Document man agent-external-key
PATCH 1/1 Document man agent-external-key
Adapt commit message from cf69617bbea45a15423c4188daa9386debcbe1ec for man page and management documentation.
Signed-off-by Arne Schwabe <[email protected]...>
--- doc/management-notes.txt | 28 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ doc/openvpn.8 | 5 +++++ 2 files changed, 33 insertions(+)
doc/management-notes.txt +28 -0
@@ -750,6 +750,34 @@ To accept connecting to the host and port directly, use this command: proxy NONE +COMMAND -- rsa-sig (OpenVPN 2.3 or higher) +------------------------------------------ +Provides support for external storage of the private key. Requires the +--management-external-key option. This option can be used instead of "key" +in client mode, and allows the client to run without the need to load the +actual private key. When the SSL protocol needs to perform an RSA sign +operation, the data to be signed will be sent to the management interface +via a notification as follows: + +>RSA_SIGN:[BASE64_DATA] + +The management interface client should then sign BASE64_DATA +using the private key and return the SSL signature as follows: + +rsa-sig +[BASE64_SIG_LINE] +. +. +. +END + +Base64 encoded output of RSA_sign(NID_md5_sha1,... will provide a +correct signature. + +This capability is intended to allow the use of arbitrarycryptographic +service providers with OpenVPN via the management interface. + + OUTPUT FORMAT -------------
doc/openvpn.8 +5 -0
@@ -2464,6 +2464,11 @@ Allow management interface to override .B \-\-remote directives (client-only). .\"********************************************************* +.B \-\-management-external-key +Allows usage for external private key file instead of +.B \-\-key +option (client-only). +.\"********************************************************* .TP .B \-\-management-forget-disconnect Make OpenVPN forget passwords when management session
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cf69617bbea45a15423c4188daa9386debcbe1ecfor man page and management documentation.Signed-off-by Arne Schwabe <[email protected]...>--- doc/management-notes.txt | 28 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ doc/openvpn.8 | 5 +++++ 2 files changed, 33 insertions(+)
ACK. Applied to master and beta/2.3 branches.
commit 75b6f4bd84302d225a301f4ed87e2bb27908b972 (master) commit 7ab52ad0011f7ff3502d30abc718a9257d5f3916 (beta/2.3)
Author: Arne Schwabe <[email protected]...> Date: Mon Oct 1 11:05:18 2012 +0200
Document man agent-external-key
Signed-off-by: Arne Schwabe <[email protected]...>
Acked-by: David Sommerseth <[email protected]...>
Message-Id: [email protected]...
URL: http://article.gmane.org/gmane.network.openvpn.devel/7081
Signed-off-by: David Sommerseth <[email protected]...>kind regards,
David Sommerseth