X-Git-Url: https://codewiz.org/gitweb?a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2FREADME;h=544465f27aed9f144c21f52681fa07235acebe09;hb=655253c594a8b184fcf1bd250651c76ebadf105c;hp=4c70d1d8d31efa84c630bd9e6be3b67af77cec3a;hpb=0b21bae54002f213118aa537d432f3375799073b;p=monkeysphere.git diff --git a/doc/README b/doc/README index 4c70d1d..544465f 100644 --- a/doc/README +++ b/doc/README @@ -1,5 +1,165 @@ - Monkeysphere - ------------ +Monkeysphere User README +======================== +You don't have to be an OpenSSH or OpenPGP expert to use the +Monkeysphere. However, you should be comfortable using secure shell +(ssh), and you should already have GnuPG installed and an OpenPGP key +pair before you begin. -This is the README! +As a regular user on a system where the monkeysphere package is +installed, you probably want to do a few things: + + +Keep your keyring up-to-date +---------------------------- + +Regularly refresh your GnuPG keyring from the keyservers. This can be +done with a simple cronjob. An example of crontab line to do this is: + +0 12 * * * /usr/bin/gpg --refresh-keys > /dev/null 2>&1 + +This would refresh your keychain every day at noon. + + +Keeping your known_hosts file in sync with your keyring +------------------------------------------------------- + +With your keyring updated, you want to make sure that OpenSSH can +still see the most recent trusted information about who the various +hosts are. This can be done with the monkeysphere-ssh-proxycommand +(see next section) or with the update-known_hosts command: + +$ monkeysphere update-known_hosts + +This command will check to see if there is an OpenPGP key for +each (non-hashed) host listed in the known_hosts file, and then add +the key for that host to the known_hosts file if one is found. This +command could be added to a crontab as well, if desired. + + +Using monkeysphere-ssh-proxycommand(1) +-------------------------------------- + +The best way to handle host keys is to use the monkeysphere ssh proxy +command. This command will make sure the known_hosts file is +up-to-date for the host you are connecting to with ssh. The best way +to integrate this is to add the following line to the "Host *" section +of your ~/.ssh/config file: + +ProxyCommand monkeysphere-ssh-proxycommand %h %p + +The "Host *" section specifies what ssh options to use for all +connections. If you don't already have a "Host *" line, you can add it +by entering: + +Host * + +On a line by itself. Add the ProxyCommand line just below it. + +Once you've completed this step - you are half-way there. You will now +be able to verify servers participating in the monkeysphere provided +their keys have been signed by someone that you trust. + +FIXME: We should setup a way for someone to download a test gpg key and +then connect to a test server that is signed by this gpg key so users +can establish that they are setup correctly. + +The remaining steps will complete the second half: allow servers to +verify you based on your OpenPGP key. + + +Setting up an OpenPGP authentication key +---------------------------------------- + +First things first: you'll need to create a new subkey for your +current key, if you don't already have one. If your OpenPGP key is +keyid $GPGID, you can set up such a subkey relatively easily with: + +$ monkeysphere gen-subkey $GPGID + +Typically, you can find out what your keyid is by running: + +gpg --list-secret-keys + +The first line (starting with sec) will include your key length followed +by the type of key (e.g. 1024D) followed by a slash and then your keyid. + + +Using your OpenPGP authentication key for SSH +--------------------------------------------- + +Once you have created an OpenPGP authentication key, you will need to +feed it to your ssh agent. + +Currently (2008-08-23), gnutls does not support this operation. In order +to take this step, you will need to upgrade to a patched version of +gnutls. You can easily upgrade a Debian system by adding the following +to /etc/apt/sources.list.d/monkeysphere.list: + + deb http://monkeysphere.info/debian experimental gnutls + deb-src http://monkeysphere.info/debian experimental gnutls + +And then adding the following to /etc/apt/preferences: + + Package: libgnutls26 + Pin: release o=The MonkeySphere Project + Pin-Priority: 990 + + Package: libgnutls26-dbg + Pin: release o=The MonkeySphere Project + Pin-Priority: 990 + + Package: gnutls-bin + Pin: release o=The MonkeySphere Project + Pin-Priority: 990 + + Package: gnutls-doc + Pin: release o=The MonkeySphere Project + Pin-Priority: 990 + + Package: guile-gnutls + Pin: release o=The MonkeySphere Project + Pin-Priority: 990 + + Package: gnutls-dev + Pin: release o=The MonkeySphere Project + Pin-Priority: 990 + +Next, run `aptitude update; aptitude install libgnuttls26`. + +With the patched gnutls installed, you can feed your authentication sub +key to your ssh agent by running: + + monkeysphere subkey-to-ssh-agent + +You may want to add this command to your ~/.xsession file so it is run +automatically everytime you login. + +FIXME: using the key with a single session? + + +Miscellaneous +------------- + +Users can also maintain their own authorized_keys files, for users +that would be logging into their accounts. This is primarily useful +for accounts on hosts that are not already systematically using the +monkeysphere for user authentication. If you're not sure whether this +is the case for your host, ask your system administrator. + +If you want to do this as a regular user, use the +update-authorized_keys command: + +$ monkeysphere update-authorized_keys + +This command will take all the user IDs listed in the +~/.config/monkeysphere/authorized_user_ids file and check to see if +there are acceptable keys for those user IDs available. If so, they +will be added to the ~/.ssh/authorized_keys file. + +You must have indicated reasonable ownertrust in some key for this +account, or no keys will be found with trusted certification paths. + +If you find this useful, you might want to place a job like this in +your crontab so that revocations and rekeyings can take place +automatically.