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diff --git a/lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh.xml b/lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh.xml index 04b7a2ae56..a0afb5056e 100644 --- a/lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh.xml +++ b/lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh.xml @@ -22,13 +22,7 @@ </legalnotice> <title>ssh</title> - <prepared>Ingela Anderton Andin</prepared> - <responsible>Håkan Mattsson</responsible> - <docno></docno> - <approved>Håkan Mattsson</approved> - <checked></checked> <date>2007-10-06</date> - <rev>PA1</rev> </header> <module>ssh</module> <modulesummary>Main API of the SSH application</modulesummary> @@ -40,80 +34,85 @@ <title>SSH</title> <list type="bulleted"> - <item>ssh requires the crypto and public_key applications.</item> - <item>Supported SSH-version is 2.0 </item> - <item>Currently supports only a minimum of mac and encryption algorithms i.e. - hmac-sha1, and aes128-cb and 3des-cbc.</item> + <item>SSH requires the crypto and public_key applications.</item> + <item>Supported SSH version is 2.0 </item> + <item>Supported MAC algorithms: hmac-sha1</item> + <item>Supported encryption algorithms: aes128-cb and 3des-cbc</item> </list> </section> <section> - <title>COMMON DATA TYPES </title> + <title>DATA TYPES </title> <p>Type definitions that are used more than once in - this module:</p> + this module and/or abstractions to indicate the intended use of the data + type:</p> <p><c>boolean() = true | false </c></p> - <p><c>string() = list of ASCII characters</c></p> + <p><c>string() = [byte()]</c></p> <p><c>ssh_daemon_ref() - opaque to the user returned by ssh:daemon/[1,2,3]</c></p> <p><c>ssh_connection_ref() - opaque to the user returned by ssh:connect/3</c></p> <p><c>ip_address() - {N1,N2,N3,N4} % IPv4 | {K1,K2,K3,K4,K5,K6,K7,K8} % IPv6</c></p> - <p><c>subsystem_spec() = {subsystem_name(), {channel_callback(), channel_init_args()}} </c></p> + <p><c>subsystem_spec() = {subsystem_name(), + {channel_callback(), channel_init_args()}} </c></p> <p><c>subsystem_name() = string() </c></p> <p><c>channel_callback() = atom() - Name of the erlang module implementing the subsystem using the ssh_channel behavior see</c> <seealso marker="ssh_channel">ssh_channel(3)</seealso></p> <p><c>channel_init_args() = list()</c></p> </section> - + <funcs> <func> <name>close(ConnectionRef) -> ok </name> - <fsummary>Closes a ssh connection</fsummary> + <fsummary>Closes an SSH connection</fsummary> <type> <v>ConnectionRef = ssh_connection_ref()</v> </type> - <desc><p>Closes a ssh connection.</p> + <desc><p>Closes an SSH connection.</p> </desc> </func> <func> <name>connect(Host, Port, Options) -> </name> - <name>connect(Host, Port, Options, Timeout) -> {ok, ssh_connection_ref()} - | {error, Reason}</name> + <name>connect(Host, Port, Options, Timeout) -> {ok, + ssh_connection_ref()} | {error, Reason}</name> <fsummary>Connect to an ssh server.</fsummary> <type> <v>Host = string()</v> <v>Port = integer()</v> - <d>The default is <c><![CDATA[22]]></c>, the registered port for SSH.</d> + <d>The default is <c><![CDATA[22]]></c>, the assigned well known port + number for SSH.</d> <v>Options = [{Option, Value}]</v> <v>Timeout = infinity | integer(milliseconds)</v> </type> <desc> - <p>Connects to an SSH server. No channel is started this is done + <p>Connects to an SSH server. No channel is started. This is done by calling ssh_connect:session_channel/2.</p> <p>Options are:</p> <taglist> <tag><c><![CDATA[{user_dir, string()}]]></c></tag> <item> - <p>Sets the user directory e.i. the directory containing + <p>Sets the user directory i.e. the directory containing ssh configuration files for the user such as - <c><![CDATA[known_hosts]]></c>, <c><![CDATA[id_rsa, id_dsa]]></c> and - <c><![CDATA[authorized_key]]></c>. Defaults to the directory normally - referred to as <c><![CDATA[~/.ssh]]></c> </p> + <c><![CDATA[known_hosts]]></c>, <c><![CDATA[id_rsa, + id_dsa]]></c> and + <c><![CDATA[authorized_key]]></c>. Defaults to the + directory normally referred to as + <c><![CDATA[~/.ssh]]></c> </p> </item> <tag><c><![CDATA[{dsa_pass_phrase, string()}]]></c></tag> <item> - <p>If the user dsa key is protected by a pass phrase it can be + <p>If the user dsa key is protected by a passphrase it can be supplied with this option. </p> </item> <tag><c><![CDATA[{rsa_pass_phrase, string()}]]></c></tag> <item> - <p>If the user rsa key is protected by a pass phrase it can be + <p>If the user rsa key is protected by a passphrase it can be supplied with this option. </p> </item> @@ -135,25 +134,26 @@ password. Do note that it may not always be desirable to use those options from a security point of view.</p> </item> - <tag><c><![CDATA[{public_key_alg, ssh_rsa | ssh_dsa}]]></c></tag> + <tag><c><![CDATA[{public_key_alg, 'ssh-rsa' | 'ssh-dss'}]]></c></tag> <item> <p>Sets the preferred public key algorithm to use for user - authentication. If the the preferred algorithm fails of + authentication. If the the preferred algorithm fails for some reason, the other algorithm is tried. The default is to try <c><![CDATA[ssh_rsa]]></c> first.</p> </item> <tag><c><![CDATA[{pref_public_key_algs, list()}]]></c></tag> <item> - <p>List of public key algorithms to try to use, ssh_rsa and ssh_dsa available. - Will override <c><![CDATA[{public_key_alg, ssh_rsa | ssh_dsa}]]></c></p> + <p>List of public key algorithms to try to use, 'ssh-rsa' and 'ssh-dss' available. + Will override <c><![CDATA[{public_key_alg, 'ssh-rsa' | 'ssh-dss'}]]></c></p> </item> <tag><c><![CDATA[{connect_timeout, timeout()}]]></c></tag> <item> - <p>Sets a timeout on the transport layer connection. Defaults to infinity.</p> + <p>Sets a timeout on the transport layer + connection. Defaults to <c>infinity</c>.</p> </item> - <tag><c><![CDATA[{user, String}]]></c></tag> + <tag><c><![CDATA[{user, string()}]]></c></tag> <item> - <p>Provide a user name. If this option is not given, ssh + <p>Provides a user name. If this option is not given, ssh reads from the environment (<c><![CDATA[LOGNAME]]></c> or <c><![CDATA[USER]]></c> on unix, <c><![CDATA[USERNAME]]></c> on Windows).</p> @@ -165,23 +165,11 @@ password if the password authentication method is attempted.</p> </item> - <tag><c><![CDATA[{user_auth, Fun/3}]]></c></tag> - <item> - <p>Provide a fun for password authentication. The fun - will be called as <c><![CDATA[fun(User, Password, Opts)]]></c> and - should return <c><![CDATA[true]]></c> or <c><![CDATA[false]]></c>.</p> - </item> - <tag><c><![CDATA[{key_cb, atom() = KeyCallbackModule}]]></c></tag> + <tag><c><![CDATA[{key_cb, atom()}]]></c></tag> <item> - <p>Provide a special call-back module for key handling. - The call-back module should be modeled after the - <c><![CDATA[ssh_file]]></c> module. The functions that must - be exported are: - <c><![CDATA[private_host_rsa_key/2]]></c>, - <c><![CDATA[private_host_dsa_key/2]]></c>, - <c><![CDATA[lookup_host_key/3]]></c> and - <c><![CDATA[add_host_key/3]]></c>. This is considered - somewhat experimental and will be better documented later on.</p> + <p>Module implementing the behaviour <seealso marker="ssh_client_key_api">ssh_client_key_api</seealso>. + Can be used to customize the handling of public keys. + </p> </item> <tag><c><![CDATA[{quiet_mode, atom() = boolean()}]]></c></tag> <item> @@ -189,20 +177,24 @@ </item> <tag><c><![CDATA[{fd, file_descriptor()}]]></c></tag> <item> - <p>Allow an existing file-descriptor to be used + <p>Allow an existing file descriptor to be used (simply passed on to the transport protocol).</p></item> - <tag><c><![CDATA[{ip_v6_disabled, boolean()}]]></c></tag> + <tag><c><![CDATA[{ipv6_disabled, boolean()}]]></c></tag> <item> - <p>Determines if SSH shall use IPv6 or not.</p></item> - <tag><c><![CDATA[{idle_time, timeout()}]]></c></tag> + <p>Determines if SSH shall use IPv6 or not.</p> + </item> + <tag><c><![CDATA[{rekey_limit, integer()}]]></c></tag> <item> - <p>Sets a timeout on connection when no channels are active, default is infinity</p></item> + <p>Provide, in bytes, when rekeying should be initiated, + defaults to one time each GB and one time per hour.</p> + </item> </taglist> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>connection_info(ConnectionRef, [Option]) ->[{Option, Value}] </name> + <name>connection_info(ConnectionRef, [Option]) ->[{Option, + Value}] </name> <fsummary> Retrieves information about a connection. </fsummary> <type> <v>Option = client_version | server_version | peer</v> @@ -217,7 +209,8 @@ <func> <name>daemon(Port) -> </name> <name>daemon(Port, Options) -> </name> - <name>daemon(HostAddress, Port, Options) -> ssh_daemon_ref()</name> + <name>daemon(HostAddress, Port, Options) -> {ok, + ssh_daemon_ref()} | {error, atom()}</name> <fsummary>Starts a server listening for SSH connections on the given port.</fsummary> <type> @@ -228,30 +221,32 @@ <v>Value = term()</v> </type> <desc> - <p>Starts a server listening for SSH connections on the given port.</p> - - <p>Options are:</p> + <p>Starts a server listening for SSH connections on the given + port.</p> + <p>Options are:</p> <taglist> <tag><c><![CDATA[{subsystems, [subsystem_spec()]]]></c></tag> <item> - Provides specifications for handling of subsystems. The - "sftp" subsystem-spec can be retrieved by calling - ssh_sftpd:subsystem_spec/1. If the subsystems option in not present - the value of <c>[ssh_sftpd:subsystem_spec([])]</c> will be used. - It is of course possible to set the option to the empty list - if you do not want the daemon to run any subsystems at all. + Provides specifications for handling of subsystems. The + "sftp" subsystem spec can be retrieved by calling + ssh_sftpd:subsystem_spec/1. If the subsystems option in + not present the value of + <c>[ssh_sftpd:subsystem_spec([])]</c> will be used. It is + of course possible to set the option to the empty list if + you do not want the daemon to run any subsystems at all. </item> - <tag><c><![CDATA[{shell, {Module, Function, Args} | fun(string() = User) - > pid() | - fun(string() = User, ip_address() = PeerAddr) -> pid()}]]></c></tag> + <tag><c><![CDATA[{shell, {Module, Function, Args} | + fun(string() = User) - > pid() | fun(string() = User, + ip_address() = PeerAddr) -> pid()}]]></c></tag> <item> - Defines the read-eval-print loop used when a shell is requested - by the client. Example use the - erlang shell: <c><![CDATA[{shell, start, []}]]></c> which is - the default behavior. + Defines the read-eval-print loop used when a shell is + requested by the client. Default is to use the erlang shell: + <c><![CDATA[{shell, start, []}]]></c> </item> - <tag><c><![CDATA[{ssh_cli,{channel_callback(), channel_init_args()}}]]></c></tag> + <tag><c><![CDATA[{ssh_cli,{channel_callback(), + channel_init_args()}}]]></c></tag> <item> - Provide your own cli implementation, e.i. a channel callback + Provides your own cli implementation, i.e. a channel callback module that implements a shell and command execution. Note that you may customize the shell read-eval-print loop using the option <c>shell</c> which is much less work than implementing @@ -259,27 +254,30 @@ </item> <tag><c><![CDATA[{user_dir, String}]]></c></tag> <item> - <p>Sets the user directory e.i. the directory containing + <p>Sets the user directory i.e. the directory containing ssh configuration files for the user such as - <c><![CDATA[known_hosts]]></c>, <c><![CDATA[id_rsa, id_dsa]]></c> and - <c><![CDATA[authorized_key]]></c>. Defaults to the directory normally - referred to as <c><![CDATA[~/.ssh]]></c> </p> + <c><![CDATA[known_hosts]]></c>, <c><![CDATA[id_rsa, + id_dsa]]></c> and + <c><![CDATA[authorized_key]]></c>. Defaults to the + directory normally referred to as + <c><![CDATA[~/.ssh]]></c> </p> </item> <tag><c><![CDATA[{system_dir, string()}]]></c></tag> <item> - <p>Sets the system directory, containing the host files - that identifies the host for ssh. The default is - <c><![CDATA[/etc/ssh]]></c>, note that SSH normally - requires the host files there to be readable only by - root.</p> + <p>Sets the system directory, containing the host key files + that identifies the host keys for ssh. The default is + <c><![CDATA[/etc/ssh]]></c>, note that for security reasons + this directory is normally only accessible by the root user.</p> </item> <tag><c><![CDATA[{auth_methods, string()}]]></c></tag> <item> - <p>Comma separated string that determines which authentication methodes that the server - should support and in what order they will be tried. Defaults to + <p>Comma separated string that determines which + authentication methodes that the server should support and + in what order they will be tried. Defaults to <c><![CDATA["publickey,keyboard-interactive,password"]]></c></p> </item> - <tag><c><![CDATA[{user_passwords, [{string() = User, string() = Password}]}]]></c></tag> + <tag><c><![CDATA[{user_passwords, [{string() = User, + string() = Password}]}]]></c></tag> <item> <p>Provide passwords for password authentication.They will be used when someone tries to connect to the server and @@ -293,13 +291,19 @@ user. From a security perspective this option makes the server very vulnerable.</p> </item> - <tag><c><![CDATA[{pwdfun, fun/2}]]></c></tag> + <tag><c><![CDATA[{pwdfun, fun(User::string(), password::string() -> boolean()}]]></c></tag> <item> <p>Provide a function for password validation. This is called with user and password as strings, and should return <c><![CDATA[true]]></c> if the password is valid and <c><![CDATA[false]]></c> otherwise.</p> </item> + <tag><c><![CDATA[{key_cb, atom()}]]></c></tag> + <item> + <p>Module implementing the behaviour <seealso marker="ssh_server_key_api">ssh_server_key_api</seealso>. + Can be used to customize the handling of public keys. + </p> + </item> <tag><c><![CDATA[{fd, file_descriptor()}]]></c></tag> <item> <p>Allow an existing file-descriptor to be used @@ -335,9 +339,9 @@ <v> Options - see ssh:connect/3</v> </type> <desc> - <p>Starts an interactive shell to an SSH server on the + <p>Starts an interactive shell via an SSH server on the given <c>Host</c>. The function waits for user input, - and will not return until the remote shell is ended (e.g. on + and will not return until the remote shell is ended (i.e. exit from the shell). </p> </desc> @@ -346,25 +350,24 @@ <func> <name>start() -> </name> <name>start(Type) -> ok | {error, Reason}</name> - <fsummary>Starts the Ssh application. </fsummary> + <fsummary>Starts the SSH application. </fsummary> <type> <v>Type = permanent | transient | temporary</v> <v>Reason = term() </v> </type> <desc> - <p>Starts the Ssh application. Default type - is temporary. See also - <seealso marker="kernel:application">application(3)</seealso> - Requires that the crypto application has been started. + <p>Utility function that starts crypto, public_key and the SSH + application. Defult type is temporary. + See also <seealso marker="kernel:application">application(3)</seealso> </p> </desc> </func> <func> <name>stop() -> ok </name> - <fsummary>Stops the Ssh application.</fsummary> + <fsummary>Stops the SSH application.</fsummary> <desc> - <p>Stops the Ssh application. See also + <p>Stops the SSH application. See also <seealso marker="kernel:application">application(3)</seealso></p> </desc> </func> |