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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. In slightly more detail, this client program
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brings up a network interface, uses the interface’s IPv6
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link-local address to get network connectivity, uses Zeroconf to
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find servers on the local network, and communicates with servers
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using TLS with an OpenPGP key to ensure authenticity and
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confidentiality. This client program keeps running, trying all
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servers on the network, until it receives a satisfactory reply
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or a TERM signal is received. If no servers are found, or after
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all servers have been tried, it waits indefinitely for new
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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 runs in the
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initial <acronym>RAM</acronym> disk environment because it is
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specified as a <quote>keyscript</quote> in the <citerefentry>
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<refentrytitle>crypttab</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum>
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</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 testing and
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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>--interface=<replaceable
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>NAME</replaceable></option></term>
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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 is the empty
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string, which will automatically choose an appropriate
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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, this
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specifies the interface to use to connect to the address
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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 not be a pseudo-interface such as <quote>br0</quote>
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or <quote>tun0</quote>; such interfaces will not exist
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until much later in the boot process, and can not be used
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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 not use
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any specific interface, and will not bring up an interface
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on startup. This is not recommended, and only meant for
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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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<title>OVERVIEW</title>
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<xi:include href="../overview.xml"/>
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This program is the client part. It is a plugin started by
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<citerefentry><refentrytitle>plugin-runner</refentrytitle>
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<manvolnum>8mandos</manvolnum></citerefentry> which will run in
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an initial <acronym>RAM</acronym> disk environment.
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This program is the client part. It is run automatically in an
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initial <acronym>RAM</acronym> disk environment.
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In an initial <acronym>RAM</acronym> disk environment using
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<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle>
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<manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>, this program is started
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by the <application>Mandos</application> <citerefentry>
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<refentrytitle>password-agent</refentrytitle>
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<manvolnum>8mandos</manvolnum></citerefentry>, which in turn is
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started automatically by the <citerefentry>
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<refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
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</citerefentry> <quote>Password Agent</quote> system.
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In the case of a non-<citerefentry>
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<refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
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</citerefentry> environment, this program is started as a plugin
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of the <application>Mandos</application> <citerefentry>
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<refentrytitle>plugin-runner</refentrytitle>
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<manvolnum>8mandos</manvolnum></citerefentry>, which runs in the
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initial <acronym>RAM</acronym> disk environment because it is
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specified as a <quote>keyscript</quote> in the <citerefentry>
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<refentrytitle>crypttab</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum>
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</citerefentry> file.
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This program could, theoretically, be used as a keyscript in
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<filename>/etc/crypttab</filename>, but it would then be
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impossible to enter a password for the encrypted root disk at
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the console, since this program does not read from the console
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at all. This is why a separate plugin runner (<citerefentry>
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<refentrytitle>plugin-runner</refentrytitle>
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<manvolnum>8mandos</manvolnum></citerefentry>) is used to run
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both this program and others in in parallel,
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<emphasis>one</emphasis> of which will prompt for passwords on
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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>Mandos</application> servers as they appear, trying
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to get a decryptable password and print it.
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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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<refsect1 id="environment">
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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 environment variables, not even
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the ones provided by <citerefentry><refentrytitle
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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/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
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directly, but via options for the Mandos <citerefentry
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><refentrytitle>plugin-runner</refentrytitle>
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<manvolnum>8mandos</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
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directly, but passed on via the program responsible for starting
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this program; see <xref linkend="overview"/>.
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<informalexample>
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Normal invocation needs no options, if the network interface
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is <quote>eth0</quote>:
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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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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
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computer, read the OpenPGP keys directly from the hard drive,
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and communicate with the server. To safeguard against this, the
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server is supposed to notice the client disappearing and stop
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giving out the encrypted data. Therefore, it is important to
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set the timeout and checker interval values tightly on the
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server. See <citerefentry><refentrytitle
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computer, read the OpenPGP and TLS keys directly from the hard
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drive, and communicate with the server. To safeguard against
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this, the server is supposed to notice the client disappearing
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and stop giving out the encrypted data. Therefore, it is
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important to set the timeout and checker interval values tightly
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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, unlike unencrypted
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<acronym>ICMP</acronym> echo (<quote>ping</quote>) replies.
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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