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  • Committer: Teddy Hogeborn
  • Date: 2013-09-29 15:52:19 UTC
  • Revision ID: teddy@recompile.se-20130929155219-rer4z6583z1qu7kj
* debian/mandos-client.README.Debian: Update Linux documentation link.
* mandos-keygen: Change default key and subkey type to RSA and default
                 key length to 4096 bits.

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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 "2008-09-20">
 
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<!ENTITY TIMESTAMP "2013-08-27">
 
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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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    <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@fukt.bsnet.se</email>
 
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          <email>belorn@recompile.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@fukt.bsnet.se</email>
 
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          <email>teddy@recompile.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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        <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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            <filename class="directory">/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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        <listitem>
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          <para>
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            Key type.  Default is <quote>DSA</quote>.
 
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            Key type.  Default is <quote>RSA</quote>.
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          </para>
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      </varlistentry>
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        <replaceable>BITS</replaceable></option></term>
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        <listitem>
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          <para>
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            Key length in bits.  Default is 2048.
 
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            Key length in bits.  Default is 4096.
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          </para>
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        <replaceable>KEYTYPE</replaceable></option></term>
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        <listitem>
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          <para>
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            Subkey type.  Default is <quote>ELG-E</quote> (Elgamal
 
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            Subkey type.  Default is <quote>RSA</quote> (Elgamal
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            encryption-only).
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        <replaceable>BITS</replaceable></option></term>
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        <listitem>
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            Subkey length in bits.  Default is 2048.
 
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            Subkey length in bits.  Default is 4096.
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      </varlistentry>
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    <title>FILES</title>
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      Use the <option>--dir</option> option to change where
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        <term><filename>/tmp</filename></term>
 
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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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    </informalexample>
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    <informalexample>
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        Prompt for a password, encrypt it with the key in
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        <filename>/etc/mandos</filename> and output a section suitable
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        Prompt for a password, encrypt it with the key in <filename
 
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        <userinput>&COMMANDNAME; --password</userinput>
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  <refsect1 id="see_also">
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    <title>SEE ALSO</title>
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      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>intro</refentrytitle>
 
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      <manvolnum>8mandos</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
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      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>gpg</refentrytitle>
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      <manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
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      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>mandos-clients.conf</refentrytitle>