IPSEC_SHOWHOSTKEY

Section: Executable programs (8)
Updated: 02/03/2021
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NAME

ipsec_showhostkey - show host's authentication key  

SYNOPSIS

ipsec showhostkey [--verbose] {--version | --list | --dump | --left | --right | --ipseckey}
[--ckaid ckaid | --rsaid rsaid]
[--gateway gateway] [--precedence precedence]
[--nssdir nssdir] [--password password]
 

DESCRIPTION

Showhostkey

outputs (on standard output) a public key suitable for this host, in the format specified, using the host key information stored in the NSS database.

In general, since only the super-user can access the NSS database, only the super-user can display the public key information.  

Common Options

--version

Print the libreswan version, then exit.

--verbose

Increase the verbosity.

--nssdir nssdir

Specify the libreswan directory that contains the NSS database (default /var/lib/ipsec/nss).

--password password

Specify the password to use when accessing the NSS database (default contained in /etc/ipsec.d/nsspassword).
 

List Options

--list

List the private keys.

--dump

List, with more details, the private keys.
 

Public Key Options

--ckaid ckaid

Select the public key to display using the NSS ckaid.

--rsaid rsaid

Select the public key to display using the RSA key ID.

--left, --right

Print the selected public key in ipsec.conf(5) format, as a leftrsasigkey or rightrsasigkey parameter respectively. For example, --left might give (with the key data trimmed down for clarity):

leftrsasigkey=0sAQOF8tZ2...+buFuFn/
          

--ipseckey

Print the selected public key in a format suitable for use as opportunistic-encryption DNS IPSECKEY record format (RFC 4025). A gateway can be specified with the --gateway, which currently supports IPv4 and IPv6 addresses. For the host name, the value returned by gethostname is used, with a . appended.

For example, --ipseckey --gateway 10.11.12.13 might give (with the key data trimmed for clarity):

IN    IPSECKEY  10 1 2 10.11.12.13  AQOF8tZ2...+buFuFn/"
          

--gateway gateway

For --ipseckey, specify the gateway to display with the DNS IPSECKEY record.

--precedence precedence

For --ipseckey, specify the precedence to display with the DNS IPSECKEY record.
 

DIAGNOSTICS

A complaint about "no pubkey line found" indicates that the host has a key but it was generated with an old version of FreeS/WAN and does not contain the information that showhostkey needs.  

FILES

/var/lib/ipsec/nss, /etc/ipsec.d/nsspassword  

SEE ALSO

ipsec.conf(5), ipsec rsasigkey(8) ipsec newhostkey(8)  

HISTORY

Written for the Linux FreeS/WAN project <m[blue]https://www.freeswan.orgm[]> by Henry Spencer. Updated by Paul Wouters for the IPSECKEY format.  

BUGS

Arguably, rather than just reporting the no-IN-KEY-line-found problem, showhostkey should be smart enough to run the existing key through rsasigkey with the --oldkey option, to generate a suitable output line.  

AUTHOR

Paul Wouters

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Index

NAME
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
Common Options
List Options
Public Key Options
DIAGNOSTICS
FILES
SEE ALSO
HISTORY
BUGS
AUTHOR