/mandos/trunk

To get this branch, use:
bzr branch http://bzr.recompile.se/loggerhead/mandos/trunk

« back to all changes in this revision

Viewing changes to plugins.d/mandos-client.xml

  • Committer: Björn Påhlsson
  • Date: 2011-10-02 19:18:24 UTC
  • mto: This revision was merged to the branch mainline in revision 505.
  • Revision ID: belorn@fukt.bsnet.se-20111002191824-eweh4pvneeg3qzia
transitional stuff actually working
documented change to D-Bus API

Show diffs side-by-side

added added

removed removed

Lines of Context:
plugins.d/mandos-client.xml
2
2
<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
3
3
        "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
4
4
<!ENTITY COMMANDNAME "mandos-client">
5
 
<!ENTITY TIMESTAMP "2013-10-20">
 
5
<!ENTITY TIMESTAMP "2011-08-08">
6
6
<!ENTITY % common SYSTEM "../common.ent">
7
7
%common;
8
8
]>
19
19
        <firstname>Björn</firstname>
20
20
        <surname>Påhlsson</surname>
21
21
        <address>
22
 
          <email>belorn@recompile.se</email>
 
22
          <email>belorn@fukt.bsnet.se</email>
23
23
        </address>
24
24
      </author>
25
25
      <author>
26
26
        <firstname>Teddy</firstname>
27
27
        <surname>Hogeborn</surname>
28
28
        <address>
29
 
          <email>teddy@recompile.se</email>
 
29
          <email>teddy@fukt.bsnet.se</email>
30
30
        </address>
31
31
      </author>
32
32
    </authorgroup>
33
33
    <copyright>
34
34
      <year>2008</year>
35
35
      <year>2009</year>
36
 
      <year>2012</year>
37
 
      <year>2013</year>
 
36
      <year>2011</year>
38
37
      <holder>Teddy Hogeborn</holder>
39
38
      <holder>Björn Påhlsson</holder>
40
39
    </copyright>
65
64
        ><replaceable>PORT</replaceable></option></arg>
66
65
      </group>
67
66
      <sbr/>
68
 
      <group rep='repeat'>
 
67
      <group>
69
68
        <arg choice="plain"><option>--interface
70
 
        <replaceable>NAME</replaceable><arg rep='repeat'
71
 
        >,<replaceable>NAME</replaceable></arg></option></arg>
72
 
        <arg choice="plain"><option>-i <replaceable>NAME</replaceable
73
 
        ><arg rep='repeat'>,<replaceable>NAME</replaceable></arg
74
 
        ></option></arg>
 
69
        <replaceable>NAME</replaceable></option></arg>
 
70
        <arg choice="plain"><option>-i
 
71
        <replaceable>NAME</replaceable></option></arg>
75
72
      </group>
76
73
      <sbr/>
77
74
      <group>
105
102
      </arg>
106
103
      <sbr/>
107
104
      <arg>
108
 
        <option>--network-hook-dir
109
 
        <replaceable>DIR</replaceable></option>
110
 
      </arg>
111
 
      <sbr/>
112
 
      <arg>
113
105
        <option>--debug</option>
114
106
      </arg>
115
107
    </cmdsynopsis>
140
132
      communicates with <citerefentry><refentrytitle
141
133
      >mandos</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
142
134
      to get a password.  In slightly more detail, this client program
143
 
      brings up network interfaces, uses the interfaces’ IPv6
144
 
      link-local addresses to get network connectivity, uses Zeroconf
145
 
      to find servers on the local network, and communicates with
146
 
      servers using TLS with an OpenPGP key to ensure authenticity and
 
135
      brings up a network interface, uses the interface’s IPv6
 
136
      link-local address to get network connectivity, uses Zeroconf to
 
137
      find servers on the local network, and communicates with servers
 
138
      using TLS with an OpenPGP key to ensure authenticity and
147
139
      confidentiality.  This client program keeps running, trying all
148
140
      servers on the network, until it receives a satisfactory reply
149
141
      or a TERM signal.  After all servers have been tried, all
151
143
      will wait indefinitely for new servers to appear.
152
144
    </para>
153
145
    <para>
154
 
      The network interfaces are selected like this: If any interfaces
155
 
      are specified using the <option>--interface</option> option,
156
 
      those interface are used.  Otherwise,
157
 
      <command>&COMMANDNAME;</command> will use all interfaces that
158
 
      are not loopback interfaces, are not point-to-point interfaces,
159
 
      are capable of broadcasting and do not have the NOARP flag (see
160
 
      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>netdevice</refentrytitle>
161
 
      <manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>).  (If the
162
 
      <option>--connect</option> option is used, point-to-point
163
 
      interfaces and non-broadcast interfaces are accepted.)  If any
164
 
      used interfaces are not up and running, they are first taken up
165
 
      (and later taken down again on program exit).
166
 
    </para>
167
 
    <para>
168
 
      Before network interfaces are selected, all <quote>network
169
 
      hooks</quote> are run; see <xref linkend="network-hooks"/>.
170
 
    </para>
171
 
    <para>
172
146
      This program is not meant to be run directly; it is really meant
173
147
      to run as a plugin of the <application>Mandos</application>
174
148
      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>plugin-runner</refentrytitle>
227
201
      
228
202
      <varlistentry>
229
203
        <term><option>--interface=<replaceable
230
 
        >NAME</replaceable><arg rep='repeat'>,<replaceable
231
 
        >NAME</replaceable></arg></option></term>
 
204
        >NAME</replaceable></option></term>
232
205
        <term><option>-i
233
 
        <replaceable>NAME</replaceable><arg rep='repeat'>,<replaceable
234
 
        >NAME</replaceable></arg></option></term>
 
206
        <replaceable>NAME</replaceable></option></term>
235
207
        <listitem>
236
208
          <para>
237
 
            Comma separated list of network interfaces that will be
238
 
            brought up and scanned for Mandos servers to connect to.
239
 
            The default is the empty string, which will automatically
240
 
            use all appropriate interfaces.
 
209
            Network interface that will be brought up and scanned for
 
210
            Mandos servers to connect to.  The default is the empty
 
211
            string, which will automatically choose an appropriate
 
212
            interface.
241
213
          </para>
242
214
          <para>
243
 
            If the <option>--connect</option> option is used, and
244
 
            exactly one interface name is specified (except
245
 
            <quote><literal>none</literal></quote>), this specifies
246
 
            the interface to use to connect to the address given.
 
215
            If the <option>--connect</option> option is used, this
 
216
            specifies the interface to use to connect to the address
 
217
            given.
247
218
          </para>
248
219
          <para>
249
220
            Note that since this program will normally run in the
250
221
            initial RAM disk environment, the interface must be an
251
222
            interface which exists at that stage.  Thus, the interface
252
 
            can normally not be a pseudo-interface such as
253
 
            <quote>br0</quote> or <quote>tun0</quote>; such interfaces
254
 
            will not exist until much later in the boot process, and
255
 
            can not be used by this program, unless created by a
256
 
            <quote>network hook</quote> — see <xref
257
 
            linkend="network-hooks"/>.
 
223
            can not be a pseudo-interface such as <quote>br0</quote>
 
224
            or <quote>tun0</quote>; such interfaces will not exist
 
225
            until much later in the boot process, and can not be used
 
226
            by this program.
258
227
          </para>
259
228
          <para>
260
229
            <replaceable>NAME</replaceable> can be the string
261
 
            <quote><literal>none</literal></quote>; this will make
262
 
            <command>&COMMANDNAME;</command> not bring up
263
 
            <emphasis>any</emphasis> interfaces specified
264
 
            <emphasis>after</emphasis> this string.  This is not
265
 
            recommended, and only meant for advanced users.
 
230
            <quote><literal>none</literal></quote>; this will not use
 
231
            any specific interface, and will not bring up an interface
 
232
            on startup.  This is not recommended, and only meant for
 
233
            advanced users.
266
234
          </para>
267
235
        </listitem>
268
236
      </varlistentry>
320
288
        >SECONDS</replaceable></option></term>
321
289
        <listitem>
322
290
          <para>
323
 
            After bringing a network interface up, the program waits
 
291
            After bringing the network interface up, the program waits
324
292
            for the interface to arrive in a <quote>running</quote>
325
293
            state before proceeding.  During this time, the kernel log
326
294
            level will be lowered to reduce clutter on the system
343
311
          </para>
344
312
        </listitem>
345
313
      </varlistentry>
346
 
 
347
 
      <varlistentry>
348
 
        <term><option>--network-hook-dir=<replaceable
349
 
        >DIR</replaceable></option></term>
350
 
        <listitem>
351
 
          <para>
352
 
            Network hook directory.  The default directory is
353
 
            <quote><filename class="directory"
354
 
            >/lib/mandos/network-hooks.d</filename></quote>.
355
 
          </para>
356
 
        </listitem>
357
 
      </varlistentry>
358
314
      
359
315
      <varlistentry>
360
316
        <term><option>--debug</option></term>
421
377
      <refentrytitle>plugin-runner</refentrytitle>
422
378
      <manvolnum>8mandos</manvolnum></citerefentry>) is used to run
423
379
      both this program and others in in parallel,
424
 
      <emphasis>one</emphasis> of which (<citerefentry>
425
 
      <refentrytitle>password-prompt</refentrytitle>
426
 
      <manvolnum>8mandos</manvolnum></citerefentry>) will prompt for
427
 
      passwords on the system console.
 
380
      <emphasis>one</emphasis> of which will prompt for passwords on
 
381
      the system console.
428
382
    </para>
429
383
  </refsect1>
430
384
  
451
405
    </para>
452
406
  </refsect1>
453
407
  
454
 
  <refsect1 id="network-hooks">
455
 
    <title>NETWORK HOOKS</title>
456
 
    <para>
457
 
      If a network interface like a bridge or tunnel is required to
458
 
      find a Mandos server, this requires the interface to be up and
459
 
      running before <command>&COMMANDNAME;</command> starts looking
460
 
      for Mandos servers.  This can be accomplished by creating a
461
 
      <quote>network hook</quote> program, and placing it in a special
462
 
      directory.
463
 
    </para>
464
 
    <para>
465
 
      Before the network is used (and again before program exit), any
466
 
      runnable programs found in the network hook directory are run
467
 
      with the argument <quote><literal>start</literal></quote> or
468
 
      <quote><literal>stop</literal></quote>.  This should bring up or
469
 
      down, respectively, any network interface which
470
 
      <command>&COMMANDNAME;</command> should use.
471
 
    </para>
472
 
    <refsect2 id="hook-requirements">
473
 
      <title>REQUIREMENTS</title>
474
 
      <para>
475
 
        A network hook must be an executable file, and its name must
476
 
        consist entirely of upper and lower case letters, digits,
477
 
        underscores, periods, and hyphens.
478
 
      </para>
479
 
      <para>
480
 
        A network hook will receive one argument, which can be one of
481
 
        the following:
482
 
      </para>
483
 
      <variablelist>
484
 
        <varlistentry>
485
 
          <term><literal>start</literal></term>
486
 
          <listitem>
487
 
            <para>
488
 
              This should make the network hook create (if necessary)
489
 
              and bring up a network interface.
490
 
            </para>
491
 
          </listitem>
492
 
        </varlistentry>
493
 
        <varlistentry>
494
 
          <term><literal>stop</literal></term>
495
 
          <listitem>
496
 
            <para>
497
 
              This should make the network hook take down a network
498
 
              interface, and delete it if it did not exist previously.
499
 
            </para>
500
 
          </listitem>
501
 
        </varlistentry>
502
 
        <varlistentry>
503
 
          <term><literal>files</literal></term>
504
 
          <listitem>
505
 
            <para>
506
 
              This should make the network hook print, <emphasis>one
507
 
              file per line</emphasis>, all the files needed for it to
508
 
              run.  (These files will be copied into the initial RAM
509
 
              filesystem.)  Typical use is for a network hook which is
510
 
              a shell script to print its needed binaries.
511
 
            </para>
512
 
            <para>
513
 
              It is not necessary to print any non-executable files
514
 
              already in the network hook directory, these will be
515
 
              copied implicitly if they otherwise satisfy the name
516
 
              requirements.
517
 
            </para>
518
 
          </listitem>
519
 
        </varlistentry>
520
 
        <varlistentry>
521
 
          <term><literal>modules</literal></term>
522
 
          <listitem>
523
 
            <para>
524
 
              This should make the network hook print, <emphasis>on
525
 
              separate lines</emphasis>, all the kernel modules needed
526
 
              for it to run.  (These modules will be copied into the
527
 
              initial RAM filesystem.)  For instance, a tunnel
528
 
              interface needs the
529
 
              <quote><literal>tun</literal></quote> module.
530
 
            </para>
531
 
          </listitem>
532
 
        </varlistentry>
533
 
      </variablelist>
534
 
      <para>
535
 
        The network hook will be provided with a number of environment
536
 
        variables:
537
 
      </para>
538
 
      <variablelist>
539
 
        <varlistentry>
540
 
          <term><envar>MANDOSNETHOOKDIR</envar></term>
541
 
          <listitem>
542
 
            <para>
543
 
              The network hook directory, specified to
544
 
              <command>&COMMANDNAME;</command> by the
545
 
              <option>--network-hook-dir</option> option.  Note: this
546
 
              should <emphasis>always</emphasis> be used by the
547
 
              network hook to refer to itself or any files in the hook
548
 
              directory it may require.
549
 
            </para>
550
 
          </listitem>
551
 
        </varlistentry>
552
 
        <varlistentry>
553
 
          <term><envar>DEVICE</envar></term>
554
 
          <listitem>
555
 
            <para>
556
 
              The network interfaces, as specified to
557
 
              <command>&COMMANDNAME;</command> by the
558
 
              <option>--interface</option> option, combined to one
559
 
              string and separated by commas.  If this is set, and
560
 
              does not contain the interface a hook will bring up,
561
 
              there is no reason for a hook to continue.
562
 
            </para>
563
 
          </listitem>
564
 
        </varlistentry>
565
 
        <varlistentry>
566
 
          <term><envar>MODE</envar></term>
567
 
          <listitem>
568
 
            <para>
569
 
              This will be the same as the first argument;
570
 
              i.e. <quote><literal>start</literal></quote>,
571
 
              <quote><literal>stop</literal></quote>,
572
 
              <quote><literal>files</literal></quote>, or
573
 
              <quote><literal>modules</literal></quote>.
574
 
            </para>
575
 
          </listitem>
576
 
        </varlistentry>
577
 
        <varlistentry>
578
 
          <term><envar>VERBOSITY</envar></term>
579
 
          <listitem>
580
 
            <para>
581
 
              This will be the <quote><literal>1</literal></quote> if
582
 
              the <option>--debug</option> option is passed to
583
 
              <command>&COMMANDNAME;</command>, otherwise
584
 
              <quote><literal>0</literal></quote>.
585
 
            </para>
586
 
          </listitem>
587
 
        </varlistentry>
588
 
        <varlistentry>
589
 
          <term><envar>DELAY</envar></term>
590
 
          <listitem>
591
 
            <para>
592
 
              This will be the same as the <option>--delay</option>
593
 
              option passed to <command>&COMMANDNAME;</command>.  Is
594
 
              only set if <envar>MODE</envar> is
595
 
              <quote><literal>start</literal></quote> or
596
 
              <quote><literal>stop</literal></quote>.
597
 
            </para>
598
 
          </listitem>
599
 
        </varlistentry>
600
 
        <varlistentry>
601
 
          <term><envar>CONNECT</envar></term>
602
 
          <listitem>
603
 
            <para>
604
 
              This will be the same as the <option>--connect</option>
605
 
              option passed to <command>&COMMANDNAME;</command>.  Is
606
 
              only set if <option>--connect</option> is passed and
607
 
              <envar>MODE</envar> is
608
 
              <quote><literal>start</literal></quote> or
609
 
              <quote><literal>stop</literal></quote>.
610
 
            </para>
611
 
          </listitem>
612
 
        </varlistentry>
613
 
      </variablelist>
614
 
      <para>
615
 
        A hook may not read from standard input, and should be
616
 
        restrictive in printing to standard output or standard error
617
 
        unless <varname>VERBOSITY</varname> is
618
 
        <quote><literal>1</literal></quote>.
619
 
      </para>
620
 
    </refsect2>
621
 
  </refsect1>
622
 
  
623
408
  <refsect1 id="files">
624
409
    <title>FILES</title>
625
410
    <variablelist>
637
422
          </para>
638
423
        </listitem>
639
424
      </varlistentry>
640
 
      <varlistentry>
641
 
        <term><filename
642
 
        class="directory">/lib/mandos/network-hooks.d</filename></term>
643
 
        <listitem>
644
 
          <para>
645
 
            Directory where network hooks are located.  Change this
646
 
            with the <option>--network-hook-dir</option> option.  See
647
 
            <xref linkend="network-hooks"/>.
648
 
          </para>
649
 
        </listitem>
650
 
      </varlistentry>
651
425
    </variablelist>
652
426
  </refsect1>
653
427
  
667
441
    </para>
668
442
    <informalexample>
669
443
      <para>
670
 
        Normal invocation needs no options, if the network interfaces
671
 
        can be automatically determined:
 
444
        Normal invocation needs no options, if the network interface
 
445
        is <quote>eth0</quote>:
672
446
      </para>
673
447
      <para>
674
448
        <userinput>&COMMANDNAME;</userinput>
676
450
    </informalexample>
677
451
    <informalexample>
678
452
      <para>
679
 
        Search for Mandos servers (and connect to them) using one
680
 
        specific interface:
 
453
        Search for Mandos servers (and connect to them) using another
 
454
        interface:
681
455
      </para>
682
456
      <para>
683
457
        <!-- do not wrap this line -->
847
621
              <para>
848
622
                This client uses IPv6 link-local addresses, which are
849
623
                immediately usable since a link-local addresses is
850
 
                automatically assigned to a network interface when it
 
624
                automatically assigned to a network interfaces when it
851
625
                is brought up.
852
626
              </para>
853
627
            </listitem>