X-Git-Url: https://codewiz.org/gitweb?a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2FTODO;h=e50da4dd1de55be70ec231905cb238b4fc2469a6;hb=da1b5d2ac24dc165b180f60cc6df69822496986a;hp=3538fbf6a8c8831b31783cb48bc13304323f987a;hpb=6ee67a218916f6f9c30dfe9787109017c11e8185;p=monkeysphere.git diff --git a/doc/TODO b/doc/TODO index 3538fbf..e50da4d 100644 --- a/doc/TODO +++ b/doc/TODO @@ -5,15 +5,32 @@ Detail advantages of monkeysphere: detail the race conditions in ssh, and how the monkeysphere can help you reduce these threat vectors: threat model reduction diagrams. -Determine how openssh handles multiple processes writing to - known_hosts/authorized_keys files (lockfile, atomic appends?) - -Handle unknown hosts in such a way that they're not always removed - from known_hosts file. Ask user to lsign the host key? +Handle unverified monkeysphere hosts in such a way that they're not + always removed from known_hosts file. Ask user to lsign the host + key? Handle multiple hostnames (multiple user IDs?) when generating host keys with gen-key. +Work out the details (and describe a full use case) for assigning a + REVOKER during monkeysphere-server gen_key -- how is this set? How + do we export it so it's available when a second-party revocation is + needed? + +Actually enable server hostkey publication. + +Streamline host key generation, publication, verification. See + doc/george/host-key-publication for what dkg went through on + 2008-06-19 + +Ensure that authorized_user_ids are under as tight control as ssh + expects from authorized_keys: we don't want monkeysphere to be a + weak link in the filesystem. + +Consider the default permissions for + /var/lib/monkeysphere/authorized_keys/* (and indeed the whole + directory path leading up to that) + Make sure alternate ports are handled for known_hosts. Script to import private key into ssh agent. @@ -73,5 +90,20 @@ When using ssh-proxycommand, if only host keys found are expired or Update monkeysphere-ssh-proxycommand man page with new keyserver checking policy info. -Update monkeysphere-ssh-proxycommand man page with info about - no-connect option. +File bug against seahorse about how, when creating new primary keys, + it presents option for "RSA (sign only)" but then creates an "esca" + key. + +File bug against enigmail about lack of ability to create subkeys. + +Privilege separation: monkeysphere user to handle authn keyring and + generate authorized_keys file (which would be moved into place by + root). Host keyring would be owned by root. + +Test and document what happens when any filesystem that the + monkeysphere-server relies on and modifies (/tmp, /etc, and /var?) + fills up. + +Optimize keyserver access, particularly on monkeysphere-server + update-users -- is there a way to query the keyserver all in a + chunk?