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index e6c54d27bf..ea7e975ef5 100644
--- a/lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh.xml
+++ b/lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
<erlref>
<header>
<copyright>
- <year>2004</year><year>2015</year>
+ <year>2004</year><year>2017</year>
<holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder>
</copyright>
<legalnotice>
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@
<item>
<p>IP version to use.</p>
</item>
- <tag><c><![CDATA[{user_dir, string()}]]></c></tag>
+ <tag><marker id="opt_user_dir"></marker><c><![CDATA[{user_dir, string()}]]></c></tag>
<item>
<p>Sets the user directory, that is, the directory containing
<c>ssh</c> configuration files for the user, such as
@@ -175,12 +175,48 @@
supplied with this option.
</p>
</item>
- <tag><c><![CDATA[{silently_accept_hosts, boolean()}]]></c></tag>
+ <tag>
+ <c><![CDATA[{silently_accept_hosts, boolean()}]]></c> <br/>
+ <c><![CDATA[{silently_accept_hosts, CallbackFun}]]></c> <br/>
+ <c><![CDATA[{silently_accept_hosts, {HashAlgoSpec, CallbackFun} }]]></c> <br/>
+ <br/>
+ <c><![CDATA[HashAlgoSpec = crypto:digest_type() | [ crypto:digest_type() ] ]]></c><br/>
+ <c><![CDATA[CallbackFun = fun(PeerName, FingerPrint) -> boolean()]]></c><br/>
+ <c><![CDATA[PeerName = string()]]></c><br/>
+ <c><![CDATA[FingerPrint = string() | [ string() ] ]]></c>
+ </tag>
<item>
- <p>When <c>true</c>, hosts are added to the
- file <c><![CDATA[known_hosts]]></c> without asking the user.
- Defaults to <c>false</c>.
- </p>
+ <p>This option guides the <c>connect</c> function how to act when the connected server presents a Host
+ Key that the client has not seen before. The default is to ask the user with a question on stdio of whether to
+ accept or reject the new Host Key.
+ See also the option <seealso marker="#opt_user_dir"><c>user_dir</c></seealso>
+ for the path to the file <c>known_hosts</c> where previously accepted Host Keys are recorded.
+ </p>
+ <p>The option can be given in three different forms as seen above:</p>
+ <list>
+ <item>The value is a <c>boolean()</c>. The value <c>true</c> will make the client accept any unknown
+ Host Key without any user interaction. The value <c>false</c> keeps the default behaviour of asking the
+ the user on stdio.
+ </item>
+ <item>A <c>CallbackFun</c> will be called and the boolean return value <c>true</c> will make the client
+ accept the Host Key. A return value of <c>false</c> will make the client to reject the Host Key and therefore
+ also the connection will be closed. The arguments to the fun are:
+ <list type="bulleted">
+ <item><c>PeerName</c> - a string with the name or address of the remote host.</item>
+ <item><c>FingerPrint</c> - the fingerprint of the Host Key as
+ <seealso marker="public_key:public_key#ssh_hostkey_fingerprint-1">public_key:ssh_hostkey_fingerprint/1</seealso>
+ calculates it.
+ </item>
+ </list>
+ </item>
+ <item>A tuple <c>{HashAlgoSpec, CallbackFun}</c>. The <c>HashAlgoSpec</c> specifies which hash algorithm
+ shall be used to calculate the fingerprint used in the call of the <c>CallbackFun</c>. The <c>HashALgoSpec</c>
+ is either an atom or a list of atoms as the first argument in
+ <seealso marker="public_key:public_key#ssh_hostkey_fingerprint-2">public_key:ssh_hostkey_fingerprint/2</seealso>.
+ If it is a list of hash algorithm names, the <c>FingerPrint</c> argument in the <c>CallbackFun</c> will be
+ a list of fingerprints in the same order as the corresponding name in the <c>HashAlgoSpec</c> list.
+ </item>
+ </list>
</item>
<tag><c><![CDATA[{user_interaction, boolean()}]]></c></tag>
<item>
@@ -190,7 +226,7 @@
supplying a password. Defaults to <c>true</c>.
Even if user interaction is allowed it can be
suppressed by other options, such as <c>silently_accept_hosts</c>
- and <c>password</c>. However, those optins are not always desirable
+ and <c>password</c>. However, those options are not always desirable
to use from a security point of view.</p>
</item>
@@ -207,28 +243,15 @@
<p><c>Peer</c> is in the format of <c>{Host,Port}</c>.</p>
</item>
- <tag><c><![CDATA[{public_key_alg, 'ssh-rsa' | 'ssh-dss'}]]></c></tag>
- <item>
- <note>
- <p>This option will be removed in OTP 20, but is kept for compatibility. It is ignored if
- the preferred <c>pref_public_key_algs</c> option is used.</p>
- </note>
- <p>Sets the preferred public key algorithm to use for user
- authentication. If the preferred algorithm fails,
- the other algorithm is tried. If <c>{public_key_alg, 'ssh-rsa'}</c> is set, it is translated
- to <c>{pref_public_key_algs, ['ssh-rsa','ssh-dss']}</c>. If it is
- <c>{public_key_alg, 'ssh-dss'}</c>, it is translated
- to <c>{pref_public_key_algs, ['ssh-dss','ssh-rsa']}</c>.
- </p>
- </item>
-
<tag><c><![CDATA[{pref_public_key_algs, list()}]]></c></tag>
<item>
<p>List of user (client) public key algorithms to try to use.</p>
- <p>The default value is
- <c><![CDATA[['ssh-rsa','ssh-dss','ecdsa-sha2-nistp256','ecdsa-sha2-nistp384','ecdsa-sha2-nistp521'] ]]></c>
+ <p>The default value is the <c>public_key</c> entry in
+ <seealso marker="#default_algorithms/0">ssh:default_algorithms/0</seealso>.
+ </p>
+ <p>If there is no public key of a specified type available, the corresponding entry is ignored.
+ Note that the available set is dependent on the underlying cryptolib and current user's public keys.
</p>
- <p>If there is no public key of a specified type available, the corresponding entry is ignored.</p>
</item>
<tag><c><![CDATA[{preferred_algorithms, algs_list()}]]></c></tag>
@@ -272,6 +295,15 @@
connection. For <c>gen_tcp</c> the time is in milli-seconds and the default value is
<c>infinity</c>.</p>
</item>
+
+ <tag><c><![CDATA[{auth_methods, string()}]]></c></tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>Comma-separated string that determines which
+ authentication methods that the client shall support and
+ in which order they are tried. Defaults to
+ <c><![CDATA["publickey,keyboard-interactive,password"]]></c></p>
+ </item>
+
<tag><c><![CDATA[{user, string()}]]></c></tag>
<item>
<p>Provides a username. If this option is not given, <c>ssh</c>
@@ -279,6 +311,7 @@
<c><![CDATA[USER]]></c> on UNIX,
<c><![CDATA[USERNAME]]></c> on Windows).</p>
</item>
+
<tag><c><![CDATA[{password, string()}]]></c></tag>
<item>
<p>Provides a password for password authentication.
@@ -286,6 +319,30 @@
password, if the password authentication method is
attempted.</p>
</item>
+
+ <!--tag><c><![CDATA[{send_ext_info, boolean()}]]></c></tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>Send a list of extensions to the server if the server has asked for it. See
+ <url href="https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-curdle-ssh-ext-info">Draft-ietf-curdle-ssh-ext-info (work in progress)</url> for details.
+ </p>
+ <p>Currently the client do not react on any extensions.
+ </p>
+ <p>Default value is <c>true</c>.
+ </p>
+ </item-->
+
+ <tag><c><![CDATA[{recv_ext_info, boolean()}]]></c></tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>Tell the server that the client accepts extension negotiation. See
+ <url href="https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-curdle-ssh-ext-info">Draft-ietf-curdle-ssh-ext-info (work in progress)</url> for details.
+ </p>
+ <p>Currently implemented extension is <c>server-sig-algs</c> which is the list of the server's preferred
+ user's public key algorithms.
+ </p>
+ <p>Default value is <c>true</c>.
+ </p>
+ </item>
+
<tag><c><![CDATA[{key_cb, key_cb()}]]></c></tag>
<item>
<p>Module implementing the behaviour <seealso
@@ -295,6 +352,7 @@
module via the options passed to it under the key 'key_cb_private'.
</p>
</item>
+
<tag><c><![CDATA[{quiet_mode, atom() = boolean()}]]></c></tag>
<item>
<p>If <c>true</c>, the client does not print anything on authorization.</p>
@@ -358,7 +416,7 @@
on the given port.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>Port = integer()</v>
- <v>HostAddress = ip_address() | any</v>
+ <v>HostAddress = ip_address() | any | loopback</v>
<v>Options = [{Option, Value}]</v>
<v>Option = atom()</v>
<v>Value = term()</v>
@@ -369,6 +427,26 @@
<p>Starts a server listening for SSH connections on the given
port. If the <c>Port</c> is 0, a random free port is selected. See
<seealso marker="#daemon_info/1">daemon_info/1</seealso> about how to find the selected port number.</p>
+
+ <p>Please note that by historical reasons both the <c>HostAddress</c> argument and the inet socket option
+ <c>ip</c> set the listening address. This is a source of possible inconsistent settings.</p>
+
+ <p>The rules for handling the two address passing options are:</p>
+ <list>
+ <item>if <c>HostAddress</c> is an IP-address, that IP-address is the listening address.
+ An 'ip'-option will be discarded if present.</item>
+
+ <item>if <c>HostAddress</c> is <c>loopback</c>, the listening address
+ is <c>loopback</c> and an loopback address will be choosen by the underlying layers.
+ An 'ip'-option will be discarded if present.</item>
+
+ <item>if <c>HostAddress</c> is <c>any</c> and no 'ip'-option is present, the listening address is
+ <c>any</c> and the socket will listen to all addresses</item>
+
+ <item>if <c>HostAddress</c> is <c>any</c> and an 'ip'-option is present, the listening address is
+ set to the value of the 'ip'-option</item>
+ </list>
+
<p>Options:</p>
<taglist>
<tag><c><![CDATA[{inet, inet | inet6}]]></c></tag>
@@ -425,6 +503,7 @@
authentication methods that the server is to support and
in what order they are tried. Defaults to
<c><![CDATA["publickey,keyboard-interactive,password"]]></c></p>
+ <p>Note that the client is free to use any order and to exclude methods.</p>
</item>
<tag><c><![CDATA[{auth_method_kb_interactive_data, PromptTexts}]]></c>
@@ -629,6 +708,27 @@
</p>
</item>
+ <tag><c><![CDATA[{send_ext_info, boolean()}]]></c></tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>Send a list of extensions to the client if the client has asked for it. See
+ <url href="https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-curdle-ssh-ext-info">Draft-ietf-curdle-ssh-ext-info (work in progress)</url> for details.
+ </p>
+ <p>Currently implemented extension is sending <c>server-sig-algs</c> which is the list of the server's preferred
+ user's public key algorithms.
+ </p>
+ <p>Default value is <c>true</c>.
+ </p>
+ </item>
+
+ <!--tag><c><![CDATA[{recv_ext_info, boolean()}]]></c></tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>Tell the client that the server accepts extension negotiation. See
+ <url href="https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-curdle-ssh-ext-info">Draft-ietf-curdle-ssh-ext-info (work in progress)</url> for details.
+ </p>
+ <p>Default value is <c>true</c>.
+ </p>
+ </item-->
+
<tag><c><![CDATA[{key_cb, key_cb()}]]></c></tag>
<item>
<p>Module implementing the behaviour <seealso
@@ -678,6 +778,12 @@
<p><c>Peer</c> is in the format of <c>{Host,Port}</c>.</p>
</item>
+ <tag><c><![CDATA[{idle_time, integer()}]]></c></tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>Sets a time-out on a connection when no channels are active.
+ Defaults to <c>infinity</c>.</p>
+ </item>
+
<tag><c><![CDATA[{ssh_msg_debug_fun, fun(ConnectionRef::ssh_connection_ref(), AlwaysDisplay::boolean(), Msg::binary(), LanguageTag::binary()) -> _}]]></c></tag>
<item>
<p>Provide a fun to implement your own logging of the SSH message SSH_MSG_DEBUG. The last three parameters are from the message, see RFC4253, section 11.3. The <c>ConnectionRef</c> is the reference to the connection on which the message arrived. The return value from the fun is not checked.</p>
@@ -690,9 +796,10 @@
</func>
<func>
- <name>daemon_info(Daemon) -> {ok, [{port,Port}]} | {error,Error}</name>
+ <name>daemon_info(Daemon) -> {ok, [DaemonInfo]} | {error,Error}</name>
<fsummary>Get info about a daemon</fsummary>
<type>
+ <v>DaemonInfo = {port,Port::pos_integer()} | {listen_address, any|ip_address()} | {profile,atom()}</v>
<v>Port = integer()</v>
<v>Error = bad_daemon_ref</v>
</type>
@@ -756,7 +863,7 @@
<p>Utility function that starts the applications <c>crypto</c>, <c>public_key</c>,
and <c>ssh</c>. Default type is <c>temporary</c>.
For more information, see the <seealso marker="kernel:application">application(3)</seealso>
- manual page in <c>kernel</c>.</p>
+ manual page in Kernel.</p>
</desc>
</func>
@@ -769,7 +876,7 @@
<desc>
<p>Stops the <c>ssh</c> application.
For more information, see the <seealso marker="kernel:application">application(3)</seealso>
- manual page in <c>kernel</c>.</p>
+ manual page in Kernel.</p>
</desc>
</func>