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  • Committer: Björn Påhlsson
  • Date: 2011-06-23 22:27:15 UTC
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  • Revision ID: belorn@fukt.bsnet.se-20110623222715-q5wro9ma9iyjl367
* Makefile (CFLAGS): Added "-lrt" to include real time library.
* plugins.d/mandos-client.c: use scandir(3) instead of readdir(3)
                             Prefix all debug output with "Mandos plugin " + program_invocation_short_name
                             Retry servers that failed to provide password.
                             New option --retry SECONDS that sets the interval between rechecking.
                             --retry also controls how often it retries a server when using --connect.
* plugins.d/splashy.c:  Prefix all debug output with "Mandos plugin " + program_invocation_short_name
* plugins.d/usplash.c: --||--
* plugins.d/askpass-fifo.c: --||--
* plugins.d/password-prompt.c: --||--
* plugins.d/plymouth.c: --||--
* mandos: Lower logger level from warning to info on failed client requests because client was disabled or unknown fingerprint.
* plugins.d/plymouth.c (get_pid): bug fix. Was not calling free on direntries. 

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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 COMMANDNAME "mandos">
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<!ENTITY TIMESTAMP "2011-10-22">
 
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<!ENTITY TIMESTAMP "2011-02-27">
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<!ENTITY % common SYSTEM "common.ent">
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%common;
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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@recompile.se</email>
 
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          <email>belorn@fukt.bsnet.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@recompile.se</email>
 
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          <email>teddy@fukt.bsnet.se</email>
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        </address>
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      </author>
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    </authorgroup>
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      <arg><option>--no-dbus</option></arg>
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      <sbr/>
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      <arg><option>--no-ipv6</option></arg>
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      <sbr/>
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      <arg><option>--no-restore</option></arg>
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    </cmdsynopsis>
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    <cmdsynopsis>
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      <command>&COMMANDNAME;</command>
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    <para>
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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. For an introduction, see
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      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>intro</refentrytitle>
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      <manvolnum>8mandos</manvolnum></citerefentry>. The Mandos server
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      uses Zeroconf to announce itself on the local network, and uses
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      TLS to communicate securely with and to authenticate the
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      clients.  The Mandos server uses IPv6 to allow Mandos clients to
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      use IPv6 link-local addresses, since the clients will probably
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      not have any other addresses configured (see <xref
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      linkend="overview"/>).  Any authenticated client is then given
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      the stored pre-encrypted password for that specific client.
 
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      client host computers.  The Mandos server uses Zeroconf to
 
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      announce itself on the local network, and uses TLS to
 
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      communicate securely with and to authenticate the clients.  The
 
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      Mandos server uses IPv6 to allow Mandos clients to use IPv6
 
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      link-local addresses, since the clients will probably not have
 
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      any other addresses configured (see <xref linkend="overview"/>).
 
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      Any authenticated client is then given the stored pre-encrypted
 
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      password for that specific client.
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    </para>
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  </refsect1>
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          <xi:include href="mandos-options.xml" xpointer="ipv6"/>
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        </listitem>
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      </varlistentry>
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      <varlistentry>
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        <term><option>--no-restore</option></term>
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          <xi:include href="mandos-options.xml" xpointer="restore"/>
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        </listitem>
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      </varlistentry>
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    </variablelist>
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  </refsect1>
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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.  (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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      checker program, and interval between checks can be configured
 
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      both globally and per client; see <citerefentry>
 
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      <refentrytitle>mandos-clients.conf</refentrytitle>
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      <manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>.  A client successfully
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      receiving its password will also be treated as a successful
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      checker run.
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      Debug mode is conflated with running in the foreground.
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    </para>
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    <para>
 
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      The console log messages do not show a time stamp.
 
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    <para>
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      This server does not check the expire time of clients’ OpenPGP
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      keys.
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    </para>
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  <refsect1 id="see_also">
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    <title>SEE ALSO</title>
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    <para>
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      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>intro</refentrytitle>
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      <manvolnum>8mandos</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
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      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>mandos-clients.conf</refentrytitle>
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      <manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
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      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>mandos.conf</refentrytitle>
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      <manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
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      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>mandos-client</refentrytitle>
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      <manvolnum>8mandos</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
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      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sh</refentrytitle>
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      <manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>
 
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      <citerefentry>
 
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        <refentrytitle>mandos-clients.conf</refentrytitle>
 
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        <manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>, <citerefentry>
 
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        <refentrytitle>mandos.conf</refentrytitle>
 
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        <manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>, <citerefentry>
 
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        <refentrytitle>mandos-client</refentrytitle>
 
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        <manvolnum>8mandos</manvolnum></citerefentry>, <citerefentry>
 
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        <refentrytitle>sh</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
 
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      </citerefentry>
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    </para>
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    <variablelist>
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      <varlistentry>