/mandos/release

To get this branch, use:
bzr branch http://bzr.recompile.se/loggerhead/mandos/release

« back to all changes in this revision

Viewing changes to mandos-clients.conf.xml

  • Committer: Teddy Hogeborn
  • Date: 2024-09-08 00:08:15 UTC
  • mto: This revision was merged to the branch mainline in revision 410.
  • Revision ID: teddy@recompile.se-20240908000815-x3gr5xion3kyyoio
Improve documentation

* mandos.conf.xml (DESCRIPTION): Remove the unnecessary word "simple".
* plugin-runner.xml (PLUGINS): Remove the unnecessary word "simply",
  and add the "executable" qualifier to the description of plugins.
* mandos-client.xml (DESCRIPTION, OPTIONS): Do not refer to
  "plugin-runner"; instead refer to the section "OVERVIEW".
  (OVERVIEW): Don't only describe plugin-runner; also describe
  how password-agent can start mandos-client.
  (EXAMPLE): Do not refer to "plugin-runner"; instead refer to the
  section "OVERVIEW".
  (SEE ALSO): Replace reference to "password-prompt" with
  "password-agent".

Show diffs side-by-side

added added

removed removed

Lines of Context:
mandos-clients.conf.xml
3
3
        "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
4
4
<!ENTITY CONFNAME "mandos-clients.conf">
5
5
<!ENTITY CONFPATH "<filename>/etc/mandos/clients.conf</filename>">
6
 
<!ENTITY TIMESTAMP "2018-02-08">
 
6
<!ENTITY TIMESTAMP "2019-02-10">
7
7
<!ENTITY % common SYSTEM "common.ent">
8
8
%common;
9
9
]>
43
43
      <year>2016</year>
44
44
      <year>2017</year>
45
45
      <year>2018</year>
 
46
      <year>2019</year>
46
47
      <holder>Teddy Hogeborn</holder>
47
48
      <holder>Björn Påhlsson</holder>
48
49
    </copyright>
186
187
            >--</option> %%(host)s</literal></quote>.  Note that
187
188
            <command>mandos-keygen</command>, when generating output
188
189
            to be inserted into this file, normally looks for an SSH
189
 
            server on the Mandos client, and, if it find one, outputs
 
190
            server on the Mandos client, and, if it finds one, outputs
190
191
            a <option>checker</option> option to check for the
191
 
            client’s key fingerprint – this is more secure against
 
192
            client’s SSH key fingerprint – this is more secure against
192
193
            spoofing.
193
194
          </para>
194
195
          <para>
227
228
        ><replaceable>HEXSTRING</replaceable></option></term>
228
229
        <listitem>
229
230
          <para>
230
 
            This option is <emphasis>required</emphasis>.
231
 
          </para>
232
 
          <para>
233
 
            This option sets the OpenPGP fingerprint that identifies
234
 
            the public key that clients authenticate themselves with
235
 
            through TLS.  The string needs to be in hexadecimal form,
236
 
            but spaces or upper/lower case are not significant.
 
231
            This option is <emphasis>required</emphasis> if the
 
232
            <option>key_id</option> is not set, and
 
233
            <emphasis>optional</emphasis> otherwise.
 
234
          </para>
 
235
          <para>
 
236
            This option sets the OpenPGP fingerprint that (before
 
237
            GnuTLS 3.6.0) identified the public key that clients
 
238
            authenticate themselves with through TLS.  The string
 
239
            needs to be in hexadecimal form, but spaces or upper/lower
 
240
            case are not significant.
 
241
          </para>
 
242
        </listitem>
 
243
      </varlistentry>
 
244
      
 
245
      <varlistentry>
 
246
        <term><option>key_id<literal> = </literal
 
247
        ><replaceable>HEXSTRING</replaceable></option></term>
 
248
        <listitem>
 
249
          <para>
 
250
            This option is <emphasis>required</emphasis> if the
 
251
            <option>fingerprint</option> is not set, and
 
252
            <emphasis>optional</emphasis> otherwise.
 
253
          </para>
 
254
          <para>
 
255
            This option sets the certificate key ID that (with GnuTLS
 
256
            3.6.6 or later) identifies the public key that clients
 
257
            authenticate themselves with through TLS.  The string
 
258
            needs to be in hexadecimal form, but spaces or upper/lower
 
259
            case are not significant.
237
260
          </para>
238
261
        </listitem>
239
262
      </varlistentry>
314
337
          <para>
315
338
            If present, this option must be set to a string of
316
339
            base64-encoded binary data.  It will be decoded and sent
317
 
            to the client matching the above
318
 
            <option>fingerprint</option>.  This should, of course, be
319
 
            OpenPGP encrypted data, decryptable only by the client.
 
340
            to the client matching the above <option>key_id</option>
 
341
            or <option>fingerprint</option>.  This should, of course,
 
342
            be OpenPGP encrypted data, decryptable only by the client.
320
343
            The program <citerefentry><refentrytitle><command
321
344
            >mandos-keygen</command></refentrytitle><manvolnum
322
345
            >8</manvolnum></citerefentry> can, using its
417
440
        <quote><literal>created</literal></quote>,
418
441
        <quote><literal>enabled</literal></quote>,
419
442
        <quote><literal>expires</literal></quote>,
 
443
        <quote><literal>key_id</literal></quote>,
420
444
        <quote><literal>fingerprint</literal></quote>,
421
445
        <quote><literal>host</literal></quote>,
422
446
        <quote><literal>interval</literal></quote>,
479
503
 
480
504
# Client "foo"
481
505
[foo]
 
506
key_id = 788cd77115cd0bb7b2d5e0ae8496f6b48149d5e712c652076b1fd2d957ef7c1f
482
507
fingerprint =  7788 2722 5BA7 DE53 9C5A  7CFA 59CF F7CD BD9A 5920
483
508
secret =
484
509
        hQIOA6QdEjBs2L/HEAf/TCyrDe5Xnm9esa+Pb/vWF9CUqfn4srzVgSu234
501
526
 
502
527
# Client "bar"
503
528
[bar]
 
529
key_id = F90C7A81D72D1EA69A51031A91FF8885F36C8B46D155C8C58709A4C99AE9E361
504
530
fingerprint = 3e393aeaefb84c7e89e2f547b3a107558fca3a27
505
531
secfile = /etc/mandos/bar-secret
506
532
timeout = PT15M