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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">
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<!ENTITY TIMESTAMP "2008-08-29">
 
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<!ENTITY TIMESTAMP "2009-09-17">
 
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<!ENTITY % common SYSTEM "common.ent">
 
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%common;
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<refentry xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude">
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  <refentryinfo>
 
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   <refentryinfo>
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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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    </authorgroup>
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    <copyright>
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      <year>2008</year>
 
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      <year>2009</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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    <legalnotice>
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      <para>
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        This manual page is free software: you can redistribute it
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        and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public
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        License as published by the Free Software Foundation,
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        either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any
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        later version.
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      </para>
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      <para>
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        This manual page is distributed in the hope that it will
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        be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the
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        implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A
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        PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
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        for more details.
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      </para>
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        You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public
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        License along with this program; If not, see
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        <ulink url="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/"/>.
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    <refentrytitle>&COMMANDNAME;</refentrytitle>
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    <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
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  <refnamediv>
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    <refname><command>&COMMANDNAME;</command></refname>
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      Sends encrypted passwords to authenticated Mandos clients
 
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      Gives encrypted passwords to authenticated Mandos clients
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    <cmdsynopsis>
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      <command>&COMMANDNAME;</command>
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      <arg>--interface<arg choice="plain">NAME</arg></arg>
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        <replaceable>NAME</replaceable></option></arg>
 
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    <title>DESCRIPTION</title>
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      Any authenticated client is then given the stored pre-encrypted
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      rebooting</emphasis> of client host computer with an
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      <emphasis>encrypted root file system</emphasis>.  See <xref
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        The server only gives out its stored data to clients which
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        <citerefentry><refentrytitle>mandos-clients.conf</refentrytitle>
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        <manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>)
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        <emphasis>must</emphasis> be made non-readable by anyone
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        except the user running the server.
 
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      </para>
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        As detailed in <xref linkend="checking"/>, the status of all
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        restarting servers if it is suspected that a client has, in
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        fact, been compromised by parties who may now be running a
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        fake Mandos client with the keys from the non-encrypted
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        initial RAM image of the client host.  What should be done in
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        that case (if restarting the server program really is
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        necessary) is to stop the server program, edit the
 
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        initial <acronym>RAM</acronym> image of the client host.  What
 
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        really is necessary) is to stop the server program, edit the
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        configuration file to omit any suspect clients, and restart
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        the server program.
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      </para>
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        For more details on client-side security, see
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        <citerefentry><refentrytitle>password-request</refentrytitle>
 
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        <citerefentry><refentrytitle>mandos-client</refentrytitle>
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        <manvolnum>8mandos</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
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  <refsect1 id="see_also">
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    <title>SEE ALSO</title>
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    <para>
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        <manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>, <citerefentry>
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        <refentrytitle>mandos.conf</refentrytitle>
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        <manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>, <citerefentry>
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        <refentrytitle>password-request</refentrytitle>
 
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        <refentrytitle>mandos-client</refentrytitle>
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        <manvolnum>8mandos</manvolnum></citerefentry>, <citerefentry>
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        <refentrytitle>sh</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
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      </citerefentry>