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-.set previousversion "4.80"
+.set previousversion "4.83"
.include ./local_params
.set ACL "access control lists (ACLs)"
The next two lines are concerned with &'ident'& callbacks, as defined by RFC
1413 (hence their names):
.code
-rfc1413_query_hosts = *
+rfc1413_hosts = *
rfc1413_query_timeout = 0s
.endd
These settings cause Exim to avoid ident callbacks for all incoming SMTP calls.
Thus, in the default case, as long as at least one of the DNS lookups
yields some data, the lookup succeeds.
-.new
.cindex "DNSSEC" "dns lookup"
Use of &(DNSSEC)& is controlled by a dnssec modifier.
The possible keywords are
The default is &"never"&.
See also the &$lookup_dnssec_authenticated$& variable.
-.wen
LDAP connections, rather than the SSL-on-connect &`ldaps`&.
See the &%ldap_start_tls%& option.
-.new
Starting with Exim 4.83, the initialization of LDAP with TLS is more tightly
controlled. Every part of the TLS configuration can be configured by settings in
&_exim.conf_&. Depending on the version of the client libraries installed on
running as could affect which config files it read. With Exim 4.83, these
methods become optional, only taking effect if not specifically set in
&_exim.conf_&.
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.section "LDAP quoting" "SECID68"
&`USER `& set the DN, for authenticating the LDAP bind
&`PASS `& set the password, likewise
&`REFERRALS `& set the referrals parameter
-.new
&`SERVERS `& set alternate server list for this query only
-.wen
&`SIZE `& set the limit for the number of entries returned
&`TIME `& set the maximum waiting time for a query
.endd
The TIME parameter (also a number of seconds) is passed to the server to
set a server-side limit on the time taken to complete a search.
-.new
The SERVERS parameter allows you to specify an alternate list of ldap servers
to use for an individual lookup. The global ldap_servers option provides a
default list of ldap servers, and a single lookup can specify a single ldap
server to use. But when you need to do a lookup with a list of servers that is
different than the default list (maybe different order, maybe a completely
different set of servers), the SERVERS parameter allows you to specify this
-alternate list.
-.wen
+alternate list (colon-separated).
Here is an example of an LDAP query in an Exim lookup that uses some of these
values. This is a single line, folded to fit on the page:
list. The effect of each one lasts until the next, or until the end of the
list.
-.new
.section "Mixing wildcarded host names and addresses in host lists" &&&
"SECTmixwilhos"
.cindex "host list" "mixing names and addresses in"
&`+ignore_unknown`&, which was discussed in depth in the first example in
this section.
.endlist
-.wen
.section "Temporary DNS errors when looking up host information" &&&
If the ACL returns defer the result is a forced-fail. Otherwise the expansion fails.
-.new
.vitem "&*${certextract{*&<&'field'&>&*}{*&<&'certificate'&>&*}&&&
{*&<&'string2'&>&*}{*&<&'string3'&>&*}}*&"
.cindex "expansion" "extracting cerificate fields"
if so the elenment tags are omitted.
If not otherwise noted field values are presented in human-readable form.
-.wen
.vitem "&*${dlfunc{*&<&'file'&>&*}{*&<&'function'&>&*}{*&<&'arg'&>&*}&&&
{*&<&'arg'&>&*}...}*&"
{*&<&'string2'&>&*}}*&"
.cindex "expansion" "running a command"
.cindex "&%run%& expansion item"
-The command and its arguments are first expanded separately, and then the
-command is run in a separate process, but under the same uid and gid. As in
-other command executions from Exim, a shell is not used by default. If you want
+The command and its arguments are first expanded as one string. The string is
+split apart into individual arguments by spaces, and then the command is run
+in a separate process, but under the same uid and gid. As in other command
+executions from Exim, a shell is not used by default. If the command requires
a shell, you must explicitly code it.
+Since the arguments are split by spaces, when there is a variable expansion
+which has an empty result, it will cause the situation that the argument will
+simply be omitted when the program is actually executed by Exim. If the
+script/program requires a specific number of arguments and the expanded
+variable could possibly result in this empty expansion, the variable must be
+quoted. This is more difficult if the expanded variable itself could result
+in a string containing quotes, because it would interfere with the quotes
+around the command arguments. A possible guard against this is to wrap the
+variable in the &%sg%& operator to change any quote marks to some other
+character.
+
The standard input for the command exists, but is empty. The standard output
and standard error are set to the same file descriptor.
.cindex "return code" "from &%run%& expansion"
Exim filter files include an &%if%& command with its own regular expression
matching condition.
+.vitem "&$acl_arg1$&, &$acl_arg2$&, etc"
+Within an acl condition, expansion condition or expansion item
+any arguments are copied to these variables,
+any unused variables being made empty.
+
.vitem "&$acl_c...$&"
Values can be placed in these variables by the &%set%& modifier in an ACL. They
can be given any name that starts with &$acl_c$& and is at least six characters
and can be accessed by filters, routers, and transports during subsequent
delivery.
+.vitem &$acl_narg$&
+Within an acl condition, expansion condition or expansion item
+this variable has the number of arguments.
+
.vitem &$acl_verify_message$&
.vindex "&$acl_verify_message$&"
After an address verification has failed, this variable contains the failure
the space value is -1. See also the &%check_log_space%& option.
-.new
.vitem &$lookup_dnssec_authenticated$&
.vindex "&$lookup_dnssec_authenticated$&"
This variable is set after a DNS lookup done by
It will be empty if &(DNSSEC)& was not requested,
&"no"& if the result was not labelled as authenticated data
and &"yes"& if it was.
-.wen
.vitem &$mailstore_basename$&
.vindex "&$mailstore_basename$&"
.vitem &$sender_host_dnssec$&
.vindex "&$sender_host_dnssec$&"
-If &$sender_host_name$& has been populated (by reference, &%hosts_lookup%& or
+If an attempt to populate &$sender_host_name$& has been made
+(by reference, &%hosts_lookup%& or
otherwise) then this boolean will have been set true if, and only if, the
resolver library states that the reverse DNS was authenticated data. At all
other times, this variable is false.
this depends upon the TLS implementation used.
If TLS has not been negotiated, the value will be 0.
-.new
.vitem &$tls_in_ourcert$&
.vindex "&$tls_in_ourcert$&"
This variable refers to the certificate presented to the peer of an
inbound connection when the message was received.
It is only useful as the argument of a
-&%certextract%& expansion item, &%md5%& or &%sha1%& operator,
-or a &%def%& condition.
+.new
+&%certextract%& expansion item, &%md5%&, &%sha1%& or &%sha256%& operator,
.wen
+or a &%def%& condition.
-.new
.vitem &$tls_in_peercert$&
.vindex "&$tls_in_peercert$&"
This variable refers to the certificate presented by the peer of an
inbound connection when the message was received.
It is only useful as the argument of a
-&%certextract%& expansion item, &%md5%& or &%sha1%& operator,
-or a &%def%& condition.
+.new
+&%certextract%& expansion item, &%md5%&, &%sha1%& or &%sha256%& operator,
.wen
+or a &%def%& condition.
-.new
.vitem &$tls_out_ourcert$&
.vindex "&$tls_out_ourcert$&"
This variable refers to the certificate presented to the peer of an
outbound connection. It is only useful as the argument of a
-&%certextract%& expansion item, &%md5%& or &%sha1%& operator,
-or a &%def%& condition.
+.new
+&%certextract%& expansion item, &%md5%&, &%sha1%& or &%sha256%& operator,
.wen
+or a &%def%& condition.
-.new
.vitem &$tls_out_peercert$&
.vindex "&$tls_out_peercert$&"
This variable refers to the certificate presented by the peer of an
outbound connection. It is only useful as the argument of a
-&%certextract%& expansion item, &%md5%& or &%sha1%& operator,
-or a &%def%& condition.
+.new
+&%certextract%& expansion item, &%md5%&, &%sha1%& or &%sha256%& operator,
.wen
+or a &%def%& condition.
.vitem &$tls_in_certificate_verified$&
.vindex "&$tls_in_certificate_verified$&"
&<<CHAPTLS>>& for details of TLS support and chapter &<<CHAPsmtptrans>>& for
details of the &(smtp)& transport.
+.vitem &$tls_in_ocsp$&
+.vindex "&$tls_in_ocsp$&"
+When a message is received from a remote client connection
+the result of any OCSP request from the client is encoded in this variable:
+.code
+0 OCSP proof was not requested (default value)
+1 No response to request
+2 Response not verified
+3 Verification failed
+4 Verification succeeded
+.endd
+
+.vitem &$tls_out_ocsp$&
+.vindex "&$tls_out_ocsp$&"
+When a message is sent to a remote host connection
+the result of any OCSP request made is encoded in this variable.
+See &$tls_in_ocsp$& for values.
+
.vitem &$tls_in_peerdn$&
.vindex "&$tls_in_peerdn$&"
.vindex "&$tls_peerdn$&"
following options:
.ilist
-&%daemon_smtp_ports%& contains a list of default ports. (For backward
-compatibility, this option can also be specified in the singular.)
+&%daemon_smtp_ports%& contains a list of default ports
+or service names.
+(For backward compatibility, this option can also be specified in the singular.)
.next
&%local_interfaces%& contains list of interface IP addresses on which to
listen. Each item may optionally also specify a port.
Exim supports the obsolete SSMTP protocol (also known as SMTPS) that was used
before the STARTTLS command was standardized for SMTP. Some legacy clients
still use this protocol. If the &%tls_on_connect_ports%& option is set to a
-list of port numbers, connections to those ports must use SSMTP. The most
+list of port numbers or service names,
+connections to those ports must use SSMTP. The most
common use of this option is expected to be
.code
tls_on_connect_ports = 465
.row &%tls_crl%& "certificate revocation list"
.row &%tls_dh_max_bits%& "clamp D-H bit count suggestion"
.row &%tls_dhparam%& "DH parameters for server"
+.row &%tls_ocsp_file%& "location of server certificate status proof"
.row &%tls_on_connect_ports%& "specify SSMTP (SMTPS) ports"
.row &%tls_privatekey%& "location of server private key"
.row &%tls_remember_esmtp%& "don't reset after starting TLS"
acceptable bound from 1024 to 2048.
+.option tls_ocsp_file main string&!! unset
+This option
+must if set expand to the absolute path to a file which contains a current
+status proof for the server's certificate, as obtained from the
+Certificate Authority.
+
+
.option tls_on_connect_ports main "string list" unset
This option specifies a list of incoming SSMTP (aka SMTPS) ports that should
operate the obsolete SSMTP (SMTPS) protocol, where a TLS session is immediately
-.new
.option dnssec_request_domains dnslookup "domain list&!!" unset
.cindex "MX record" "security"
.cindex "DNSSEC" "MX lookup"
DNS lookups for domains matching &%dnssec_request_domains%& will be done with
the dnssec request bit set.
This applies to all of the SRV, MX A6, AAAA, A lookup sequence.
-.wen
-.new
.option dnssec_require_domains dnslookup "domain list&!!" unset
.cindex "MX record" "security"
.cindex "DNSSEC" "MX lookup"
the dnssec request bit set. Any returns not having the Authenticated Data bit
(AD bit) set wil be ignored and logged as a host-lookup failure.
This applies to all of the SRV, MX A6, AAAA, A lookup sequence.
-.wen
details.
-.new
.option dnssec_request_domains smtp "domain list&!!" unset
.cindex "MX record" "security"
.cindex "DNSSEC" "MX lookup"
DNS lookups for domains matching &%dnssec_request_domains%& will be done with
the dnssec request bit set.
This applies to all of the SRV, MX A6, AAAA, A lookup sequence.
-.wen
-.new
.option dnssec_require_domains smtp "domain list&!!" unset
.cindex "MX record" "security"
.cindex "DNSSEC" "MX lookup"
the dnssec request bit set. Any returns not having the Authenticated Data bit
(AD bit) set wil be ignored and logged as a host-lookup failure.
This applies to all of the SRV, MX A6, AAAA, A lookup sequence.
-.wen
&<<CHAPSMTPAUTH>>& for details of authentication.
+.option hosts_request_ocsp smtp "host list&!!" *
+.cindex "TLS" "requiring for certain servers"
+Exim will request a Certificate Status on a
+TLS session for any host that matches this list.
+&%tls_verify_certificates%& should also be set for the transport.
+
+.option hosts_require_ocsp smtp "host list&!!" unset
+.cindex "TLS" "requiring for certain servers"
+Exim will request, and check for a valid Certificate Status being given, on a
+TLS session for any host that matches this list.
+&%tls_verify_certificates%& should also be set for the transport.
+
.option hosts_require_tls smtp "host list&!!" unset
.cindex "TLS" "requiring for certain servers"
Exim will insist on using a TLS session when delivering to any host that
.scindex IIDdcotauth2 "authenticators" "&(dovecot)&"
This authenticator is an interface to the authentication facility of the
Dovecot POP/IMAP server, which can support a number of authentication methods.
+Note that Dovecot must be configured to use auth-client not auth-userdb.
If you are using Dovecot to authenticate POP/IMAP clients, it might be helpful
to use the same mechanisms for SMTP authentication. This is a server
authenticator only. There is only one option:
driver = dovecot
public_name = PLAIN
server_socket = /var/run/dovecot/auth-client
- server_set_id = $auth2
+ server_set_id = $auth1
dovecot_ntlm:
driver = dovecot
.cindex "TLS" "revoked certificates"
.cindex "revocation list"
.cindex "certificate" "revocation list"
+.cindex "OCSP" "stapling"
Certificate issuing authorities issue Certificate Revocation Lists (CRLs) when
certificates are revoked. If you have such a list, you can pass it to an Exim
server using the global option called &%tls_crl%& and to an Exim client using
an identically named option for the &(smtp)& transport. In each case, the value
of the option is expanded and must then be the name of a file that contains a
CRL in PEM format.
+The downside is that clients have to periodically re-download a potentially huge
+file from every certificate authority the know of.
+
+The way with most moving parts at query time is Online Certificate
+Status Protocol (OCSP), where the client verifies the certificate
+against an OCSP server run by the CA. This lets the CA track all
+usage of the certs. It requires running software with access to the
+private key of the CA, to sign the responses to the OCSP queries. OCSP
+is based on HTTP and can be proxied accordingly.
+
+The only widespread OCSP server implementation (known to this writer)
+comes as part of OpenSSL and aborts on an invalid request, such as
+connecting to the port and then disconnecting. This requires
+re-entering the passphrase each time some random client does this.
+
+The third way is OCSP Stapling; in this, the server using a certificate
+issued by the CA periodically requests an OCSP proof of validity from
+the OCSP server, then serves it up inline as part of the TLS
+negotiation. This approach adds no extra round trips, does not let the
+CA track users, scales well with number of certs issued by the CA and is
+resilient to temporary OCSP server failures, as long as the server
+starts retrying to fetch an OCSP proof some time before its current
+proof expires. The downside is that it requires server support.
+
+Unless Exim is built with the support disabled,
+or with GnuTLS earlier than version 3.1.3,
+support for OCSP stapling is included.
+
+There is a global option called &%tls_ocsp_file%&.
+The file specified therein is expected to be in DER format, and contain
+an OCSP proof. Exim will serve it as part of the TLS handshake. This
+option will be re-expanded for SNI, if the &%tls_certificate%& option
+contains &`tls_in_sni`&, as per other TLS options.
+
+Exim does not at this time implement any support for fetching a new OCSP
+proof. The burden is on the administrator to handle this, outside of
+Exim. The file specified should be replaced atomically, so that the
+contents are always valid. Exim will expand the &%tls_ocsp_file%& option
+on each connection, so a new file will be handled transparently on the
+next connection.
+
+When built with OpenSSL Exim will check for a valid next update timestamp
+in the OCSP proof; if not present, or if the proof has expired, it will be
+ignored.
+
+For the client to be able to verify the stapled OCSP the server must
+also supply, in its stapled information, any intermediate
+certificates for the chain leading to the OCSP proof from the signer
+of the server certificate. There may be zero or one such. These
+intermediate certificates should be added to the server OCSP stapling
+file named by &%tls_ocsp_file%&.
+
+Note that the proof only covers the terminal server certificate,
+not any of the chain from CA to it.
+
+There is no current way to staple a proof for a client certificate.
+
+.code
+ A helper script "ocsp_fetch.pl" for fetching a proof from a CA
+ OCSP server is supplied. The server URL may be included in the
+ server certificate, if the CA is helpful.
+
+ One failure mode seen was the OCSP Signer cert expiring before the end
+ of validity of the OCSP proof. The checking done by Exim/OpenSSL
+ noted this as invalid overall, but the re-fetch script did not.
+.endd
+
+
.section "Configuring an Exim client to use TLS" "SECID185"
certificate verification to the listed servers. Verification either must
or need not succeed respectively.
+The &(smtp)& transport has two OCSP-related options:
+&%hosts_require_ocsp%&; a host-list for which a Certificate Status
+is requested and required for the connection to proceed. The default
+value is empty.
+&%hosts_request_ocsp%&; a host-list for which (additionally)
+a Certificate Status is requested (but not necessarily verified). The default
+value is "*" meaning that requests are made unless configured
+otherwise.
+
+The host(s) should also be in &%hosts_require_tls%&, and
+&%tls_verify_certificates%& configured for the transport,
+for OCSP to be relevant.
+
If
&%tls_require_ciphers%& is set on the &(smtp)& transport, it must contain a
list of permitted cipher suites. If either of these checks fails, delivery to
.next
.vindex "&%tls_verify_certificates%&"
&%tls_verify_certificates%&
+.next
+.vindex "&%tls_ocsp_file%&"
+&%tls_verify_certificates%&
.endlist
Great care should be taken to deal with matters of case, various injection
send email. Details of how this works are given in section
&<<SECTverifyCSA>>&.
-.new
.vitem &*verify&~=&~header_names_ascii*&
.cindex "&%verify%& ACL condition"
.cindex "&ACL;" "verifying header names only ASCII"
Exim itself will handle headers with non-ASCII characters, but it can cause
problems for downstream applications, so this option will allow their
detection and rejection in the DATA ACL's.
-.wen
.vitem &*verify&~=&~header_sender/*&<&'options'&>
.cindex "&%verify%& ACL condition"
.code
exim -bp
.endd
-.new
The &*-C*& option is used to specify an alternate &_exim.conf_& which might
contain alternate exim configuration the queue management might be using.
-.wen
to obtain a queue listing, and then greps the output to select messages
that match given criteria. The following selection options are available:
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