Hardware authentication for Linux using ordinary USB Flash Drives.
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Configuration file reference
============================
The configuration file is formatted in XML and subdivided in 4 sections:
* Default options, shared among every device, user and service
* Devices declaration and settings
* Users declaration and settings
* Services declaration and settings
The syntax is the following:
```xml
<configuration>
<defaults>
<!-- default options -->
</defaults>
<devices>
<!-- devices definitions -->
</devices>
<users>
<!-- users definitions -->
</users>
<services>
<!-- services definitions -->
</services>
</configuration>
```
Options
-------
<table>
<tr>
<th>Name</th>
<th>Type</th>
<th>Default</th>
<th>Description</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>enable</td>
<td>Boolean</td>
<td>true</td>
<td>Enable pam_usb</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>debug</td>
<td>Boolean</td>
<td>false</td>
<td>Enable debug messages</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>quiet</td>
<td>Boolean</td>
<td>false</td>
<td>Quiet mode</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>color_log</td>
<td>Boolean</td>
<td>true</td>
<td>Enable colored output</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>one_time_pad</td>
<td>Boolean</td>
<td>true</td>
<td>Enable the use of one time pads</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>deny_remote</td>
<td>Boolean</td>
<td>true</td>
<td>Deny access from remote host (ssh)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>probe_timeout</td>
<td>Time</td>
<td>10s</td>
<td>Time to wait for the volume to be detected</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>pad_expiration</td>
<td>Time</td>
<td>1h</td>
<td>Time between pads regeneration</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>hostname</td>
<td>String</td>
<td>Computer's hostname</td>
<td>Must be unique accross computers using the same device</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>system_pad_directory</td>
<td>String</td>
<td>.pamusb</td>
<td>Relative path to the user's home used to store one time pads</td
</tr>
<tr>
<td>device_pad_directory</td>
<td>String</td>
<td>.pamusb</td>
<td>Relative path to the device used to store one time pads</td>
</tr>
</table>
Example:
```xml
<configuration>
<defaults>
<!-- Disable colored output by default -->
<option name="color_log">false</option>
<!-- Enable debug output -->
<option name="debug">true</option>
</defaults>
<users>
<user id="root">
<!-- Enable colored output for user "root" -->
<option name="color_log">true</option>
</user>
<user id="scox">
<!-- Disable debug output for user "scox" -->
<option name="debug">false</option>
</user>
</users>
<devices>
<device id="mydevice">
<!-- Wait 15 seconds instead of the default 10 seconds for "mydevice" to be detected -->
<option name="probe_timeout">15</option>
</device>
</devices>
<services>
<service id="su">
<!-- Disable pam_usb for "su" ("su" will ask for a password as usual) -->
<option name="enable">false<option>
</service>
</services>
</configuration>
```
Devices
-------
<table>
<tr>
<th>Name</th>
<th>Type</th>
<th>Description</th>
<th>Example</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>id</td>
<td>Attribute</td>
<td>Arbitrary device name</td>
<td>MyDevice</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>vendor</td>
<td>Element</td>
<td>device's vendor name</td>
<td>SanDisk Corp.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>model</td>
<td>Element</td>
<td>device's model name</td>
<td>Cruzer Titanium</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>serial</td>
<td>Element</td>
<td>serial number of the device</td>
<td>SNDKXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>volume_uuid</td>
<td>Element</td>
<td>UUID of the device's volume used to store pads</td>
<td>6F6B-42FC</td>
</tr>
</table>
Example:
```xml
<device id="MyDevice">
<vendor>SanDisk Corp.</vendor>
<model>Cruzer Titanium</model>
<serial>SNDKXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX</serial>
<volume_uuid>6F6B-42FC</volume_uuid>
</device>
```
Users
-----
<table>
<tr>
<th>Name</th>
<th>Type</th>
<th>Description</th>
<th>Example</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>id</td>
<td>Attribute</td>
<td>Login of the user</td>
<td>root</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>device</td>
<td>Element</td>
<td>id of the device associated to the user</td>
<td>MyDevice</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>agent</td>
<td>Element</td>
<td>Agent commands, for use with pamusb-agent</td>
</tr>
Example:
```xml
<user id="scox">
<device>MyDevice</device>
<!-- When the user "scox" removes the usb device, lock the screen and pause
beep-media-player -->
<agent event="lock">gnome-screensaver-command --lock</agent>
<agent event="lock">beep-media-player --pause</agent>
<!-- Resume operations when the usb device is plugged back and authenticated -->
<agent event="unlock">gnome-screensaver-command --deactivate</agent>
<agent event="unlock">beep-media-player --play</agent>
</user>
```
Services
--------
<table>
<tr>
<th>Name</th>
<th>Type</th>
<th>Description</th>
<th>Example</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>id</td>
<td>Attribute</td>
<td>Name of the service</td>
<td>su</td>
</tr>
</table>
Example:
```xml
<service id="su">
<!--
Here you can put service specific options such as "enable", "debug" etc.
See the options section of this document.
-->
</service>
```
Location of the configuration file
----------------------------------
By default, pam_usb.so and its tools will look for the configuration file at `/etc/pamusb.conf`.
If you want to use a different location, you will have to use the `-c` flag.
# /etc/pam.d/common-auth
auth sufficient pam_usb.so -c /some/other/path.conf
auth required pam_unix.so nullok_secure
You will also have to use the -c option when calling pam_usb's tools.
pamusb-agent -c /some/other/path.conf