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| author | makefu <github@syntax-fehler.de> | 2011-09-06 21:20:37 +0200 |
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| committer | makefu <github@syntax-fehler.de> | 2011-09-06 21:20:37 +0200 |
| commit | 568fbd7fa5541182bbbc33560863ec9c3ff01d48 (patch) | |
| tree | 3551442c025b1764b6c3593cf2647b59874f4088 /cholerab/reaktor/priviliged_functions | |
| parent | bbf2bc45f02e8795b8cda6dde262226cd658bfd4 (diff) | |
cholerab/reaktor: add privileged functions description
privileged functions might be implemented via asymmetric encryption
this is described in the privileged_function text file
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diff --git a/cholerab/reaktor/priviliged_functions b/cholerab/reaktor/priviliged_functions new file mode 100644 index 00000000..a673267e --- /dev/null +++ b/cholerab/reaktor/priviliged_functions @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +Use Case 1: Request update on Host +================================= + +< user> bot: update +< bot> /whois user +< bot> /msg user [CHALLENGE] +< user> /msg bot [CHALLENGE-RESPONSE] +< bot> updating... +< bot> now on rev XXXXX + +Command Flow +---------------- +The bot has a locally stored list of [trusted] hosts along with their public +key, preferably from the tinc/retiolum directory. + +The bot encrypts a 1K Byte long message with the public key of the host +retrieved by the /whois command. + +This challenge is sent to the user requesting the command via private message. +The user then decrpyts the message with its own private key and sends the +decrpyted message to the bot. + +The bot then executes the requested command if the challenge is answered +correctly |