrytitle>
 
683
      <manvolnum>8mandos</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
 
684
      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sh</refentrytitle>
 
685
      <manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>
551
686
    </para>
552
687
    <variablelist>
553
688
      <varlistentry>
574
709
      </varlistentry>
575
710
      <varlistentry>
576
711
        <term>
577
 
          <ulink url="http://www.gnu.org/software/gnutls/"
578
 
          >GnuTLS</ulink>
 
712
          <ulink url="https://gnutls.org/">GnuTLS</ulink>
579
713
        </term>
580
714
      <listitem>
581
715
        <para>
619
753
      </varlistentry>
620
754
      <varlistentry>
621
755
        <term>
622
 
          RFC 4346: <citetitle>The Transport Layer Security (TLS)
623
 
          Protocol Version 1.1</citetitle>
 
756
          RFC 5246: <citetitle>The Transport Layer Security (TLS)
 
757
          Protocol Version 1.2</citetitle>
624
758
        </term>
625
759
      <listitem>
626
760
        <para>
627
 
          TLS 1.1 is the protocol implemented by GnuTLS.
 
761
          TLS 1.2 is the protocol implemented by GnuTLS.
628
762
        </para>
629
763
      </listitem>
630
764
      </varlistentry>
640
774
      </varlistentry>
641
775
      <varlistentry>
642
776
        <term>
643
 
          RFC 5081: <citetitle>Using OpenPGP Keys for Transport Layer
644
 
          Security</citetitle>
 
777
          RFC 6091: <citetitle>Using OpenPGP Keys for Transport Layer
 
778
          Security (TLS) Authentication</citetitle>
645
779
        </term>
646
780
      <listitem>
647
781
        <para>