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diff --git a/lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh_app.xml b/lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh_app.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..51544d3890 --- /dev/null +++ b/lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh_app.xml @@ -0,0 +1,98 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?> +<!DOCTYPE appref SYSTEM "appref.dtd"> + +<appref> + <header> + <copyright> + <year>2012</year> + <holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder> + </copyright> + <legalnotice> + The contents of this file are subject to the Erlang Public License, + Version 1.1, (the "License"); you may not use this file except in + compliance with the License. You should have received a copy of the + Erlang Public License along with this software. If not, it can be + retrieved online at http://www.erlang.org/. + + Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" + basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See + the License for the specific language governing rights and limitations + under the License. + + </legalnotice> + + <title>SSH</title> + <file>ssh_app.sgml</file> + </header> + <app>SSH</app> + <appsummary>The ssh application implements the SSH (Secure Shell) protocol and + provides an SFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol) client and server. </appsummary> + + <section> + <title>DEPENDENCIES</title> + <p>The ssh application uses the Erlang applications public_key and + crypto to handle public keys and encryption, hence these + applications needs to be loaded for the ssh application to work. In + an embedded environment that means they need to be started with + application:start/[1,2] before the ssh application is started. + </p> + </section> + + <section> + <title>CONFIGURATION</title> + + <p>The ssh application does not currently have an application + specific configuration file as described in application(3), + however it will by default use the following configuration files + from openssh: known_hosts, authorized_keys, authorized_keys2, + id_dsa and id_rsa, ssh_host_dsa_key and ssh_host_rsa_key. By + default Erlang SSH will look for id_dsa, id_rsa, known_hosts + and authorized_keys in ~/.ssh, and the host key files in /etc/ssh + . These locations may be changed by the options user_dir and + system_dir. Public key handling may also be customized by + providing a callback module implementing the behavior ssh_key_api. + </p> + + <section> + <title>PUBLIC KEYS</title> + <p> + id_dsa and id_rsa are the users private key files, note that + the public key is part of the private key so the ssh + application will not use the id_<*>.pub files. These are + for the users convenience when he/she needs to convey their + public key. + </p> + </section> + + <section> + <title>KNOW HOSTS</title> + <p>The known_hosts file contains a list of approved servers and + their public keys. Once a server is listed, it can be verified + without user interaction. + </p> + </section> + + <section> + <title>AUTHORIZED KEYS</title> + <p>The authorized key file keeps track of the user's authorized + public keys. The most common use of this file is to let users + log in without entering their password which is supported by the + Erlang SSH daemon. + </p> + </section> + + <section> + <title>HOST KEYS</title> + <p>Currently rsa and dsa host keys are supported and are + expected to be found in files named ssh_host_rsa_key and + ssh_host_dsa_key. + </p> + </section> + </section> + + <section> + <title>SEE ALSO</title> + <p>application(3)</p> + </section> + +</appref> |