.code
local_delivery:
driver = appendfile
- file = /var/mail/$local_part
+ file = /var/mail/$local_part_verified
delivery_date_add
envelope_to_add
return_path_add
# mode = 0660
.endd
This &(appendfile)& transport is used for local delivery to user mailboxes in
-traditional BSD mailbox format. By default it runs under the uid and gid of the
+traditional BSD mailbox format.
+
+.new
+We prefer to avoid using &$local_part$& directly to define the mailbox filename,
+as it is provided by a potential bad actor.
+Instead we use &$local_part_verified$&,
+the result of looking up &$local_part$& in the user database
+(done by using &%check_local_user%& in the the router).
+.wen
+
+By default &(appendfile)& runs under the uid and gid of the
local user, which requires the sticky bit to be set on the &_/var/mail_&
directory. Some systems use the alternative approach of running mail deliveries
under a particular group instead of using the sticky bit. The commented options
those headers that contain lists of addresses, a comma is also inserted at the
junctions between headers. This does not happen for the &%rheader%& expansion.
+.new
+.cindex "tainted data"
+When the headers are from an incoming message,
+the result of expanding any of these variables is tainted.
+.wen
+
.vitem &*${hmac{*&<&'hashname'&>&*}{*&<&'secret'&>&*}{*&<&'string'&>&*}}*&
.cindex "expansion" "hmac hashing"
the complete argument of the ETRN command (see section &<<SECTETRN>>&).
.endlist
+.new
+.cindex "tainted data"
+If the origin of the data is an incoming message,
+the result of expanding this variable is tainted.
+See also &$domain_verified$&.
+.wen
+
.vitem &$domain_data$&
.vindex "&$domain_data$&"
because a message may have many recipients and the system filter is called just
once.
+.new
+.cindex "tainted data"
+If the origin of the data is an incoming message,
+the result of expanding this variable is tainted.
+
+&*Warning*&: the content of this variable is usually provided by a potential
+attacker.
+Consider carefully the implications of using it unvalidated as a name
+for file access.
+This presents issues for users' &_.forward_& and filter files.
+For traditional full user accounts, use &%check_local_users%& and the
+&$local_part_verified$& variable rather than this one.
+For virtual users, store a suitable pathname component in the database
+which is used for account name validation, and use that retrieved value
+rather than this variable.
+If needed, use a router &%address_data%& or &%set%& option for
+the retrieved data.
+.wen
+
.vindex "&$local_part_prefix$&"
.vindex "&$local_part_suffix$&"
.cindex affix variables
specific suffix for the local part was recognized, it is available in this
variable, having been removed from &$local_part$&.
+.new
+.vitem &$local_part_verified$&
+.vindex "&$local_part_verified$&"
+If the router generic option &%check_local_part%& has run successfully,
+this variable has the user database version of &$local_part$&.
+Such values are not tainted and hence usable for building file names.
+.wen
+
.vitem &$local_scan_data$&
.vindex "&$local_scan_data$&"
This variable contains the text returned by the &[local_scan()]& function when
yield empty addresses, for example, items containing only RFC 2822 address
comments.
+.new
+&*Warning*&: It is unwise to use &$local_part$& or &$domain$&
+directly for redirection,
+as they are provided by a potential attacker.
+In the examples above, &$local_part$& is used for looking up data held locally
+on the system, and not used directly (the second example derives &$home$& via
+the passsword file or database, using &$local_part$&).
+.wen
+
.section "Forward files and address verification" "SECID125"
.cindex "authentication" "DIGEST-MD5"
.cindex "authentication" "CRAM-MD5"
.cindex "authentication" "SCRAM-SHA-1"
+.cindex "authentication" "SCRAM-SHA-1-PLUS"
+.cindex "authentication" "SCRAM-SHA-256"
+.cindex "authentication" "SCRAM-SHA-256-PLUS"
The &(gsasl)& authenticator provides integration for the GNU SASL
library and the mechanisms it provides. This is new as of the 4.80 release
and there are a few areas where the library does not let Exim smoothly
made that any particular new authentication mechanism will be supported
without code changes in Exim.
-
.new
+The library is expected to add support in an upcoming
+realease for the SCRAM-SHA-256 method.
+The macro _HAVE_AUTH_GSASL_SCRAM_SHA_256 will be defined
+when this happens.
+
+
.option client_authz gsasl string&!! unset
This option can be used to supply an &'authorization id'&
which is different to the &'authentication_id'& provided
-by $%client_username%& option.
+by &%client_username%& option.
If unset or (after expansion) empty it is not used,
which is the common case.
This is
only usable by mechanisms which support "channel binding"; at time of
writing, that's the SCRAM family.
+When using this feature the "-PLUS" variants of the method names need to be used.
.wen
This defaults off to ensure smooth upgrade across Exim releases, in case
Some mechanisms will use this data.
-.option server_scram_iter gsasl string&!! unset
+.option server_scram_iter gsasl string&!! 4096
This option provides data for the SCRAM family of mechanisms.
-&$auth1$& is not available at evaluation time.
-(This may change, as we receive feedback on use)
+.new
+The &$auth1$&, &$auth2$& and &$auth3$& variables are available for expansion.
+
+The result of expansion should be a decimal number,
+and represents both a lower-bound on the security, and
+a compute cost factor imposed on the client
+(if it does not cache results, or the server changes
+either the iteration count or the salt).
+A minimum value of 4096 is required by the standards
+for all current CRAM mechanism variants.
+.wen
.option server_scram_salt gsasl string&!! unset
This option provides data for the SCRAM family of mechanisms.
-&$auth1$& is not available at evaluation time.
-(This may change, as we receive feedback on use)
+.new
+The &$auth1$&, &$auth2$& and &$auth3$& variables are available for expansion.
+If unset or empty after expansion the library will provides a value for the
+protocol conversation.
+.wen
.option server_service gsasl string &`smtp`&
&`DKIM`& domain verified in incoming message
&`DN `& distinguished name from peer certificate
&`DS `& DNSSEC secured lookups
-&`DT `& on &`=>`& lines: time taken for a delivery
+&`DT `& on &`=>`&, &'=='& and &'**'& lines: time taken for, or to attempt, a delivery
&`F `& sender address (on delivery lines)
&`H `& host name and IP address
&`I `& local interface used
&` arguments `& command line arguments
&`*connection_reject `& connection rejections
&`*delay_delivery `& immediate delivery delayed
-&` deliver_time `& time taken to perform delivery
+&` deliver_time `& time taken to attempt delivery
&` delivery_size `& add &`S=`&&'nnn'& to => lines
&`*dkim `& DKIM verified domain on <= lines
&` dkim_verbose `& separate full DKIM verification result line, per signature
top level domains the opendmarc library uses
during domain parsing. Maintained by Mozilla,
the most current version can be downloaded
-from a link at &url(https://publicsuffix.org/list/, currently pointing
-at https://publicsuffix.org/list/public_suffix_list.dat)
-See also util/renew-opendmarc-tlds.sh script.
+from a link at &url(https://publicsuffix.org/list/public_suffix_list.dat).
+See also the util/renew-opendmarc-tlds.sh script.
.new
The default for the option is unset.
If not set, DMARC processing is disabled.