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<title>DESCRIPTION</title>
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<command>&COMMANDNAME;</command> is a client program that
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communicates with <citerefentry><refentrytitle
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>mandos</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
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to get a password. It uses IPv6 link-local addresses to get
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network connectivity, Zeroconf to find the server, and TLS with
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an OpenPGP key to ensure authenticity and confidentiality. It
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keeps running, trying all servers on the network, until it
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receives a satisfactory reply.
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to get a password. In slightly more detail, this client program
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brings up network interfaces, uses the interfaces’ IPv6
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link-local addresses to get network connectivity, uses Zeroconf
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to find servers on the local network, and communicates with
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servers using TLS with a raw public key to ensure authenticity
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and confidentiality. This client program keeps running, trying
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all servers on the network, until it receives a satisfactory
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reply or a TERM signal. After all servers have been tried, all
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servers are periodically retried. If no servers are found it
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will wait indefinitely for new servers to appear.
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The network interfaces are selected like this: If any interfaces
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are specified using the <option>--interface</option> option,
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those interface are used. Otherwise,
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<command>&COMMANDNAME;</command> will use all interfaces that
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are not loopback interfaces, are not point-to-point interfaces,
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are capable of broadcasting and do not have the NOARP flag (see
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<citerefentry><refentrytitle>netdevice</refentrytitle>
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<manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>). (If the
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<option>--connect</option> option is used, point-to-point
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interfaces and non-broadcast interfaces are accepted.) If any
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used interfaces are not up and running, they are first taken up
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(and later taken down again on program exit).
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Before network interfaces are selected, all <quote>network
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hooks</quote> are run; see <xref linkend="network-hooks"/>.
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This program is not meant to be run directly; it is really meant
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to run as a plugin of the <application>Mandos</application>
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<citerefentry><refentrytitle>plugin-runner</refentrytitle>
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<manvolnum>8mandos</manvolnum></citerefentry>, which in turn
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runs as a <quote>keyscript</quote> specified in the
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<citerefentry><refentrytitle>crypttab</refentrytitle>
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<manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry> file.
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to be run by other programs in the initial
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<acronym>RAM</acronym> disk environment; see <xref
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linkend="overview"/>.
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assumed to separate the address from the port number.
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This option is normally only useful for debugging.
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Normally, Zeroconf would be used to locate Mandos servers,
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in which case this option would only be used when testing
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<term><option>--keydir=<replaceable
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>DIRECTORY</replaceable></option></term>
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<replaceable>DIRECTORY</replaceable></option></term>
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Directory to read the OpenPGP key files
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<filename>pubkey.txt</filename> and
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<filename>seckey.txt</filename> from. The default is
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<filename>/conf/conf.d/mandos</filename> (in the initial
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<acronym>RAM</acronym> disk environment).
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<term><option>--interface=
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<replaceable>NAME</replaceable></option></term>
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<term><option>--interface=<replaceable
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>NAME</replaceable><arg rep='repeat'>,<replaceable
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>NAME</replaceable></arg></option></term>
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<replaceable>NAME</replaceable></option></term>
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<replaceable>NAME</replaceable><arg rep='repeat'>,<replaceable
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>NAME</replaceable></arg></option></term>
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Network interface that will be brought up and scanned for
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Mandos servers to connect to. The default it
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<quote><literal>eth0</literal></quote>.
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Comma separated list of network interfaces that will be
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brought up and scanned for Mandos servers to connect to.
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The default is the empty string, which will automatically
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use all appropriate interfaces.
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If the <option>--connect</option> option is used, and
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exactly one interface name is specified (except
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<quote><literal>none</literal></quote>), this specifies
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the interface to use to connect to the address given.
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Note that since this program will normally run in the
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initial RAM disk environment, the interface must be an
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interface which exists at that stage. Thus, the interface
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can normally not be a pseudo-interface such as
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<quote>br0</quote> or <quote>tun0</quote>; such interfaces
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will not exist until much later in the boot process, and
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can not be used by this program, unless created by a
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<quote>network hook</quote> — see <xref
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linkend="network-hooks"/>.
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<replaceable>NAME</replaceable> can be the string
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<quote><literal>none</literal></quote>; this will make
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<command>&COMMANDNAME;</command> only bring up interfaces
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specified <emphasis>before</emphasis> this string. This
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is not recommended, and only meant for advanced users.
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<replaceable>FILE</replaceable></option></term>
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OpenPGP secret key file name. This will be combined with
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the directory from the <option>--keydir</option> option to
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form an absolute file name. The default name is
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<quote><literal>seckey.txt</literal></quote>.
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OpenPGP secret key file name. The default name is
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<quote><filename>/conf/conf.d/mandos/seckey.txt</filename
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<term><option>--tls-pubkey=<replaceable
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>FILE</replaceable></option></term>
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<replaceable>FILE</replaceable></option></term>
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TLS raw public key file name. The default name is
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<quote><filename>/conf/conf.d/mandos/tls-pubkey.pem</filename
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<term><option>--tls-privkey=<replaceable
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>FILE</replaceable></option></term>
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<replaceable>FILE</replaceable></option></term>
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TLS secret key file name. The default name is
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<quote><filename>/conf/conf.d/mandos/tls-privkey.pem</filename
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<term><option>--priority=<replaceable
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>STRING</replaceable></option></term>
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<xi:include href="mandos-options.xml" xpointer="priority"/>
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<xi:include href="../mandos-options.xml"
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xpointer="priority"/>
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<term><option>--dh-bits=<replaceable
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>BITS</replaceable></option></term>
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Sets the number of bits to use for the prime number in the
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TLS Diffie-Hellman key exchange. Default is 1024.
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TLS Diffie-Hellman key exchange. The default value is
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selected automatically based on the GnuTLS security
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profile set in its priority string. Note that if the
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<option>--dh-params</option> option is used, the values
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from that file will be used instead.
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<term><option>--dh-params=<replaceable
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>FILE</replaceable></option></term>
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Specifies a PEM-encoded PKCS#3 file to read the parameters
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needed by the TLS Diffie-Hellman key exchange from. If
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this option is not given, or if the file for some reason
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could not be used, the parameters will be generated on
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startup, which will take some time and processing power.
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Those using servers running under time, power or processor
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constraints may want to generate such a file in advance
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<term><option>--delay=<replaceable
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>SECONDS</replaceable></option></term>
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After bringing a network interface up, the program waits
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for the interface to arrive in a <quote>running</quote>
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state before proceeding. During this time, the kernel log
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level will be lowered to reduce clutter on the system
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console, alleviating any other plugins which might be
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using the system console. This option sets the upper
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limit of seconds to wait. The default is 2.5 seconds.
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<term><option>--retry=<replaceable
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>SECONDS</replaceable></option></term>
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All Mandos servers are tried repeatedly until a password
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is received. This value specifies, in seconds, how long
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between each successive try <emphasis>for the same
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server</emphasis>. The default is 10 seconds.
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<term><option>--network-hook-dir=<replaceable
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>DIR</replaceable></option></term>
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Network hook directory. The default directory is
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<quote><filename class="directory"
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>/lib/mandos/network-hooks.d</filename></quote>.
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server could be found and the password received from it could be
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successfully decrypted and output on standard output. The
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program will exit with a non-zero exit status only if a critical
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error occurs. Otherwise, it will forever connect to new
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<application>Mandosservers</application> servers as they appear,
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trying to get a decryptable password.
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error occurs. Otherwise, it will forever connect to any
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discovered <application>Mandos</application> servers, trying to
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get a decryptable password and print it.
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<title>ENVIRONMENT</title>
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<term><envar>MANDOSPLUGINHELPERDIR</envar></term>
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This environment variable will be assumed to contain the
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directory containing any helper executables. The use and
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nature of these helper executables, if any, is purposely
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This program does not use any other environment variables, not
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even the ones provided by <citerefentry><refentrytitle
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>cryptsetup</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
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<refsect1 id="network-hooks">
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<title>NETWORK HOOKS</title>
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If a network interface like a bridge or tunnel is required to
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find a Mandos server, this requires the interface to be up and
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running before <command>&COMMANDNAME;</command> starts looking
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for Mandos servers. This can be accomplished by creating a
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<quote>network hook</quote> program, and placing it in a special
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Before the network is used (and again before program exit), any
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runnable programs found in the network hook directory are run
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with the argument <quote><literal>start</literal></quote> or
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<quote><literal>stop</literal></quote>. This should bring up or
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down, respectively, any network interface which
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<command>&COMMANDNAME;</command> should use.
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<refsect2 id="hook-requirements">
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<title>REQUIREMENTS</title>
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A network hook must be an executable file, and its name must
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consist entirely of upper and lower case letters, digits,
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underscores, periods, and hyphens.
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A network hook will receive one argument, which can be one of
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<term><literal>start</literal></term>
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This should make the network hook create (if necessary)
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and bring up a network interface.
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<term><literal>stop</literal></term>
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This should make the network hook take down a network
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interface, and delete it if it did not exist previously.
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<term><literal>files</literal></term>
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This should make the network hook print, <emphasis>one
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file per line</emphasis>, all the files needed for it to
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run. (These files will be copied into the initial RAM
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filesystem.) Typical use is for a network hook which is
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a shell script to print its needed binaries.
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It is not necessary to print any non-executable files
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already in the network hook directory, these will be
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copied implicitly if they otherwise satisfy the name
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<term><literal>modules</literal></term>
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This should make the network hook print, <emphasis>on
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separate lines</emphasis>, all the kernel modules needed
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for it to run. (These modules will be copied into the
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initial RAM filesystem.) For instance, a tunnel
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<quote><literal>tun</literal></quote> module.
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The network hook will be provided with a number of environment
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<term><envar>MANDOSNETHOOKDIR</envar></term>
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The network hook directory, specified to
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<command>&COMMANDNAME;</command> by the
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<option>--network-hook-dir</option> option. Note: this
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should <emphasis>always</emphasis> be used by the
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network hook to refer to itself or any files in the hook
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directory it may require.
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<term><envar>DEVICE</envar></term>
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The network interfaces, as specified to
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<command>&COMMANDNAME;</command> by the
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<option>--interface</option> option, combined to one
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string and separated by commas. If this is set, and
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does not contain the interface a hook will bring up,
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there is no reason for a hook to continue.
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<term><envar>MODE</envar></term>
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This will be the same as the first argument;
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i.e. <quote><literal>start</literal></quote>,
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<quote><literal>stop</literal></quote>,
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<quote><literal>files</literal></quote>, or
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<quote><literal>modules</literal></quote>.
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<term><envar>VERBOSITY</envar></term>
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This will be the <quote><literal>1</literal></quote> if
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the <option>--debug</option> option is passed to
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<command>&COMMANDNAME;</command>, otherwise
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<quote><literal>0</literal></quote>.
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<term><envar>DELAY</envar></term>
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This will be the same as the <option>--delay</option>
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option passed to <command>&COMMANDNAME;</command>. Is
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only set if <envar>MODE</envar> is
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<quote><literal>start</literal></quote> or
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<quote><literal>stop</literal></quote>.
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<term><envar>CONNECT</envar></term>
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This will be the same as the <option>--connect</option>
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option passed to <command>&COMMANDNAME;</command>. Is
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only set if <option>--connect</option> is passed and
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<envar>MODE</envar> is
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<quote><literal>start</literal></quote> or
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<quote><literal>stop</literal></quote>.
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A hook may not read from standard input, and should be
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restrictive in printing to standard output or standard error
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unless <varname>VERBOSITY</varname> is
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<quote><literal>1</literal></quote>.
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<refsect1 id="files">
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<title>FILES</title>
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<term><filename>/conf/conf.d/mandos/pubkey.txt</filename
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<term><filename>/conf/conf.d/mandos/seckey.txt</filename
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OpenPGP public and private key files, in <quote>ASCII
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Armor</quote> format. These are the default file names,
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they can be changed with the <option>--pubkey</option> and
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<option>--seckey</option> options.
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<term><filename>/conf/conf.d/mandos/tls-pubkey.pem</filename
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<term><filename>/conf/conf.d/mandos/tls-privkey.pem</filename
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Public and private raw key files, in <quote>PEM</quote>
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format. These are the default file names, they can be
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changed with the <option>--tls-pubkey</option> and
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<option>--tls-privkey</option> options.
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class="directory">/lib/mandos/network-hooks.d</filename></term>
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Directory where network hooks are located. Change this
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with the <option>--network-hook-dir</option> option. See
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<xref linkend="network-hooks"/>.
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<refsect1 id="bugs">
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<title>BUGS</title>
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<xi:include href="../bugs.xml"/>
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<refsect1 id="example">
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<title>EXAMPLE</title>
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Note that normally, command line options will not be given
773
directly, but passed on via the program responsible for starting
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this program; see <xref linkend="overview"/>.
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Normal invocation needs no options, if the network interfaces
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can be automatically determined:
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<userinput>&COMMANDNAME;</userinput>
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Search for Mandos servers (and connect to them) using one
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<userinput>&COMMANDNAME; --interface eth1</userinput>
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Run in debug mode, and use custom keys:
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<userinput>&COMMANDNAME; --debug --pubkey keydir/pubkey.txt --seckey keydir/seckey.txt --tls-pubkey keydir/tls-pubkey.pem --tls-privkey keydir/tls-privkey.pem</userinput>
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Run in debug mode, with custom keys, and do not use Zeroconf
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to locate a server; connect directly to the IPv6 link-local
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address <quote><systemitem class="ipaddress"
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>fe80::aede:48ff:fe71:f6f2</systemitem></quote>, port 4711,
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using interface eth2:
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<userinput>&COMMANDNAME; --debug --pubkey keydir/pubkey.txt --seckey keydir/seckey.txt --tls-pubkey keydir/tls-pubkey.pem --tls-privkey keydir/tls-privkey.pem --connect fe80::aede:48ff:fe71:f6f2:4711 --interface eth2</userinput>
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<refsect1 id="security">
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<title>SECURITY</title>
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This program assumes that it is set-uid to root, and will switch
827
back to the original (and presumably non-privileged) user and
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group after bringing up the network interface.
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To use this program for its intended purpose (see <xref
832
linkend="purpose"/>), the password for the root file system will
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have to be given out to be stored in a server computer, after
834
having been encrypted using an OpenPGP key. This encrypted data
835
which will be stored in a server can only be decrypted by the
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OpenPGP key, and the data will only be given out to those
837
clients who can prove they actually have that key. This key,
838
however, is stored unencrypted on the client side in its initial
839
<acronym>RAM</acronym> disk image file system. This is normally
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readable by all, but this is normally fixed during installation
841
of this program; file permissions are set so that no-one is able
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The only remaining weak point is that someone with physical
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access to the client hard drive might turn off the client
847
computer, read the OpenPGP and TLS keys directly from the hard
848
drive, and communicate with the server. To safeguard against
849
this, the server is supposed to notice the client disappearing
850
and stop giving out the encrypted data. Therefore, it is
851
important to set the timeout and checker interval values tightly
852
on the server. See <citerefentry><refentrytitle
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>mandos</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
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It will also help if the checker program on the server is
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configured to request something from the client which can not be
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spoofed by someone else on the network, like SSH server key
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fingerprints, and unlike unencrypted <acronym>ICMP</acronym>
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echo (<quote>ping</quote>) replies.
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<emphasis>Note</emphasis>: This makes it completely insecure to
864
have <application >Mandos</application> clients which dual-boot
865
to another operating system which is <emphasis>not</emphasis>
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trusted to keep the initial <acronym>RAM</acronym> disk image
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<refsect1 id="see_also">
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<title>SEE ALSO</title>
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<citerefentry><refentrytitle>intro</refentrytitle>
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<manvolnum>8mandos</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
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<citerefentry><refentrytitle>cryptsetup</refentrytitle>
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<manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
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<citerefentry><refentrytitle>crypttab</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>,
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<citerefentry><refentrytitle>password-prompt</refentrytitle>
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<citerefentry><refentrytitle>password-agent</refentrytitle>
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<manvolnum>8mandos</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
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<citerefentry><refentrytitle>plugin-runner</refentrytitle>
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<manvolnum>8mandos</manvolnum></citerefentry>
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<ulink url="http://www.zeroconf.org/">Zeroconf</ulink>
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<ulink url="http://www.avahi.org/">Avahi</ulink>
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url="http://www.gnu.org/software/gnutls/">GnuTLS</ulink>
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url="http://www.gnupg.org/related_software/gpgme/">
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<citation>RFC 4880: <citetitle>OpenPGP Message
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Format</citetitle></citation>
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<citation>RFC 5081: <citetitle>Using OpenPGP Keys for
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Transport Layer Security</citetitle></citation>
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<citation>RFC 4291: <citetitle>IP Version 6 Addressing
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Architecture</citetitle>, section 2.5.6, Link-Local IPv6
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Unicast Addresses</citation>
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<ulink url="http://www.zeroconf.org/">Zeroconf</ulink>
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Zeroconf is the network protocol standard used for finding
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Mandos servers on the local network.
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<ulink url="https://www.avahi.org/">Avahi</ulink>
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Avahi is the library this program calls to find Zeroconf
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<ulink url="https://www.gnutls.org/">GnuTLS</ulink>
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GnuTLS is the library this client uses to implement TLS for
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communicating securely with the server, and at the same time
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send the public key to the server.
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<ulink url="https://www.gnupg.org/related_software/gpgme/"
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GPGME is the library used to decrypt the OpenPGP data sent
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RFC 4291: <citetitle>IP Version 6 Addressing
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Architecture</citetitle>
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<term>Section 2.2: <citetitle>Text Representation of
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Addresses</citetitle></term>
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<listitem><para/></listitem>
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<term>Section 2.5.5.2: <citetitle>IPv4-Mapped IPv6
948
Address</citetitle></term>
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<listitem><para/></listitem>
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<term>Section 2.5.6, <citetitle>Link-Local IPv6 Unicast
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Addresses</citetitle></term>
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This client uses IPv6 link-local addresses, which are
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immediately usable since a link-local addresses is
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automatically assigned to a network interface when it
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RFC 5246: <citetitle>The Transport Layer Security (TLS)
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Protocol Version 1.2</citetitle>
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TLS 1.2 is the protocol implemented by GnuTLS.
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RFC 4880: <citetitle>OpenPGP Message Format</citetitle>
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The data received from the server is binary encrypted
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RFC 7250: <citetitle>Using Raw Public Keys in Transport
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Layer Security (TLS) and Datagram Transport Layer Security
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This is implemented by GnuTLS in version 3.6.6 and is, if
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present, used by this program so that raw public keys can be
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RFC 6091: <citetitle>Using OpenPGP Keys for Transport Layer
1005
Security</citetitle>
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This is implemented by GnuTLS before version 3.6.0 and is,
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if present, used by this program so that OpenPGP keys can be
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