=================================================================== RCS file: /cvsrepo/anoncvs/cvs/src/usr.bin/ssh/ssh_config.5,v retrieving revision 1.29 retrieving revision 1.29.2.2 diff -u -r1.29 -r1.29.2.2 --- src/usr.bin/ssh/ssh_config.5 2004/03/05 10:53:58 1.29 +++ src/usr.bin/ssh/ssh_config.5 2005/03/10 17:15:05 1.29.2.2 @@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ .\" (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF .\" THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. .\" -.\" $OpenBSD: ssh_config.5,v 1.29 2004/03/05 10:53:58 markus Exp $ +.\" $OpenBSD: ssh_config.5,v 1.29.2.2 2005/03/10 17:15:05 brad Exp $ .Dd September 25, 1999 .Dt SSH_CONFIG 5 .Os @@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ .Pp For each parameter, the first obtained value will be used. -The configuration files contain sections bracketed by +The configuration files contain sections separated by .Dq Host specifications, and that section is only applied for hosts that match one of the patterns given in the specification. @@ -120,9 +120,9 @@ Valid arguments are .Dq any , .Dq inet -(Use IPv4 only) or +(use IPv4 only) or .Dq inet6 -(Use IPv6 only.) +(use IPv6 only). .It Cm BatchMode If set to .Dq yes , @@ -185,6 +185,18 @@ Specifies the ciphers allowed for protocol version 2 in order of preference. Multiple ciphers must be comma-separated. +The supported ciphers are +.Dq 3des-cbc , +.Dq aes128-cbc , +.Dq aes192-cbc , +.Dq aes256-cbc , +.Dq aes128-ctr , +.Dq aes192-ctr , +.Dq aes256-ctr , +.Dq arcfour , +.Dq blowfish-cbc , +and +.Dq cast128-cbc . The default is .Bd -literal ``aes128-cbc,3des-cbc,blowfish-cbc,cast128-cbc,arcfour, @@ -232,6 +244,37 @@ server, instead of using the default system TCP timeout. This value is used only when the target is down or really unreachable, not when it refuses the connection. +.It Cm ControlMaster +Enables the sharing of multiple sessions over a single network connection. +When set to +.Dq yes +.Nm ssh +will listen for connections on a control socket specified using the +.Cm ControlPath +argument. +Additional sessions can connect to this socket using the same +.Cm ControlPath +with +.Cm ControlMaster +set to +.Dq no +(the default). +These sessions will reuse the master instance's network connection rather +than initiating new ones. +Setting this to +.Dq ask +will cause +.Nm ssh +to listen for control connections, but require confirmation using the +.Ev SSH_ASKPASS +program before they are accepted (see +.Xr ssh-add 1 +for details). +.It Cm ControlPath +Specify the path to the control socket used for connection sharing. +See +.Cm ControlMaster +above. .It Cm DynamicForward Specifies that a TCP/IP port on the local machine be forwarded over the secure channel, and the application @@ -313,14 +356,19 @@ .Cm ForwardX11Trusted option is also enabled. .It Cm ForwardX11Trusted -If the this option is set to +If this option is set to .Dq yes then remote X11 clients will have full access to the original X11 display. +.Pp If this option is set to .Dq no then remote X11 clients will be considered untrusted and prevented from stealing or tampering with data belonging to trusted X11 clients. +Furthermore, the +.Xr xauth 1 +token used for the session will be set to expire after 20 minutes. +Remote clients will be refused access after this time. .Pp The default is .Dq no . @@ -359,6 +407,22 @@ The default is .Dq no . Note that this option applies to protocol version 2 only. +.It Cm HashKnownHosts +Indicates that +.Nm ssh +should hash host names and addresses when they are added to +.Pa $HOME/.ssh/known_hosts . +These hashed names may be used normally by +.Nm ssh +and +.Nm sshd , +but they do not reveal identifying information should the file's contents +be disclosed. +The default is +.Dq no . +Note that hashing of names and addresses will not be retrospectively applied +to existing known hosts files, but these may be manually hashed using +.Xr ssh-keygen 1 . .It Cm HostbasedAuthentication Specifies whether to try rhosts based authentication with public key authentication. @@ -410,7 +474,7 @@ Specifies that .Nm ssh should only use the authentication identity files configured in the -.Nm +.Nm files, even if the .Nm ssh-agent @@ -424,16 +488,45 @@ offers many different identities. The default is .Dq no . +.It Cm KbdInteractiveDevices +Specifies the list of methods to use in keyboard-interactive authentication. +Multiple method names must be comma-separated. +The default is to use the server specified list. .It Cm LocalForward Specifies that a TCP/IP port on the local machine be forwarded over the secure channel to the specified host and port from the remote machine. The first argument must be a port number, and the second must be -.Ar host:port . -IPv6 addresses can be specified with an alternative syntax: -.Ar host/port . -Multiple forwardings may be specified, and additional -forwardings can be given on the command line. +.Xo +.Sm off +.Oo Ar bind_address : Oc +.Ar host : port +.Sm on +.Xc . +IPv6 addresses can be specified by enclosing addresses in square brackets or +by using an alternative syntax: +.Sm off +.Xo +.Op Ar bind_address No / +.Ar host No / Ar port +.Xc . +.Sm on +Multiple forwardings may be specified, and additional forwardings can be +given on the command line. Only the superuser can forward privileged ports. +By default, the local port is bound in accordance with the +.Cm GatewayPorts +setting. +However, an explicit +.Ar bind_address +may be used to bind the connection to a specific address. +The +.Ar bind_address +of +.Dq localhost +indicates that the listening port be bound for local use only, while an +empty address or +.Sq * +indicates that the port should be available from all interfaces. .It Cm LogLevel Gives the verbosity level that is used when logging messages from .Nm ssh . @@ -540,12 +633,39 @@ Specifies that a TCP/IP port on the remote machine be forwarded over the secure channel to the specified host and port from the local machine. The first argument must be a port number, and the second must be -.Ar host:port . -IPv6 addresses can be specified with an alternative syntax: -.Ar host/port . +.Xo +.Sm off +.Oo Ar bind_address : Oc +.Ar host : port +.Sm on +.Xc . +IPv6 addresses can be specified by enclosing any addresses in square brackets +or by using the alternative syntax: +.Sm off +.Xo +.Op Ar bind_address No / +.Ar host No / Ar port +.Xc . +.Sm on Multiple forwardings may be specified, and additional forwardings can be given on the command line. Only the superuser can forward privileged ports. +.Pp +If the +.Ar bind_address +is not specified, the default is to only bind to loopback addresses. +If the +.Ar bind_address +is +.Ql * +or an empty string, then the forwarding is requested to listen on all +interfaces. +Specifying a remote +.Ar bind_address +will only succeed if the server's +.Cm GatewayPorts +option is enabled (see +.Xr sshd_config 5 ) . .It Cm RhostsRSAAuthentication Specifies whether to try rhosts based authentication with RSA host authentication. @@ -570,6 +690,27 @@ The default is .Dq yes . Note that this option applies to protocol version 1 only. +.It Cm SendEnv +Specifies what variables from the local +.Xr environ 7 +should be sent to the server. +Note that environment passing is only supported for protocol 2, the +server must also support it, and the server must be configured to +accept these environment variables. +Refer to +.Cm AcceptEnv +in +.Xr sshd_config 5 +for how to configure the server. +Variables are specified by name, which may contain the wildcard characters +.Ql \&* +and +.Ql \&? . +Multiple environment variables may be separated by whitespace or spread +across multiple +.Cm SendEnv +directives. +The default is not to send any environment variables. .It Cm ServerAliveInterval Sets a timeout interval in seconds after which if no data has been received from the server, @@ -729,9 +870,8 @@ This file is used by the .Nm ssh client. -This file does not usually contain any sensitive information, -but the recommended permissions are read/write for the user, and not -accessible by others. +Because of the potential for abuse, this file must have strict permissions: +read/write for the user, and not accessible by others. .It Pa /etc/ssh/ssh_config Systemwide configuration file. This file provides defaults for those