From bf8e2a942c884a4a35e297734ce6c098849ac086 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: mathieui Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2013 01:37:23 +0200 Subject: Move images, and add SSL page --- doc/source/misc/index.rst | 22 +++++++++++++++++ doc/source/misc/ssl.rst | 60 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 82 insertions(+) create mode 100644 doc/source/misc/index.rst create mode 100644 doc/source/misc/ssl.rst (limited to 'doc/source/misc') diff --git a/doc/source/misc/index.rst b/doc/source/misc/index.rst new file mode 100644 index 00000000..bf8fcb90 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/source/misc/index.rst @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +Miscellaneous topics +==================== + +Contents: + +.. toctree:: + :maxdepth: 2 + + ssl + + +.. + configure + ssl + usage + themes + keys + plugins + misc + xep + dev + diff --git a/doc/source/misc/ssl.rst b/doc/source/misc/ssl.rst new file mode 100644 index 00000000..a012ebed --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/source/misc/ssl.rst @@ -0,0 +1,60 @@ +SSL Management +============== + +Starting from version 0.7.5, poezio offers some options to check the validity +of a X.509 certificate. + +TOFU +---- + +The default handling method is the `TOFU/TUFU`_ +method. At your first connection, poezio will save the hash of the certificate +received, and will compare the received one and the first one for the next +connections. + + +If you are paranoid (or run poezio for the first time in an unsafe +environment), you can set the _certificate_ value of your config file yourself +(the hash, not colon-separated). + + +If the certificate is not the same, poezio will show an error message and wait +for confirmation: + +.. figure:: ../images/ssl_warning.png + :alt: Warning message + +If you press y, the change is validated an poezio will match the next certs +with the accepted one. + +If you press n, you will get the confirmation that the change has been +refused, and you will be disconnected. + +CA-Based +-------- + +If you are connecting to a large server that has several front-facing +endpoints, you might be bothered by having to validate the change each time, +and you may want to check only if it the same authority delivered the +certificate. + +You can then set the *ca_cert_path* option to the path of a file containing +the validation chain in `PEM format`_ ; those certificates are usually in +/usr/share/ca-certificates/ but it may vary depending of your distribution. + + +If the authority does not match when connecting, you should be disconnected. + +None +---- + +If you do not want to bother with certificate validation at all (which can be +the case when you run poezio on the same computer as your jabber server), you +can set the *ignore_certificate* value to true, and let the *ca_cert_path* +option empty (or even remove it). + +.. warning:: Only do this if you know what you are doing, or you will be open + to Man in The Middle attacks! + +.. _TOFU/TUFU: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Dotdotike/Trust_Upon_First_Use +.. _PEM format: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1422.html -- cgit v1.2.3