X-Git-Url: http://git.silcnet.org/gitweb/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Fsilc.yo;h=c46ee2a62e41d26250e7efbd7cac258c9a6f6d5f;hb=5673481476fb5c69a3d02c15a88d6f146552c994;hp=a848af339b6f6586ed8af8c92677329500efbcb0;hpb=4b5e3a30bd947a837ab24e1654b06ef002c274e4;p=crypto.git diff --git a/doc/silc.yo b/doc/silc.yo index a848af33..c46ee2a6 100644 --- a/doc/silc.yo +++ b/doc/silc.yo @@ -22,12 +22,13 @@ key and private messages with session keys. It is also possible to use private channel keys and private message keys in addition of server generated keys. -bf(Silc) supports em(passphrase) and public key authentication based on -em(digital signatures), when connecting to SILC server. bf(Silc) also supports -key exchange (key agreement) between other bf(Silc) users in the SILC -network to negotiate secret key material. This key material then can be -used to secure for example private messages. It is also possible to exchange -public keys and certificates in the SILC network between clients and servers. +bf(Silc) supports em(passphrase) authentication and public key authentication +based on em(digital signatures), when connecting to SILC server. bf(Silc) +also supports key exchange (key agreement) between other bf(Silc) users in +the SILC network to negotiate secret key material. This key material then +can be used to secure for example private messages. It is also possible to +exchange public keys and certificates in the SILC network between clients +and servers. The bf(silc) also supports em(detaching) from the SILC network by closing the connection to the server but without quitting from the network. Next @@ -135,6 +136,29 @@ bf(--pkcs)=em(PKCS) Set the public key algorithm of key pair. For example bf(--bits)=em(VALUE) Set the length of public key pair, in bits. +manpagesection(CONFIGURATION FILE) +The bf(silc) configuration file is bf(~/.silc/silc.conf) and can be used +to configure the behavriou of the client. The configuration file format +is equivalent to Irssi IRC client's configuration file. See the +documentation for the configuration file at bf(http://irssi.org). + +There are a few bf(silc) configuration settings in em(silc.conf) which +can be configured in em(settings) section under em("server") block. +They can be set also with the bf(/SET) command in the bf(silc) client. + +bf(crypto_default_cipher) +quote(The default cipher to use to secure the session to the server. +Values can be for example bf(aes-256-cbc), bf(aes-192-cbc), bf(aes-128-cbc), +bf(twofish-256-cbc), bf(twofish-192-cbc), bf(twofish-128-cbc).) + +bf(crypto_default_hash) +quote(The default hash function to use in session with the server. Values +can be bf(sha1) or bf(md5).) + +bf(crypto_default_hmac) +quote(The default HMAC to be use in session with the server. Value can +be bf(hmac-sha1-96), bf(hmac-md5-96), bf(hmac-sha1) or bf(hmac-md5).) + manpagefiles() bf(~/.silc/silc.conf) @@ -163,7 +187,7 @@ other information.) manpageseealso() -bf(silcd(8)) bf(silc(1)) +bf(silcd(8)) bf(silcd.conf(5)) manpagesection(NETWORK RESOURCES)