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* Use _attribute_((nonnull)) wherever possible.
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*** Do not write PID file if --debug is passed?
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Do other programs do this?
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** Update copyright year to add 2010
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*** Document the approval concept
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** TODO [#B] use scandir(3) instead of readdir(3)
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** TODO [#B] Prefix all debug output with "Mandos plugin " + program_invocation_short_name
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** TODO [#B] Retry a server which has a non-definite reply:
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*** A closed connection during the TLS handshake
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** TODO [#B] Use capabilities instead of seteuid().
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** TODO [#A] Retry --connect forever
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** TODO [#B] use scandir(3) instead of readdir(3)
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** TODO [#B] Prefix all debug output with "Mandos plugin " + program_invocation_short_name
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** TODO [#A] Make it work again
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** TODO [#B] use scandir(3) instead of readdir(3)
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** TODO [#B] Prefix all debug output with "Mandos plugin " + program_invocation_short_name
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** TODO Use [[info:libc:Argz%20Functions][argz_extract]]
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** TODO [#B] Prefix all debug output with "Mandos plugin " + program_invocation_short_name
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** TODO [#B] Drop privileges after opening FIFO.
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** [#B] Add more comments to code
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** [#B] Add more if(debug) calls
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** [#B] Seperate more code to function for more readability
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** [#A] Man page: man8/plugin-runner.8mandos
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Environment is modified according to options and passed to plugins
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Examples of normal usage, debug usage, debugging single or all
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Note the danger of using this program, since you might lock
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yourself out of your system without any means of entering the root
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file system password. This is, however, very unlikely considering
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the fallback to getpass(3).
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Explaining text on what you can read
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** [#A] Man page: man8/password-request.8mandos
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Document short options
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State that this command is not meant to be invoked directly, but
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is run as a plugin from mandos-client(8) and only run in the
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initrd environment, not the real system.
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Note that it does *not* currently use cryptsource or crypttarget.
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Describe the key files and the key ring files. Also note that
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they should normally have been automatically created.
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Examples of normal usage, debug usage, debugging by connecting
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Update from mandos.xml
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** [#B] Temporarily lower kernel log level
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for less printouts during sucessfull boot.
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** use strsep instead of strtok?
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** Do not depend on GnuPG key rings on disk
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This would mean creating new GnuPG key rings with GPGME by
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importing the key files from scratch on every program start.
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** Keydir move: /etc/mandos -> /etc/keys/mandos
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Must create in preinst if not pre-depending on cryptsetup
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** TODO [#B] Prefix all debug output with "Mandos plugin " + program_invocation_short_name
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** TODO [#B] lock stdin (with flock()?)
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** TODO [#B] use scandir(3) instead of readdir(3)
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** TODO [#C] use same file name rules as run-parts(8)
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** kernel command line option for debug info
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** TODO [#B] Use openat()
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** [#C] Use getpass(3)?
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Man page says "obsolete", but [[info:libc:getpass][GNU LibC Manual: Reading Passwords]]
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does not. See also [[http://sources.redhat.com/ml/libc-alpha/2003-05/msg00251.html][Marcus Brinkmann: Re: getpass obsolete?]] and
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[[http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lib.glibc.alpha/4906][Petter Reinholdtsen: Re: getpass obsolete?]], and especially also
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[[http://www.steve.org.uk/Reference/Unix/faq_4.html#SEC48][Unix Programming FAQ 3.1 How can I make my program not echo input?]]
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** TODO [#B] Log level :BUGS:
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** TODO Persistent state :BUGS:
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*** TODO /etc/mandos/clients.d/*.conf
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Watch this directory and add/remove/update clients?
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** TODO [#C] config for TXT record
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** TODO Log level option
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syslogger.setLevel(logging.WARNING)
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+ SetLogLevel D-Bus call
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** TODO Implement --foreground :BUGS:
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[[info:standards:Option%20Table][Table of Long Options]]
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** TODO Implement --socket
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[[info:standards:Option%20Table][Table of Long Options]]
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** TODO Date+time on console log messages :BUGS:
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** [#A] /etc/init.d/mandos-server :teddy:
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** [#B] Log level :bugs:
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** /etc/mandos/clients.d/*.conf
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Watch this directory and add/remove/update clients?
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** config for TXT record
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** [#B] Run-time communication with server :bugs:
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See also [[*Mandos-tools]]
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** Implement --foreground :bugs:
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[[info:standards:Option%20Table][Table of Long Options]]
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[[info:standards:Option%20Table][Table of Long Options]]
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** Date+time on console log messages :bugs:
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Is this the default?
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** TODO [#C] DBusServiceObjectUsingSuper
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** TODO [#B] Global enable/disable flag
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** TODO [#B] By-client countdown on secrets given
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** TODO [#B] Fix problem with fsck taking a really long time
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Whenever a client successfully gets a secret it could get a
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one-time timeout boost to allow for an fsck-incurred delay
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** TODO [#A] Delay before client receives key
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This would give an operator opportunity to cancel the request if
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** TODO [#A] Client manual approval mode
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A client needs manual approval on the server before it gets the
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** TODO [#B] Support RFC 3339 time duration syntax
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*** NeedsApproval(50, True) -> timeout, default approve
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Default approval is configurable, but True by default
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+ Approve(True) -> approve sending saved
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+ Approve(False) -> Close client connection immediately
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*** NeedsPassword(50) - Timeout, default disapprove
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+ SetPass(u"gazonk", True) -> Approval, persistent
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+ Approve(False) -> Close client connection immediately
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** TODO [#C] python-parsedatetime
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** TODO [#C] systemd/launchd
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http://0pointer.de/blog/projects/systemd.html
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** TODO Separate logging logic to own object
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** TODO make clients to a dict!
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** TODO [#A] Limit approval_delay to max gnutls/tls timeout value
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** TODO [#B] break the wait on approval_delay if connection dies
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** Add mandos contact info in manual pages
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*** Handle "no D-Bus server" and/or "no Mandos server found" better
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*** [#B] --dump option
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** TODO Support RFC 3339 time duration syntax
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* TODO mandos-dispatch
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Listens for specified D-Bus signals and spawns shell commands with
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** TODO help should be toggable
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** Urwid client data displayer
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Better view of client data in the listing
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** Nicer crashes. Stack traces Messes up shell.
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*** Print a nice "We are sorry" message, save stack trace to log.
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** TODO Loop until passwords match when run interactively
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** TODO "--secfile" option
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Using the "secfile" option instead of "secret"
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** TODO [#B] "--test" option
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For testing decryption before rebooting.
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** TODO Add "--Xlinker --as-needed"
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http://udrepper.livejournal.com/19395.html
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** TODO [#C] Implement DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS
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http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-source.html#s-debianrules-options
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* Mandos-tools/utilities
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All of this probably using D-Bus
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** Use xinclude for common sections
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*** Update initrd.img after installation
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This seems to use some kind of "trigger" system
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[[file:/usr/share/doc/dpkg/triggers.txt.gz]]
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dpkg-trigger(1), deb-triggers(5)
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*** Keydir move: /etc/mandos -> /etc/keys/mandos
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Must create in preinst if not pre-depending on cryptsetup
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**** "--passfile" option
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Using the "secfile" option instead of "secret"
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**** [#A] "--test" option
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For testing decryption before rebooting.
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*** [#A] Create mandos user and group for server
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*** [#A] Create /var/run/mandos directory with perm and ownership
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** /usr/share/initramfs-tools/hooks/mandos
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*** TODO [#C] use same file name rules as run-parts(8)
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*** TODO [#C] Do not install in initrd.img if configured not to.
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Use "/etc/initramfs-tools/hooksconf.d/mandos"?
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** TODO [#C] /etc/bash_completion.d/mandos
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*** Do not install in initrd.img if configured not to.
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Use "/etc/initramfs-tools/conf.d/mandos"? Definitely a debconf
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** /etc/bash_completion.d/mandos
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** TODO Locate which packet move the other bin/sh when busy box is deactivated
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** TODO contact owner of packet, and ask them to have that shell static in position regardless of busybox
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* Announce project on news
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[[news:comp.os.linux.announce]]
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