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[monkeysphere.git] / man / man7 / monkeysphere.7

diff --git a/man/man7/monkeysphere.7 b/man/man7/monkeysphere.7
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--- a/man/man7/monkeysphere.7
+++ b/man/man7/monkeysphere.7
@@ -1,16 +1,18 @@
-.TH MONKEYSPHERE "7" "June 2008" "monkeysphere" "System Frameworks"
+.TH MONKEYSPHERE "7" "March 2009" "monkeysphere" "System Frameworks"
 
 .SH NAME
 
-monkeysphere \- ssh authentication framework using OpenPGP Web of
+monkeysphere - ssh authentication framework using OpenPGP Web of
 Trust
 
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 
-\fBMonkeysphere\fP is a framework to leverage the OpenPGP Web of Trust
-for ssh authentication.  OpenPGP keys are tracked via GnuPG, and added
-to the authorized_keys and known_hosts files used by ssh for
-connection authentication.
+\fBMonkeysphere\fP is a framework to leverage the OpenPGP web of trust
+for OpenSSH and TLS key-based authentication.  OpenPGP keys are
+tracked via GnuPG, and added to the authorized_keys and known_hosts
+files used by OpenSSH for connection authentication.  Monkeysphere can
+also be used by a validation agent to validate TLS connections
+(e.g. https).
 
 .SH IDENTITY CERTIFIERS
 
@@ -44,13 +46,12 @@ address in the User ID).
 
 .SH KEY ACCEPTABILITY
 
-During known_host and authorized_keys updates, the monkeysphere
-commands work from a set of user IDs to determine acceptable keys for
-ssh authentication.  OpenPGP keys are considered acceptable if the
-following criteria are met:
+The monkeysphere commands work from a set of user IDs to determine
+acceptable keys for ssh and TLS authentication.  OpenPGP keys are
+considered acceptable if the following criteria are met:
 .TP
 .B capability
-The key must have the "authentication" ("a") usage flag set.
+The key must have the `authentication' (`a') usage flag set.
 .TP
 .B validity
 The key itself must be valid, i.e. it must be well-formed, not
@@ -61,8 +62,15 @@ The relevant user ID must be signed by a trusted identity certifier.
 
 .SH HOST IDENTIFICATION
 
-The OpenPGP keys for hosts have associated user IDs that use the ssh
-URI specification for the host, i.e. "ssh://host.full.domain[:port]".
+The OpenPGP keys for hosts have associated `service names` (OpenPGP
+user IDs) that are based on URI specifications for the service.  Some
+examples:
+.TP
+.B ssh:
+ssh://host.example.com[:port]
+.TP
+.B https:
+https://host.example.com[:port]
 
 .SH AUTHOR
 
@@ -73,11 +81,11 @@ Daniel Kahn Gillmor <dkg@fifthhorseman.net>
 .SH SEE ALSO
 
 .BR monkeysphere (1),
-.BR monkeysphere-host (8),
-.BR monkeysphere-authentication (8),
+.BR monkeysphere\-host (8),
+.BR monkeysphere\-authentication (8),
 .BR openpgp2ssh (1),
 .BR pem2openpgp (1),
 .BR gpg (1),
 .BR http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4880,
 .BR ssh (1),
-.BR http://tools.ietf.org/wg/secsh/draft-ietf-secsh-scp-sftp-ssh-uri/
+.BR http://tools.ietf.org/wg/secsh/draft\-ietf\-secsh\-scp\-sftp\-ssh\-uri/