pki: Add pki --gen man page
Can be opened with "man pki --gen".
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@@ -1494,6 +1494,7 @@ AC_CONFIG_FILES([
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man/strongswan.conf.5
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man/strongswan.conf.5
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src/charon-cmd/charon-cmd.8
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src/charon-cmd/charon-cmd.8
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src/pki/man/ipsec-pki.8
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src/pki/man/ipsec-pki.8
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src/pki/man/pki---gen.8
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])
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])
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AC_OUTPUT
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AC_OUTPUT
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@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ static void __attribute__ ((constructor))reg()
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command_register((command_t) {
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command_register((command_t) {
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gen, 'g', "gen", "generate a new private key",
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gen, 'g', "gen", "generate a new private key",
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{" [--type rsa|ecdsa] [--size bits] [--safe-primes]",
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{" [--type rsa|ecdsa] [--size bits] [--safe-primes]",
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"[--shares n] [--threshold l] [--outform der|pem|pgp]"},
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"[--shares n] [--threshold l] [--outform der|pem]"},
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{
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{
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{"help", 'h', 0, "show usage information"},
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{"help", 'h', 0, "show usage information"},
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{"type", 't', 1, "type of key, default: rsa"},
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{"type", 't', 1, "type of key, default: rsa"},
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@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ static void __attribute__ ((constructor))reg()
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{"safe-primes", 'p', 0, "generate rsa safe primes"},
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{"safe-primes", 'p', 0, "generate rsa safe primes"},
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{"shares", 'n', 1, "number of private rsa key shares"},
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{"shares", 'n', 1, "number of private rsa key shares"},
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{"threshold", 'l', 1, "minimum number of participating rsa key shares"},
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{"threshold", 'l', 1, "minimum number of participating rsa key shares"},
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{"outform", 'f', 1, "encoding of generated private key"},
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{"outform", 'f', 1, "encoding of generated private key, default: der"},
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}
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}
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});
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});
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}
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}
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@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
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man8_MANS = \
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man8_MANS = \
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ipsec-pki.8
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ipsec-pki.8 \
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pki---gen.8
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CLEANFILES = $(man8_MANS)
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CLEANFILES = $(man8_MANS)
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@@ -69,4 +69,5 @@ Verify a certificate using a CA certificate.
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.
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.
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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.
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.
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.BR ipsec (8)
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.BR ipsec (8),
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.BR pki\ \-\-gen (8)
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.TH "PKI \-\-GEN" 8 "2013-07-31" "@PACKAGE_VERSION@" "strongSwan"
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.
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.SH "NAME"
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.
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pki \-\-gen \- Generate a new RSA or ECDSA private key
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.
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.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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.
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.SY pki\ \-\-gen
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.OP \-\-type type
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.OP \-\-size bits
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.OP \-\-safe\-primes
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.OP \-\-shares n
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.OP \-\-threshold l
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.OP \-\-outform encoding
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.OP \-\-debug level
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.YS
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.
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.SY pki\ \-\-gen
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.BI \-\-options\~ file
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.YS
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.
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.SY "pki \-\-gen"
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.B \-h
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.B \-\-help
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.YS
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.
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.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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.
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This sub-command of
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.BR ipsec\-pki (8)
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is used to generate a new RSA or ECDSA private key.
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.
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.SH "OPTIONS"
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.
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.TP
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.B "\-h, \-\-help"
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Print usage information with a summary of the available options.
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.TP
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.BI "\-v, \-\-debug " level
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Set debug level, default: 1.
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.TP
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.BI "\-+, \-\-options " file
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Read command line options from \fIfile\fR.
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.TP
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.BI "\-t, \-\-type " type
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Type of key to generate. Either \fIrsa\fR or \fIecdsa\fR, defaults to \fIrsa\fR.
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.TP
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.BI "\-s, \-\-size " bits
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Key length in bits. Defaults to 2048 for \fIrsa\fR and 384 for \fIecdsa\fR.
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For \fIecdsa\fR only three values are currently supported: 256, 384 and 521.
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.TP
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.BI "\-p, \-\-safe\-primes"
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Generate RSA safe primes.
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.TP
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.BI "\-f, \-\-outform " encoding
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Encoding of the generated private key. Either \fIder\fR (ASN.1 DER) or \fIpem\fR
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(Base64 PEM), defaults
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to \fIder\fR.
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.PP
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.SS "RSA Threshold Cryptography"
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.TP
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.BI "\-n, \-\-shares " <n>
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Number of private RSA key shares.
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.TP
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.BI "\-l, \-\-threshold " <l>
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Minimum number of participating RSA key shares.
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.SH "PROBLEMS ON HOSTS WITH LOW ENTROPY"
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.
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If the
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.I gmp
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plugin is used to generate RSA private keys the key material is read from
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.I /dev/random
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(via the
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.I random
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plugin). Therefore, the command may block if the system's entropy pool is empty.
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To avoid this, either use a hardware random number generator to feed
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.I /dev/random
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or use OpenSSL (via the
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.I openssl
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plugin or the command line) which is not as strict in regards to the quality of
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the key material (it reads from
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.I /dev/urandom
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if necessary). It is also possible to configure the devices used by the
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.I random
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plugin in
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.BR strongswan.conf (5).
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Setting
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.B libstrongswan.plugins.random.random
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to
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.I /dev/urandom
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forces the plugin to treat bytes read from
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.I /dev/urandom
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as high grade random data, thus avoiding the blocking. Of
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course, this doesn't change the fact that the key material generated this way is
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of lower quality.
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.SH "EXAMPLES"
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.TP
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.B ipsec pki \-\-gen \-\-size 3072 > rsa_key.der
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Generates a 3072-bit RSA private key.
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.TP
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.B ipsec pki \-\-gen \-\-type ecdsa \-\-size 256 > ecdsa_key.der
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Generates a 256-bit ECDSA private key.
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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.BR ipsec\-pki (8)
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