1TLSMGR(8)                   System Manager's Manual                  TLSMGR(8)
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NAME

6       tlsmgr - Postfix TLS session cache and PRNG manager
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SYNOPSIS

9       tlsmgr [generic Postfix daemon options]
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DESCRIPTION

12       The  tlsmgr(8)  manages  the Postfix TLS session caches.  It stores and
13       retrieves cache entries on request by smtpd(8) and  smtp(8)  processes,
14       and periodically removes entries that have expired.
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16       The  tlsmgr(8)  also  manages the PRNG (pseudo random number generator)
17       pool. It answers queries by the smtpd(8) and smtp(8) processes to  seed
18       their internal PRNG pools.
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20       The  tlsmgr(8)'s  PRNG pool is initially seeded from an external source
21       (EGD, /dev/urandom, or regular file).  It is  updated  at  configurable
22       pseudo-random  intervals  with  data  from  the  external source. It is
23       updated periodically with data from TLS session cache entries and  with
24       the time of day, and is updated with the time of day whenever a process
25       requests tlsmgr(8) service.
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27       The tlsmgr(8) saves the PRNG state to an exchange file periodically and
28       when  the process terminates, and reads the exchange file when initial‐
29       izing its PRNG.
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SECURITY

32       The tlsmgr(8) is not security-sensitive. The code  that  maintains  the
33       external  and  internal  PRNG  pools  does not "trust" the data that it
34       manipulates, and the code that maintains the TLS session cache does not
35       touch the contents of the cached entries, except for seeding its inter‐
36       nal PRNG pool.
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38       The tlsmgr(8) can be run chrooted  and  with  reduced  privileges.   At
39       process  startup  it  connects to the entropy source and exchange file,
40       and creates or truncates the optional TLS session cache files.
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42       With Postfix version 2.5 and later, the tlsmgr(8) no longer  uses  root
43       privileges  when  opening cache files. These files should now be stored
44       under the Postfix-owned data_directory.  As a migration aid, an attempt
45       to open a cache file under a non-Postfix directory is redirected to the
46       Postfix-owned data_directory, and a warning is logged.
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DIAGNOSTICS

49       Problems and transactions are logged to the syslog daemon.
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BUGS

52       There is no automatic means to limit the number of entries in  the  TLS
53       session caches and/or the size of the TLS cache files.
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CONFIGURATION PARAMETERS

56       Changes  to  main.cf are not picked up automatically, because tlsmgr(8)
57       is a persistent processes.  Use the command "postfix  reload"  after  a
58       configuration change.
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60       The  text  below provides only a parameter summary. See postconf(5) for
61       more details including examples.
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TLS SESSION CACHE

64       lmtp_tls_loglevel (0)
65              The LMTP-specific version of the smtp_tls_loglevel configuration
66              parameter.
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68       lmtp_tls_session_cache_database (empty)
69              The LMTP-specific version of the smtp_tls_session_cache_database
70              configuration parameter.
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72       lmtp_tls_session_cache_timeout (3600s)
73              The LMTP-specific version of the  smtp_tls_session_cache_timeout
74              configuration parameter.
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76       smtp_tls_loglevel (0)
77              Enable additional Postfix SMTP client logging of TLS activity.
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79       smtp_tls_session_cache_database (empty)
80              Name of the file containing the optional Postfix SMTP client TLS
81              session cache.
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83       smtp_tls_session_cache_timeout (3600s)
84              The expiration time of Postfix SMTP  client  TLS  session  cache
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87       smtpd_tls_loglevel (0)
88              Enable additional Postfix SMTP server logging of TLS activity.
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90       smtpd_tls_session_cache_database (empty)
91              Name of the file containing the optional Postfix SMTP server TLS
92              session cache.
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94       smtpd_tls_session_cache_timeout (3600s)
95              The expiration time of Postfix SMTP  server  TLS  session  cache
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PSEUDO RANDOM NUMBER GENERATOR

99       tls_random_source (see 'postconf -d' output)
100              The  external  entropy source for the in-memory tlsmgr(8) pseudo
101              random number generator (PRNG) pool.
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103       tls_random_bytes (32)
104              The number of bytes that tlsmgr(8) reads from $tls_random_source
105              when  (re)seeding  the  in-memory pseudo random number generator
106              (PRNG) pool.
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108       tls_random_exchange_name (see 'postconf -d' output)
109              Name of the pseudo random number  generator  (PRNG)  state  file
110              that is maintained by tlsmgr(8).
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112       tls_random_prng_update_period (3600s)
113              The  time between attempts by tlsmgr(8) to save the state of the
114              pseudo random number generator (PRNG) to the file specified with
115              $tls_random_exchange_name.
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117       tls_random_reseed_period (3600s)
118              The  maximal  time  between attempts by tlsmgr(8) to re-seed the
119              in-memory pseudo random number generator (PRNG) pool from exter‐
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MISCELLANEOUS CONTROLS

123       config_directory (see 'postconf -d' output)
124              The  default  location of the Postfix main.cf and master.cf con‐
125              figuration files.
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127       data_directory (see 'postconf -d' output)
128              The directory with Postfix-writable  data  files  (for  example:
129              caches, pseudo-random numbers).
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131       daemon_timeout (18000s)
132              How  much  time  a  Postfix  daemon process may take to handle a
133              request before it is terminated by a built-in watchdog timer.
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135       process_id (read-only)
136              The process ID of a Postfix command or daemon process.
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138       process_name (read-only)
139              The process name of a Postfix command or daemon process.
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141       syslog_facility (mail)
142              The syslog facility of Postfix logging.
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144       syslog_name (see 'postconf -d' output)
145              The mail system name that is prepended to the  process  name  in
146              syslog  records,  so  that  "smtpd" becomes, for example, "post‐
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SEE ALSO

150       smtp(8), Postfix SMTP client
151       smtpd(8), Postfix SMTP server
152       postconf(5), configuration parameters
153       master(5), generic daemon options
154       master(8), process manager
155       syslogd(8), system logging
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README FILES

158       Use "postconf readme_directory" or "postconf html_directory" to  locate
159       this information.
160       TLS_README, Postfix TLS configuration and operation
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LICENSE

163       The Secure Mailer license must be distributed with this software.
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AUTHOR(S)

166       Lutz Jaenicke
167       BTU Cottbus
168       Allgemeine Elektrotechnik
169       Universitaetsplatz 3-4
170       D-03044 Cottbus, Germany
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172       Adapted by:
173       Wietse Venema
174       IBM T.J. Watson Research
175       P.O. Box 704
176       Yorktown Heights, NY 10598, USA
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