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  • Committer: Teddy Hogeborn
  • Date: 2008-09-19 16:41:13 UTC
  • Revision ID: teddy@fukt.bsnet.se-20080919164113-j9egog1aqb1dh731
* debian/mandos-client.postinst (create_key): Do not abort on existing
                                              keys.

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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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 VERSION "1.0">
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<!ENTITY COMMANDNAME "mandos-keygen">
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<!ENTITY TIMESTAMP "2013-10-22">
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<!ENTITY % common SYSTEM "common.ent">
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%common;
 
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<!ENTITY TIMESTAMP "2008-09-12">
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]>
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<refentry xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude">
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    <title>Mandos Manual</title>
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    <!-- NWalsh’s docbook scripts use this to generate the footer: -->
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    <productname>Mandos</productname>
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    <productnumber>&version;</productnumber>
 
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    <productnumber>&VERSION;</productnumber>
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    <date>&TIMESTAMP;</date>
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    <authorgroup>
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      <author>
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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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    <copyright>
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      <year>2008</year>
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      <year>2009</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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      <group choice="req">
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>--password</option></arg>
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>-p</option></arg>
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>--passfile
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        <replaceable>FILE</replaceable></option></arg>
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>-F</option>
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        <replaceable>FILE</replaceable></arg>
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      </group>
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      <sbr/>
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      <group>
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    </para>
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    <para>
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      This program can also be used with the
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      <option>--password</option> or <option>--passfile</option>
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      options to generate a ready-made section for
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      <filename>clients.conf</filename> (see
 
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      <option>--password</option> option to generate a ready-made
 
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      section for <filename>clients.conf</filename> (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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        <listitem>
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          <para>
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            Target directory for key files.  Default is
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            <filename>/etc/mandos</filename>.
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          </para>
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        </listitem>
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      </varlistentry>
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        <replaceable>TYPE</replaceable></option></term>
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          <para>
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            Key type.  Default is <quote>RSA</quote>.
 
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            Key type.  Default is <quote>DSA</quote>.
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          </para>
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      </varlistentry>
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        <replaceable>BITS</replaceable></option></term>
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          <para>
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            Key length in bits.  Default is 4096.
 
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            Key length in bits.  Default is 2048.
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          </para>
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        <replaceable>KEYTYPE</replaceable></option></term>
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            Subkey type.  Default is <quote>RSA</quote> (Elgamal
 
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            Subkey type.  Default is <quote>ELG-E</quote> (Elgamal
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            encryption-only).
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        <replaceable>BITS</replaceable></option></term>
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        <replaceable>TEXT</replaceable></option></term>
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            Comment field for key.  Default is empty.
 
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  </refsect1>
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    <title>FILES</title>
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        <term><filename class="directory">/tmp</filename></term>
 
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            Temporary files will be written here if
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        Prompt for a password, encrypt it with the key in <filename
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        class="directory">/etc/mandos</filename> and output a section
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        <userinput>&COMMANDNAME; --password</userinput>
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      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>mandos-clients.conf</refentrytitle>