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diff --git a/man/man1/monkeysphere-ssh-proxycommand.1 b/man/man1/monkeysphere-ssh-proxycommand.1 index 5fabb91..c4196f2 100644 --- a/man/man1/monkeysphere-ssh-proxycommand.1 +++ b/man/man1/monkeysphere-ssh-proxycommand.1 @@ -18,17 +18,29 @@ or by adding the following line to your ~/.ssh/config script: .B ProxyCommand monkeysphere-ssh-proxycommand %h %p -The script is very simple, and can easily be incorporated into other -ProxyCommand scripts. It first tests to see if the host is in the -known_hosts file. If it's not, the CHECK_KEYSERVER variable is set to -true and "update-known_hosts" is run for the host to check for a host -key for that host. If the host is found in the known_hosts file, -CHECK_KEYSERVER is set to false and "update-known_hosts" is run to -update from the local keychain. +The script can easily be incorporated into other ProxyCommand scripts +by calling it with the "--no-connect" option, ie: -Run the following command for more info: +.B monkeysphere-ssh-proxycommand --no-connect "$HOST" "$PORT" -.B less $(which monkeysphere-ssh-proxycommand) +This will run everything but will not exec netcat to make the tcp +connection to the host. + +.SH KEYSERVER CHECKING + +The proxy command has a fairly nuanced policy for when keyservers are +queried when processing host. If the host userID is not found in +either the user's keyring or in the known_hosts file, then the +keyserver is queried for the host userID. If the host userID is found +in the user's keyring, then the keyserver is not checked. This is +because... If the host userID is not found in the user's keyring, but +the host is listed in the known_hosts file, then defered check is +scheduled. + +.SH ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES + +.TP +KEYSERVER The keyserver to query. .SH AUTHOR |