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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 "2010-09-25">

 

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<!ENTITY TIMESTAMP "2012-05-26">

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<!ENTITY % common SYSTEM "common.ent">

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%common;

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]>

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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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      <holder>Teddy Hogeborn</holder>

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      <holder>Björn Påhlsson</holder>

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    </copyright>

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      <sbr/>

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      <arg><option>--debug</option></arg>

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      <sbr/>

 

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      <arg><option>--debuglevel

 

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      <replaceable>LEVEL</replaceable></option></arg>

 

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      <sbr/>

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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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      <sbr/>

 

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      <arg><option>--statedir

 

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      <replaceable>DIRECTORY</replaceable></option></arg>

 

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      <sbr/>

 

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      <arg><option>--socket

 

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      <replaceable>FD</replaceable></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.  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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      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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    </para>

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  </refsect1>

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      </varlistentry>

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      <varlistentry>

 

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        <term><option>--debuglevel

 

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        <replaceable>LEVEL</replaceable></option></term>

 

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        <listitem>

 

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          <para>

 

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            Set the debugging log level.

 

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            <replaceable>LEVEL</replaceable> is a string, one of

 

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            <quote><literal>CRITICAL</literal></quote>,

 

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            <quote><literal>ERROR</literal></quote>,

 

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            <quote><literal>WARNING</literal></quote>,

 

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            <quote><literal>INFO</literal></quote>, or

 

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            <quote><literal>DEBUG</literal></quote>, in order of

 

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            increasing verbosity.  The default level is

 

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            <quote><literal>WARNING</literal></quote>.

 

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          </para>

 

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        </listitem>

 

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      </varlistentry>

 

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      <varlistentry>

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        <term><option>--priority <replaceable>

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        PRIORITY</replaceable></option></term>

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        <listitem>

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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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          <para>

 

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            See also <xref linkend="persistent_state"/>.

 

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          </para>

 

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        </listitem>

 

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      </varlistentry>

 

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      <varlistentry>

 

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        <term><option>--statedir

 

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        <replaceable>DIRECTORY</replaceable></option></term>

 

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        <listitem>

 

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          <xi:include href="mandos-options.xml" xpointer="statedir"/>

 

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        </listitem>

 

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      </varlistentry>

 

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      <varlistentry>

 

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        <term><option>--socket

 

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        <replaceable>FD</replaceable></option></term>

 

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        <listitem>

 

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          <xi:include href="mandos-options.xml" xpointer="socket"/>

 

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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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      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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      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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    <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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    <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>

 

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  <refsect1 id="dbus_interface">

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    <title>D-BUS INTERFACE</title>

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    <para>

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        </listitem>

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      </varlistentry>

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      <varlistentry>

 

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        <term><filename class="devicefile">/dev/log</filename></term>

 

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      </varlistentry>

 

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        <term><filename

 

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        class="directory">/var/lib/mandos</filename></term>

 

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        <listitem>

 

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          <para>

 

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            Directory where persistent state will be saved.  Change

 

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            this with the <option>--statedir</option> option.  See

 

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            also the <option>--no-restore</option> option.

 

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        </listitem>

 

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      </varlistentry>

 

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      <varlistentry>

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        <term><filename>/dev/log</filename></term>

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        <listitem>

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          <para>

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      backtrace.  This could be considered a feature.

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    </para>

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    <para>

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      server does not record this fact onto permanent storage.  This

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    </para>

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    <para>

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      There is no fine-grained control over logging and debug output.

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    </para>

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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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    <para>

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      keys.

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    <informalexample>

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      <para>

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        the <filename>~/mandos</filename> directory, and use the

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      </para>

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        it is suspected that a client has, in fact, been compromised

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        by parties who may now be running a fake Mandos client with

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        the keys from the non-encrypted initial <acronym>RAM</acronym>

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        image of the client host.  What should be done in that case

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      </para>

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      <para>

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        <citerefentry><refentrytitle>mandos-client</refentrytitle>

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        <manvolnum>8mandos</manvolnum></citerefentry>.

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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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        <refentrytitle>mandos-clients.conf</refentrytitle>

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        <manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>, <citerefentry>

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        <manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>, <citerefentry>

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        <manvolnum>8mandos</manvolnum></citerefentry>, <citerefentry>

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      </citerefentry>

 

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      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>intro</refentrytitle>

 

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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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      <manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>

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    </para>

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    <variablelist>

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      <varlistentry>

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