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  • Committer: Teddy Hogeborn
  • Date: 2008-08-24 06:17:02 UTC
  • Revision ID: teddy@fukt.bsnet.se-20080824061702-zxrru4r1vxmx4tuq
* Makefile (PREFIX, CONFDIR, MANDIR): Use $(DESTDIR).
  (install-server, install-client): Use "install --directory" instead
                                    of mkdir.

* mandos-keygen: New options --subtype and --sublength.
  (trap): Added semicolons and backslashes.
  (gpg): Added "--enable-dsa2" to all invocations.

* mandos-keygen.xml: Changed single quotes to double quotes for
                     consistency.
  (/refentry/refentryinfo/copyright) Split copyright holders.
  (SYNOPSIS): Added "--subtype", "--sublength", "-s", and "-L".
  (OPTIONS): Document the subtype and sublength options.
  (SECURITY): Also note the "--subtype" and "--sublength" options.

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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 "2012-01-01">
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<!ENTITY % common SYSTEM "common.ent">
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%common;
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]>
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<refentry xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude">
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  <refentryinfo>
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    <title>Mandos Manual</title>
 
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    <title>&COMMANDNAME;</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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    <date>&TIMESTAMP;</date>
 
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    <productname>&COMMANDNAME;</productname>
 
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    <productnumber>&VERSION;</productnumber>
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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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    <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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    <xi:include href="legalnotice.xml"/>
 
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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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        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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    <refname><command>&COMMANDNAME;</command></refname>
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      Generate key and password for Mandos client and server.
 
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      <command>&COMMANDNAME;</command>
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        <replaceable>DIRECTORY</replaceable></option></arg>
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        class="directory">/etc/mandos</filename> and output a section
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        <filename>client-key</filename> directory and output a section
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<userinput>&COMMANDNAME; --password --dir client-key</userinput>
 
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      <option>--subtype</option>, and <option>--sublength</option>
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      options can be used to create keys of insufficient security.  If
 
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      honored by <citerefentry><refentrytitle>mandos</refentrytitle>
 
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      The key expire time is not guaranteed to be honored by
 
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      <manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
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      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>intro</refentrytitle>
 
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      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>password-request</refentrytitle>
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      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>mandos</refentrytitle>
 
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      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>mandos-clients.conf</refentrytitle>
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      <manvolnum>8mandos</manvolnum></citerefentry>
 
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