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author | Matt A. Tobin <mattatobin@localhost.localdomain> | 2018-02-02 04:16:08 -0500 |
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committer | Matt A. Tobin <mattatobin@localhost.localdomain> | 2018-02-02 04:16:08 -0500 |
commit | 5f8de423f190bbb79a62f804151bc24824fa32d8 (patch) | |
tree | 10027f336435511475e392454359edea8e25895d /security/nss/doc/vfychain.xml | |
parent | 49ee0794b5d912db1f95dce6eb52d781dc210db5 (diff) | |
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diff --git a/security/nss/doc/vfychain.xml b/security/nss/doc/vfychain.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..9a41008c96 --- /dev/null +++ b/security/nss/doc/vfychain.xml @@ -0,0 +1,232 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN" + "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd" [ +<!ENTITY date SYSTEM "date.xml"> +<!ENTITY version SYSTEM "version.xml"> +]> + +<refentry id="vfychain"> + + <refentryinfo> + <date>&date;</date> + <title>NSS Security Tools</title> + <productname>nss-tools</productname> + <productnumber>&version;</productnumber> + </refentryinfo> + + <refmeta> + <refentrytitle>VFYCHAIN</refentrytitle> + <manvolnum>1</manvolnum> + </refmeta> + + <refnamediv> + <refname>vfychain </refname> + <refpurpose>vfychain [options] [revocation options] certfile [[options] certfile] ...</refpurpose> + </refnamediv> + + <refsynopsisdiv> + <cmdsynopsis> + <command>vfychain</command> + </cmdsynopsis> + </refsynopsisdiv> + + <refsection> + <title>STATUS</title> + <para>This documentation is still work in progress. Please contribute to the initial review in <ulink url="https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=836477">Mozilla NSS bug 836477</ulink> + </para> + </refsection> + + <refsection id="description"> + <title>Description</title> + <para>The verification Tool, <command>vfychain</command>, verifies certificate chains. <command>modutil</command> can add and delete PKCS #11 modules, change passwords on security databases, set defaults, list module contents, enable or disable slots, enable or disable FIPS 140-2 compliance, and assign default providers for cryptographic operations. This tool can also create certificate, key, and module security database files.</para> + + <para>The tasks associated with security module database management are part of a process that typically also involves managing key databases and certificate databases.</para> + </refsection> + + <refsection id="options"> + <title>Options</title> + + <variablelist> + + <varlistentry> + <term><option>-a</option></term> + <listitem> + <simpara>the following certfile is base64 encoded</simpara> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><option>-b </option> <replaceable>YYMMDDHHMMZ</replaceable></term> + <listitem> + <simpara>Validate date (default: now)</simpara> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><option>-d </option> <replaceable>directory</replaceable></term> <listitem> + <simpara>database directory</simpara> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><option>-f </option> </term> + <listitem> + <simpara>Enable cert fetching from AIA URL</simpara> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><option>-o </option> <replaceable>oid</replaceable></term> + <listitem> + <simpara>Set policy OID for cert validation(Format OID.1.2.3)</simpara> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><option>-p </option></term> + <listitem> + <simpara>Use PKIX Library to validate certificate by calling:</simpara> + <simpara> * CERT_VerifyCertificate if specified once,</simpara> + <simpara> * CERT_PKIXVerifyCert if specified twice and more.</simpara> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><option>-r </option></term> + <listitem> + <simpara>Following certfile is raw binary DER (default)</simpara> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><option>-t</option></term> + <listitem> + <simpara>Following cert is explicitly trusted (overrides db trust)</simpara> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><option>-u </option> <replaceable>usage</replaceable></term> + <listitem> + <para> + 0=SSL client, 1=SSL server, 2=SSL StepUp, 3=SSL CA, + 4=Email signer, 5=Email recipient, 6=Object signer, + 9=ProtectedObjectSigner, 10=OCSP responder, 11=Any CA + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><option>-T </option></term> + <listitem> + <simpara>Trust both explicit trust anchors (-t) and the database. (Without this option, the default is to only trust certificates marked -t, if there are any, or to trust the database if there are certificates marked -t.) + </simpara> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><option>-v </option></term> + <listitem> + <simpara>Verbose mode. Prints root cert subject(double the + argument for whole root cert info) + </simpara> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><option>-w </option> <replaceable>password</replaceable></term> + <listitem> + <simpara>Database password</simpara> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><option>-W </option> <replaceable>pwfile</replaceable></term> + <listitem> + <simpara>Password file</simpara> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><option></option></term> + <listitem> + <simpara>Revocation options for PKIX API (invoked with -pp options) is a + collection of the following flags: + [-g type [-h flags] [-m type [-s flags]] ...] ...</simpara> + <simpara>Where: </simpara> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><option>-g </option> <replaceable>test-type</replaceable></term> + <listitem> + <simpara>Sets status checking test type. Possible values + are "leaf" or "chain" + </simpara> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><option>-g </option> <replaceable>test type</replaceable></term> + <listitem> + <simpara>Sets status checking test type. Possible values + are "leaf" or "chain". + </simpara> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><option>-h </option> <replaceable>test flags</replaceable></term> + <listitem> + <simpara>Sets revocation flags for the test type it + follows. Possible flags: "testLocalInfoFirst" and + "requireFreshInfo". + </simpara> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><option>-m </option> <replaceable>method type</replaceable></term> + <listitem> + <simpara>Sets method type for the test type it follows. + Possible types are "crl" and "ocsp". + </simpara> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><option>-s </option> <replaceable>method flags</replaceable></term> + <listitem> + <simpara>Sets revocation flags for the method it follows. + Possible types are "doNotUse", "forbidFetching", + "ignoreDefaultSrc", "requireInfo" and "failIfNoInfo". + </simpara> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> + </refsection> + +<!-- don't change --> + <refsection id="resources"> + <title>Additional Resources</title> + <para>For information about NSS and other tools related to NSS (like JSS), check out the NSS project wiki at <ulink url="http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/pki/nss/">http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/pki/nss/</ulink>. The NSS site relates directly to NSS code changes and releases.</para> + <para>Mailing lists: https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-tech-crypto</para> + <para>IRC: Freenode at #dogtag-pki</para> + </refsection> + +<!-- fill in your name first; keep the other names for reference --> + <refsection id="authors"> + <title>Authors</title> + <para>The NSS tools were written and maintained by developers with Netscape, Red Hat, Sun, Oracle, Mozilla, and Google.</para> + <para> + Authors: Elio Maldonado <emaldona@redhat.com>, Deon Lackey <dlackey@redhat.com>. + </para> + </refsection> + +<!-- don't change --> + <refsection id="license"> + <title>LICENSE</title> + <para>Licensed under the Mozilla Public License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. + </para> + </refsection> + +</refentry> |