.TH MONKEYSPHERE-SERVER "8" "June 2008" "monkeysphere" "User Commands" .SH NAME monkeysphere-host \- Monkeysphere host admin tool. .SH SYNOPSIS .B monkeysphere-host \fIsubcommand\fP [\fIargs\fP] .br .B monkeysphere-host expert \fIexpert-subcommand\fP [\fIargs\fP] .SH DESCRIPTION \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-host\fP is a Monkeysphere server admin utility. .SH SUBCOMMANDS \fBmonkeysphere-host\fP takes various subcommands: .TP .B extend-key EXPIRE Extend the validity of the OpenPGP key for the host until EXPIRE from the present. If EXPIRE is not specified, then the user will be prompted for the extension term. Expiration is specified like GnuPG does: .nf 0 = key does not expire = key expires in n days w = key expires in n weeks m = key expires in n months y = key expires in n years .fi `e' may be used in place of `extend-key'. .TP .B add-hostname HOSTNAME Add a hostname user ID to the server host key. `n+' may be used in place of `add-hostname'. .TP .B revoke-hostname HOSTNAME Revoke a hostname user ID from the server host key. `n-' may be used in place of `revoke-hostname'. .TP .B add-revoker FINGERPRINT .TP .B show-key Output gpg information about host's OpenPGP key. `s' may be used in place of `show-key'. .TP .B publish-key Publish the host's OpenPGP key to the keyserver. `p' may be used in place of `publish-key'. .TP .B help Output a brief usage summary. `h' or `?' may be used in place of `help'. .TP .B version show version number .SH "EXPERT" SUBCOMMANDS Some commands are very unlikely to be needed by most administrators. These commands must follow the word `expert'. .TP .B gen-key [HOSTNAME] Generate a OpenPGP key for the host. If HOSTNAME is not specified, then the system fully-qualified domain name will be user. An alternate key bit length can be specified with the `-l' or `--length' option (default 2048). An expiration length can be specified with the `-e' or `--expire' option (prompt otherwise). The expiration format is the same as that of \fBextend-key\fP, below. A key revoker fingerprint can be specified with the `-r' or `--revoker' option. `g' may be used in place of `gen-key'. .TP .B diagnostics Review the state of the server with respect to the MonkeySphere in general and report on suggested changes. Among other checks, this includes making sure there is a valid host key, that the key is published, that the sshd configuration points to the right place, and that there are at least some valid identity certifiers. `d' may be used in place of `diagnostics'. .TP .B import-key FIXME: import-key (i) import existing ssh key to gpg --hostname (-h) NAME[:PORT] hostname for key user ID --keyfile (-f) FILE key file to import --expire (-e) EXPIRE date to expire .SH SETUP In order to start using the monkeysphere, you must first generate an OpenPGP key for the server and convert that key to an ssh key that can be used by ssh for host authentication. This can be done with the \fBgen-key\fP subcommand: $ monkeysphere-server gen-key To enable host verification via the monkeysphere, you must then publish the host's key to the Web of Trust using the \fBpublish-key\fP command to push the key to a keyserver. You must also modify the sshd_config on the server to tell sshd where the new server host key is located: HostKey /var/lib/monkeysphere/ssh_host_rsa_key In order for users logging into the system to be able to identify the host via the monkeysphere, at least one person (e.g. a server admin) will need to sign the host's key. This is done using standard OpenPGP keysigning techniques, usually: pul the key from the keyserver, verify and sign the key, and then re-publish the signature. Once an admin's signature is published, users logging into the host can use it to validate the host's key. .TP MONKEYSPHERE_LOG_LEVEL Set the log level (INFO). Can be SILENT, ERROR, INFO, VERBOSE, DEBUG, in increasing order of verbosity. .TP MONKEYSPHERE_KEYSERVER OpenPGP keyserver to use (subkeys.pgp.net). .SH FILES .TP /etc/monkeysphere/monkeysphere-host.conf System monkeysphere-host config file. .TP /var/lib/monkeysphere/ssh_host_rsa_key Copy of the host's private key in ssh format, suitable for use by sshd. .SH AUTHOR Written by Jameson Rollins , Daniel Kahn Gillmor .SH SEE ALSO .BR monkeysphere (1), .BR monkeysphere-authentication (8), .BR monkeysphere (7), .BR gpg (1), .BR ssh (1)