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diff --git a/security/nss/doc/cmsutil.xml b/security/nss/doc/cmsutil.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000..c7d2408d3 --- /dev/null +++ b/security/nss/doc/cmsutil.xml @@ -0,0 +1,299 @@ +<?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="cmsutil"> + + <refentryinfo> + <date>&date;</date> + <title>NSS Security Tools</title> + <productname>nss-tools</productname> + <productnumber>&version;</productnumber> + </refentryinfo> + + <refmeta> + <refentrytitle>CMSUTIL</refentrytitle> + <manvolnum>1</manvolnum> + </refmeta> + + <refnamediv> + <refname>cmsutil</refname> + <refpurpose>Performs basic cryptograpic operations, such as encryption and decryption, on Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS) messages.</refpurpose> + </refnamediv> + + <refsynopsisdiv> + <cmdsynopsis> + <command>cmsutil</command> + <arg><replaceable>options</replaceable></arg> + <arg>[<replaceable>arguments</replaceable>]</arg> + </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 <command>cmsutil</command> command-line uses the S/MIME Toolkit to perform basic operations, such as encryption and decryption, on Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS) messages. + </para> + <para> +To run cmsutil, type the command cmsutil option [arguments] where option and arguments are combinations of the options and arguments listed in the following section. +Each command takes one option. Each option may take zero or more arguments. +To see a usage string, issue the command without options. + </para> + + </refsection> + + <refsection id="options"> + <title>Options and Arguments</title> + <para> + </para> + <para><command>Options</command></para> + <para> +Options specify an action. Option arguments modify an action. +The options and arguments for the cmsutil command are defined as follows: + </para> + <variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term>-C</term> + <listitem><para>Encrypt a message.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>-D </term> + <listitem><para>Decode a message.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>-E </term> + <listitem><para>Envelope a message.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>-O </term> + <listitem><para>Create a certificates-only message.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>-S </term> + <listitem><para>Sign a message.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + </variablelist> + + <para><command>Arguments</command></para> + <para>Option arguments modify an action.</para> + <variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term>-b </term> + <listitem> + <para>Decode a batch of files named in infile.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>-c content </term> + <listitem> + <para>Use this detached content (decode only).</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>-d dbdir</term> + <listitem> + <para>Specify the key/certificate database directory (default is ".")</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>-e envfile</term> + <listitem> + <para>Specify a file containing an enveloped message for a set of recipients to which you would like to send an encrypted message. If this is the first encrypted message for that set of recipients, a new enveloped message will be created that you can then use for future messages (encrypt only).</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>-f pwfile</term> + <listitem> + <para>Use password file to set password on all PKCS#11 tokens.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>-G</term> + <listitem> + <para>Include a signing time attribute (sign only).</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>-H hash</term> + <listitem> + <para>Use specified hash algorithm (default:SHA1).</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>-h num</term> + <listitem> + <para>Generate email headers with info about CMS message (decode only).</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>-i infile</term> + <listitem> + <para>Use infile as a source of data (default is stdin).</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>-k</term> + <listitem> + <para>Keep decoded encryption certs in permanent cert db.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>-N nickname</term> + <listitem> + <para>Specify nickname of certificate to sign with (sign only).</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>-n </term> + <listitem> + <para>Suppress output of contents (decode only).</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>-o outfile</term> + <listitem> + <para>Use outfile as a destination of data (default is stdout).</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>-P</term> + <listitem> + <para>Include an S/MIME capabilities attribute.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>-p password</term> + <listitem> + <para>Use password as key database password.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>-r recipient1,recipient2, ...</term> + <listitem> + <para> +Specify list of recipients (email addresses) for an encrypted or enveloped message. +For certificates-only message, list of certificates to send. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>-T</term> + <listitem> + <para>Suppress content in CMS message (sign only).</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>-u certusage</term> + <listitem> + <para>Set type of cert usage (default is certUsageEmailSigner).</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>-v</term> + <listitem> + <para>Print debugging information.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>-Y ekprefnick</term> + <listitem> + <para>Specify an encryption key preference by nickname.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + </variablelist> + + </refsection> + + <refsection id="usage"> + <title>Usage</title> + <para>Encrypt Example</para> + <programlisting> +cmsutil -C [-i infile] [-o outfile] [-d dbdir] [-p password] -r "recipient1,recipient2, . . ." -e envfile + </programlisting> + + <para>Decode Example</para> + <programlisting> +cmsutil -D [-i infile] [-o outfile] [-d dbdir] [-p password] [-c content] [-n] [-h num] + </programlisting> + + <para>Envelope Example</para> + <programlisting> +cmsutil -E [-i infile] [-o outfile] [-d dbdir] [-p password] -r "recipient1,recipient2, ..." + </programlisting> + + <para>Certificate-only Example</para> + <programlisting> +cmsutil -O [-i infile] [-o outfile] [-d dbdir] [-p password] -r "cert1,cert2, . . ." + </programlisting> + + <para>Sign Message Example</para> + <programlisting> +cmsutil -S [-i infile] [-o outfile] [-d dbdir] [-p password] -N nickname[-TGP] [-Y ekprefnick] + </programlisting> + + </refsection> + + <refsection id="seealso"> + <title>See also</title> + <para>certutil(1)</para> + </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> |