121 lines
3.5 KiB
Groff
121 lines
3.5 KiB
Groff
.TH SERVXCHECK 3
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.SH NAME
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servxcheck \- Internet service access check
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.ft B
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.nf
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#define _MINIX_SOURCE 1
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#include </net/gen/netdb.h>
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int servxcheck(ipaddr_t \fIpeer\fP, const char *\fIservice\fP,
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void (*\fIlogf\fP)(int \fIpass\fP, const char *\fIname\fP));
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char *servxfile(const char *\fIfile\fP);
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.fi
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.ft R
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.B Servxcheck()
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is used by programs like
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.B inetd
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to perform an access check on the host connected to the other end of the TCP
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channel that has IP address
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.IR peer .
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.PP
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.B Servxcheck()
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translates the IP address to the
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associated host name if necessary, and checks if the host is granted access
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as guided by the file
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.BR /etc/serv.access .
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(See
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.BR serv.access (5).)
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The service name used to search the access file is passed by the caller as
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.IR service .
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These names should be the same as the service names in
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.BR /etc/services .
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.PP
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The caller should use the NWIOGTCPCONF ioctl() call to find out what the
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IP address of the remote end is. It is wise to bypass the
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.B servxcheck()
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call if the remote end happens to be the local machine (remaddr == locaddr),
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so that local connections aren't impeded by slow checks.
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.B Servxcheck()
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will itself allow connections from 127.0.0.1/8 immediately, so you
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don't have to check for that. Example of use:
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.PP
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.RS
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.nf
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.ta +4n +4n +4n
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if (ioctl(fd, NWIOGTCPCONF, &tcpconf) < 0
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|| tcpconf.nwtc_remaddr == tcpconf.nwtc_locaddr
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|| servxcheck(tcpconf.nwtc_remaddr, service_name, NULL)
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) {
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serve();
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}
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.fi
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.RE
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.PP
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An attempt to connect to a service is logged if the access is denied. You
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can use the special checkword "\fBlog\fP" to also log if access is granted.
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Logging will be done with
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.B syslog()
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at the
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.B warning
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level.
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A syntax error in the access file may be logged under the
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.B err
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level.
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The caller must use
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.B openlog()
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to set the appropriate logging facility. One may do one's own logging by
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supplying a
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.I logf
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function that will be called by
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.B servxcheck
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with a first argument that is true if access is granted, false if
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denied, and a second argument that is the name of the remote host whose
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access has been checked.
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.PP
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The default is to fail the check unless the access file says otherwise.
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Strange errors make the check succeed. (We do not want
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remote access to fail because of some system error.) Note that this
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function is not meant to check access to the system, that's what
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passwords and such are for, but only to limit access to those who are
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allowed to use the services the system offers.
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.PP
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Connections from a machine to itself are accepted immediately. No further
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checks, no logging.
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.PP
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.B Servxfile()
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may be used to specify a file other than the default
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.BR /etc/serv.access .
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This is useful for programs started from
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.B inetd
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that want to handle the access check themselves, using a private access file.
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The return value of
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.B servxfile()
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is the pathname of the old access file. Only a pointer to the new path is
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saved, the caller must keep the string it points to intact.
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.SH FILES
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.TP 25n
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.B /etc/serv.access
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Default access check file.
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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.BR syslog (3),
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.BR serv.access (5),
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.BR services (5),
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.BR inetd (8).
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.SH DIAGNOSTICS
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.B Servxcheck()
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returns 0 if the access is denied, 1 if granted.
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.PP
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Typical syslog message:
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.PP
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.RS
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Jan 10 20:27:20 flotsam inetd[174]: service 'shell' granted to jetsam.cs.vu.nl
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.RE
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.SH BUGS
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IP and DNS based access checks will stop most crackers, but not the really
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determined ones. Luckily Minix is sufficiently strange to thwart the well
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known cracking schemes. But don't ever allow yourself to feel secure.
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.SH AUTHOR
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Kees J. Bot <kjb@cs.vu.nl>
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