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<refentry xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude">
<refentryinfo>
<title>Mandos Manual</title>
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<productname>Mandos</productname>
<productnumber>&VERSION;</productnumber>
<date>&TIMESTAMP;</date>
<authorgroup>
<author>
<firstname>Björn</firstname>
<surname>Påhlsson</surname>
<address>
<email>belorn@fukt.bsnet.se</email>
</address>
</author>
<author>
<firstname>Teddy</firstname>
<surname>Hogeborn</surname>
<address>
<email>teddy@fukt.bsnet.se</email>
</address>
</author>
</authorgroup>
<copyright>
<year>2008</year>
<holder>Teddy Hogeborn</holder>
<holder>Björn Påhlsson</holder>
</copyright>
<xi:include href="../legalnotice.xml"/>
</refentryinfo>
<refmeta>
<refentrytitle>&COMMANDNAME;</refentrytitle>
<manvolnum>8mandos</manvolnum>
</refmeta>
<refnamediv>
<refname><command>&COMMANDNAME;</command></refname>
<refpurpose>
Client for mandos
</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
<cmdsynopsis>
<command>&COMMANDNAME;</command>
<group>
<arg choice="plain"><option>--connect
<replaceable>IPADDR</replaceable><literal>:</literal
><replaceable>PORT</replaceable></option></arg>
<arg choice="plain"><option>-c
<replaceable>IPADDR</replaceable><literal>:</literal
><replaceable>PORT</replaceable></option></arg>
</group>
<sbr/>
<group>
<arg choice="plain"><option>--keydir
<replaceable>DIRECTORY</replaceable></option></arg>
<arg choice="plain"><option>-d
<replaceable>DIRECTORY</replaceable></option></arg>
</group>
<sbr/>
<group>
<arg choice="plain"><option>--interface
<replaceable>NAME</replaceable></option></arg>
<arg choice="plain"><option>-i
<replaceable>NAME</replaceable></option></arg>
</group>
<sbr/>
<group>
<arg choice="plain"><option>--pubkey
<replaceable>FILE</replaceable></option></arg>
<arg choice="plain"><option>-p
<replaceable>FILE</replaceable></option></arg>
</group>
<sbr/>
<group>
<arg choice="plain"><option>--seckey
<replaceable>FILE</replaceable></option></arg>
<arg choice="plain"><option>-s
<replaceable>FILE</replaceable></option></arg>
</group>
<sbr/>
<arg>
<option>--priority <replaceable>STRING</replaceable></option>
</arg>
<sbr/>
<arg>
<option>--dh-bits <replaceable>BITS</replaceable></option>
</arg>
<sbr/>
<arg>
<option>--debug</option>
</arg>
</cmdsynopsis>
<cmdsynopsis>
<command>&COMMANDNAME;</command>
<group choice="req">
<arg choice="plain"><option>--help</option></arg>
<arg choice="plain"><option>-?</option></arg>
</group>
</cmdsynopsis>
<cmdsynopsis>
<command>&COMMANDNAME;</command>
<arg choice="plain"><option>--usage</option></arg>
</cmdsynopsis>
<cmdsynopsis>
<command>&COMMANDNAME;</command>
<group choice="req">
<arg choice="plain"><option>--version</option></arg>
<arg choice="plain"><option>-V</option></arg>
</group>
</cmdsynopsis>
</refsynopsisdiv>
<refsect1 id="description">
<title>DESCRIPTION</title>
<para>
<command>&COMMANDNAME;</command> is a client program that
communicates with <citerefentry><refentrytitle
>mandos</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
to get a password. It uses IPv6 link-local addresses to get
network connectivity, Zeroconf to find the server, and TLS with
an OpenPGP key to ensure authenticity and confidentiality. It
keeps running, trying all servers on the network, until it
receives a satisfactory reply.
</para>
<para>
This program is not meant to be run directly; it is really meant
to run as a plugin of the <application>Mandos</application>
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>plugin-runner</refentrytitle>
<manvolnum>8mandos</manvolnum></citerefentry>, which runs in the
initial <acronym>RAM</acronym> disk environment because it is
specified as a <quote>keyscript</quote> in the <citerefentry>
<refentrytitle>crypttab</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum>
</citerefentry> file.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 id="purpose">
<title>PURPOSE</title>
<para>
The purpose of this is to enable <emphasis>remote and unattended
rebooting</emphasis> of client host computer with an
<emphasis>encrypted root file system</emphasis>. See <xref
linkend="overview"/> for details.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 id="options">
<title>OPTIONS</title>
<para>
This program is commonly not invoked from the command line; it
is normally started by the <application>Mandos</application>
plugin runner, see <citerefentry><refentrytitle
>plugin-runner</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8mandos</manvolnum>
</citerefentry>. Any command line options this program accepts
are therefore normally provided by the plugin runner, and not
directly.
</para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>--connect=<replaceable
>ADDRESS</replaceable><literal>:</literal><replaceable
>PORT</replaceable></option></term>
<term><option>-c
<replaceable>ADDRESS</replaceable><literal>:</literal
><replaceable>PORT</replaceable></option></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Do not use Zeroconf to locate servers. Connect directly
to only one specified <application>Mandos</application>
server. Note that an IPv6 address has colon characters in
it, so the <emphasis>last</emphasis> colon character is
assumed to separate the address from the port number.
</para>
<para>
This option is normally only useful for testing and
debugging.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>--keydir=<replaceable
>DIRECTORY</replaceable></option></term>
<term><option>-d
<replaceable>DIRECTORY</replaceable></option></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Directory to read the OpenPGP key files
<filename>pubkey.txt</filename> and
<filename>seckey.txt</filename> from. The default is
<filename>/conf/conf.d/mandos</filename> (in the initial
<acronym>RAM</acronym> disk environment).
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>--interface=
<replaceable>NAME</replaceable></option></term>
<term><option>-i
<replaceable>NAME</replaceable></option></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Network interface that will be brought up and scanned for
Mandos servers to connect to. The default it
<quote><literal>eth0</literal></quote>.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>--pubkey=<replaceable
>FILE</replaceable></option></term>
<term><option>-p
<replaceable>FILE</replaceable></option></term>
<listitem>
<para>
OpenPGP public key file base name. This will be combined
with the directory from the <option>--keydir</option>
option to form an absolute file name. The default name is
<quote><literal>pubkey.txt</literal></quote>.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>--seckey=<replaceable
>FILE</replaceable></option></term>
<term><option>-s
<replaceable>FILE</replaceable></option></term>
<listitem>
<para>
OpenPGP secret key file base name. This will be combined
with the directory from the <option>--keydir</option>
option to form an absolute file name. The default name is
<quote><literal>seckey.txt</literal></quote>.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>--priority=<replaceable
>STRING</replaceable></option></term>
<listitem>
<xi:include href="../mandos-options.xml"
xpointer="priority"/>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>--dh-bits=<replaceable
>BITS</replaceable></option></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Sets the number of bits to use for the prime number in the
TLS Diffie-Hellman key exchange. Default is 1024.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>--debug</option></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Enable debug mode. This will enable a lot of output to
standard error about what the program is doing. The
program will still perform all other functions normally.
</para>
<para>
It will also enable debug mode in the Avahi and GnuTLS
libraries, making them print large amounts of debugging
output.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>--help</option></term>
<term><option>-?</option></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Gives a help message about options and their meanings.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>--usage</option></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Gives a short usage message.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>--version</option></term>
<term><option>-V</option></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Prints the program version.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 id="overview">
<title>OVERVIEW</title>
<xi:include href="../overview.xml"/>
<para>
This program is the client part. It is a plugin started by
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>plugin-runner</refentrytitle>
<manvolnum>8mandos</manvolnum></citerefentry> which will run in
an initial <acronym>RAM</acronym> disk environment.
</para>
<para>
This program could, theoretically, be used as a keyscript in
<filename>/etc/crypttab</filename>, but it would then be
impossible to enter the encrypted root disk password at the
console, since this program does not read from the console at
all. This is why a separate plugin does that, which will be run
in parallell to this one.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 id="exit_status">
<title>EXIT STATUS</title>
<para>
This program will exit with a successful (zero) exit status if a
server could be found and the password received from it could be
successfully decrypted and output on standard output. The
program will exit with a non-zero exit status only if a critical
error occurs. Otherwise, it will forever connect to new
<application>Mandosservers</application> servers as they appear,
trying to get a decryptable password.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 id="environment">
<title>ENVIRONMENT</title>
<para>
This program does not use any environment variables, not even
the ones provided by <citerefentry><refentrytitle
>cryptsetup</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
</citerefentry>.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 id="file">
<title>FILES</title>
<para>
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 id="bugs">
<title>BUGS</title>
<para>
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 id="example">
<title>EXAMPLE</title>
<para>
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 id="security">
<title>SECURITY</title>
<para>
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 id="see_also">
<title>SEE ALSO</title>
<para>
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>mandos</refentrytitle>
<manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>password-prompt</refentrytitle>
<manvolnum>8mandos</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>plugin-runner</refentrytitle>
<manvolnum>8mandos</manvolnum></citerefentry>
</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para>
<ulink url="http://www.zeroconf.org/">Zeroconf</ulink>
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
<ulink url="http://www.avahi.org/">Avahi</ulink>
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
<ulink
url="http://www.gnu.org/software/gnutls/">GnuTLS</ulink>
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
<ulink
url="http://www.gnupg.org/related_software/gpgme/"
>GPGME</ulink>
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
<citation>RFC 4880: <citetitle>OpenPGP Message
Format</citetitle></citation>
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
<citation>RFC 5081: <citetitle>Using OpenPGP Keys for
Transport Layer Security</citetitle></citation>
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
<citation>RFC 4291: <citetitle>IP Version 6 Addressing
Architecture</citetitle>, section 2.5.6, Link-Local IPv6
Unicast Addresses</citation>
</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
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