X-Git-Url: https://codewiz.org/gitweb?a=blobdiff_plain;f=man%2Fman1%2Fmonkeysphere.1;h=26327f4f0fe51c8648a5c05a9951315aee3ed2c7;hb=bb2427c28bf40179c4881b22c23f23f9bea78f55;hp=30e35bba3a5fc7732b52bae70ee3b5935ba77ff6;hpb=e4c99f298bd4e7451b3ba0a9d08a4eda9583d544;p=monkeysphere.git diff --git a/man/man1/monkeysphere.1 b/man/man1/monkeysphere.1 index 30e35bb..26327f4 100644 --- a/man/man1/monkeysphere.1 +++ b/man/man1/monkeysphere.1 @@ -2,20 +2,20 @@ .SH NAME -monkeysphere \- MonkeySphere client user interface +monkeysphere \- Monkeysphere client user interface .SH SYNOPSIS -.B monkeysphere \fIcommand\fP [\fIargs\fP] +.B monkeysphere \fIsubcommand\fP [\fIargs\fP] .SH DESCRIPTION -MonkeySphere is a system to leverage the OpenPGP Web of Trust for ssh -authentication and encryption. OpenPGP keys are tracked via GnuPG, -and added to the ssh authorized_keys and known_hosts files to be used -for authentication of ssh connections. +\fBMonkeysphere\fP is a framework to leverage the OpenPGP web of trust +for OpenSSH authentication. OpenPGP keys are tracked via GnuPG, and +added to the authorized_keys and known_hosts files used by OpenSSH for +connection authentication. -\fBmonkeysphere\fP is the MonkeySphere client utility. +\fBmonkeysphere\fP is the Monkeysphere client utility. .SH SUBCOMMANDS @@ -23,51 +23,87 @@ for authentication of ssh connections. .TP .B update-known_hosts [HOST]... Update the known_hosts file. For each specified host, gpg will be -queried for a key associated with the host URI (see HOST URIs), -querying a keyserver if specified. If a key is found, it will be -converted to an ssh key, and any matching ssh keys will be removed -from the user's known_hosts file. If the found key is acceptable (see -KEY ACCEPTABILITY), then the key will be updated and re-added to the -known_hosts file. If no gpg key is found for the host, then nothing -is done. If no hosts are specified, all hosts listed in the -known_hosts file will be processed. `k' may be used in place of +queried for a key associated with the host URI (see HOST +IDENTIFICATION in +.BR monkeysphere(5)), +optionally querying a keyserver. +If an acceptable key is found for the host (see KEY ACCEPTABILITY in +.BR monkeysphere(5)), +the key is added to the user's known_hosts file. If a key is found +but is unacceptable for the host, any matching keys are removed from +the user's known_hosts file. If no gpg key is found for the host, +nothing is done. If no hosts are specified, all hosts listed in the +known_hosts file will be processed. This subcommand will exit with a +status of 0 if at least one acceptable key was found for a specified +host, 1 if no matching keys were found at all, and 2 if matching keys +were found but none were acceptable. `k' may be used in place of `update-known_hosts'. .TP .B update-authorized_keys -Update the monkeysphere authorized_keys file. For each user ID in the -user's authorized_user_ids file, gpg will be queried for keys -associated with that user ID, querying a keyserver if specified. If a -key is found, it will be converted to an ssh key, and any matching ssh -keys will be removed from the user's authorized_keys file. If the -found key is acceptable (see KEY ACCEPTABILITY), then the key will be -updated and re-added to the authorized_keys file. If no gpg key is -found for the user ID, then nothing is done. `a' may be used in place -of `update-authorized_keys'. +Update the authorized_keys file for the user executing the command +(see MONKEYSPHERE_AUTHORIZED_KEYS in ENVIRONMENT, below). First all +monkeysphere keys are cleared from the authorized_keys file. Then, or +each user ID in the user's authorized_user_ids file, gpg will be +queried for keys associated with that user ID, optionally querying a +keyserver. If an acceptable key is found (see KEY ACCEPTABILITY in +.BR monkeysphere (5)), +the key is added to the user's authorized_keys file. +If a key is found but is unacceptable for the user ID, any matching +keys are removed from the user's authorized_keys file. If no gpg key +is found for the user ID, nothing is done. This subcommand will exit +with a status of 0 if at least one acceptable key was found for a user +ID, 1 if no matching keys were found at all, and 2 if matching keys +were found but none were acceptable. `a' may be used in place of +`update-authorized_keys'. .TP -.B gen-subkey KEYID -Generate an `a` capable subkey. For the primary key with the -specified key ID, generate a subkey with "authentication" capability -that can be used for MonkeySphere transactions. `g' may be used in -place of `gen-subkey'. +.B gen-subkey [KEYID] +Generate an authentication subkey for a private key in your GnuPG +keyring. For the primary key with the specified key ID, generate a +subkey with "authentication" capability that can be used for +monkeysphere transactions. An expiration length can be specified with +the `-e' or `--expire' option (prompt otherwise). If no key ID is +specified, but only one key exists in the secret keyring, that key +will be used. `g' may be used in place of `gen-subkey'. +.TP +.B subkey-to-ssh-agent [ssh-add arguments] +Push all authentication-capable subkeys in your GnuPG secret keyring +into your running ssh-agent. Additional arguments are passed through +to +.BR ssh-add (1). +For example, to remove the authentication subkeys, pass an additional +`-d' argument. To require confirmation on each use of the key, pass +`-c'. `s' may be used in place of `subkey-to-ssh-agent'. .TP .B help Output a brief usage summary. `h' or `?' may be used in place of `help'. -.SH HOST URIs - -Host OpenPGP keys have associated user IDs that use the ssh URI -specification for the host, ie. "ssh://host.full.domain". +.SH ENVIRONMENT -.SH KEY ACCEPTABILITY - -GPG keys are considered acceptable if the following criteria are met: +The following environment variables will override those specified in +the monkeysphere.conf configuration file (defaults in parentheses): +.TP +MONKEYSPHERE_LOG_LEVEL +Set the log level. Can be SILENT, ERROR, INFO, DEBUG, in increasing +order of verbosity. +.TP +MONKEYSPHERE_GNUPGHOME, GNUPGHOME +GnuPG home directory (~/.gnupg). +.TP +MONKEYSPHERE_KEYSERVER +OpenPGP keyserver to use (subkeys.pgp.net). +.TP +MONKEYSPHERE_CHECK_KEYSERVER +Whether or not to check keyserver when making gpg queries (`true'). +.TP +MONKEYSPHERE_KNOWN_HOSTS +Path to ssh known_hosts file (~/.ssh/known_hosts). .TP -.B capability -The key must have the "authentication" ("a") usage flag set. +MONKEYSPHERE_HASH_KNOWN_HOSTS +Whether or not to hash to the known_hosts file entries (`true'). .TP -.B validity -The key must be "fully" valid, and must not be expired or revoked. +MONKEYSPHERE_AUTHORIZED_KEYS +Path to ssh authorized_keys file (~/.ssh/authorized_keys). .SH FILES @@ -84,11 +120,14 @@ addition to the authorized_keys file. .SH AUTHOR -Written by Jameson Rollins +Written by Jameson Rollins , Daniel +Kahn Gillmor .SH SEE ALSO .BR monkeysphere-ssh-proxycommand (1), .BR monkeysphere-server (8), +.BR monkeysphere (5), .BR ssh (1), +.BR ssh-add (1), .BR gpg (1)