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.TH MONKEYSPHERE-SERVER "1" "June 2008" "monkeysphere" "User Commands"

.SH NAME

monkeysphere-server \- monkeysphere server admin user interface

.SH SYNOPSIS

.B monkeysphere-server \fIsubcommand\fP [\fIargs\fP]

.SH DESCRIPTION

\fBMonkeySphere\fP is a framework to leverage the OpenPGP Web of Trust
for ssh authentication.  OpenPGP keys are tracked via GnuPG, and added
to the authorized_keys and known_hosts files used by ssh for
connection authentication.

\fBmonkeysphere-server\fP is the MonkeySphere server admin utility.

.SH SUBCOMMANDS

\fBmonkeysphere-server\fP takes various subcommands:
.TP
.B update-users [ACCOUNT]...
Rebuild the monkeysphere-controlled authorized_keys files.  For each
specified account, the user ID's listed in the account's
authorized_user_ids file are processed.  For each user ID, 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
monkeysphere(5)), the key is added to the account's
monkeysphere-controlled authorized_keys file.  If the
RAW_AUTHORIZED_KEYS variable is set, then a separate authorized_keys
file (usually ~USER/.ssh/authorized_keys) is appended to the
monkeysphere-controlled authorized_keys file.  If no accounts are
specified, then all accounts on the system are processed.  `u' may be
used in place of `update-users'.
.TP
.B gen-key
Generate a OpenPGP key pair for the host.  `g' may be used in place of
`gen-key'.
.TP
.B show-fingerprint
Show the fingerprint for the host's OpenPGP key.  `f' may be used in place of
`show-fingerprint'.
.TP
.B publish-key
Publish the host's OpenPGP key to the keyserver.  `p' may be used in
place of `publish-key'.
.TP
.B add-identity-certifier KEYID
Instruct system to trust user identity certifications made by KEYID.
`a' may be used in place of `add-identity-certifier'.
.TP
.B remove-identity-certifier KEYID
Instruct system to ignore user identity certifications made by KEYID.
`r' may be used in place of `remove-identity-certifier'.
.TP
.B list-identity-certifiers
List key IDs trusted by the system to certify user identities.  `l'
may be used in place of `list-identity-certifiers'.
.TP
.B help
Output a brief usage summary.  `h' or `?' may be used in place of
`help'.

.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.  Then modify the sshd_config
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 verify the
host via the monkeysphere, at least one person (ie. a server admin)
will need to sign the host's key.  This is done in the same way that
key signing is usually done, by pulling the host's key from the
keyserver, signing the key, and re-publishing the signature.  Once
that is done, users logging into the host will be able to certify the
host's key via the signature of the host admin.

If the server will also handle user authentication through
monkeysphere-generated authorized_keys files, the server must be told
which keys will act as user certifiers.  This is done with the
\fBadd-certifier\fP command:

$ monkeysphere-server add-certifier KEYID

where KEYID is the key ID of the server admin, or whoever's signature
will be certifying users to the system.  Certifiers can be later
remove with the \fBremove-certifier\fP command, and listed with the
\fBlist-certifiers\fP command.

Remote user's will then be granted access to a local user account
based on the appropriately signed and valid keys associated with user
IDs listed in the authorized_user_ids file of the local user.  By
default, the authorized_user_ids file for local users is found in
~/.config/monkeysphere/authorized_user_ids.  This can be changed in
the monkeysphere-server.conf file.

The \fBupdate-users\fP command can then be used to generate
authorized_keys file for local users based on the authorized user IDs
listed in the user's authorized_user_ids file:

$ monkeysphere-server update-users USER

sshd can then use these files to grant access to user accounts for
remote users.  If no user is specified, authorized_keys files will be
generated for all users on the system.  You must also tell sshd to
look at the monkeysphere-generated authorized_keys file for user
authentication by setting the following in the sshd_config:

AuthorizedKeysFile /var/lib/monkeysphere/authorized_keys/%u

It is recommended to add "monkeysphere-server update-users" to a
system crontab, so that user keys are kept up-to-date, and key
revokations and expirations can be processed in a timely manor.

.SH FILES

.TP
/etc/monkeysphere/monkeysphere-server.conf
System monkeysphere-server config file.
.TP
/etc/monkeysphere/monkeysphere.conf
System-wide monkeysphere config file.
.TP
/var/lib/monkeysphere/authorized_keys/USER
Monkeysphere-generated user authorized_keys files.
.TP
/var/lib/monkeysphere/ssh_host_rsa_key
Copy of the host's private key in ssh format, suitable for use by
sshd.
.TP
/var/lib/monkeysphere/gnupg-host
Monkeysphere host GNUPG home directory.
.TP
/var/lib/monkeysphere/gnupg-authentication
Monkeysphere authentication GNUPG home directory.

.SH AUTHOR

Written by Jameson Rollins <jrollins@fifthhorseman.net>, Daniel Kahn
Gillmor <dkg@fifthhorseman.net>

.SH SEE ALSO

.BR monkeysphere (1),
.BR monkeysphere (5),
.BR gpg (1),
.BR ssh (1)