TLSMGR(8) | TLSMGR(8) |
The tlsmgr(8) also manages the PRNG (pseudo random number generator) pool. It answers queries by the smtpd(8) and smtp(8) processes to seed their internal PRNG pools.
The tlsmgr(8)'s PRNG pool is initially seeded from an external source (EGD, /dev/urandom, or regular file). It is updated at configurable pseudo-random intervals with data from the external source. It is updated periodically with data from TLS session cache entries and with the time of day, and is updated with the time of day whenever a process requests tlsmgr(8) service.
The tlsmgr(8) saves the PRNG state to an exchange file periodically and when the process terminates, and reads the exchange file when initializing its PRNG.
The tlsmgr(8) can be run chrooted and with reduced privileges. At process startup it connects to the entropy source and exchange file, and creates or truncates the optional TLS session cache files.
With Postfix version 2.5 and later, the tlsmgr(8) no longer uses root privileges when opening cache files. These files should now be stored under the Postfix-owned data_directory. As a migration aid, an attempt to open a cache file under a non-Postfix directory is redirected to the Postfix-owned data_directory, and a warning is logged.
The text below provides only a parameter summary. See postconf(5) for more details including examples.
lmtp_tls_loglevel (0) | The LMTP-specific version of the smtp_tls_loglevel configuration parameter. |
lmtp_tls_session_cache_database (empty) | The LMTP-specific version of the smtp_tls_session_cache_database configuration parameter. |
lmtp_tls_session_cache_timeout (3600s) | The LMTP-specific version of the smtp_tls_session_cache_timeout configuration parameter. |
smtp_tls_loglevel (0) | Enable additional Postfix SMTP client logging of TLS activity. |
smtp_tls_session_cache_database (empty) | Name of the file containing the optional Postfix SMTP client TLS session cache. |
smtp_tls_session_cache_timeout (3600s) | The expiration time of Postfix SMTP client TLS session cache information. |
smtpd_tls_loglevel (0) | Enable additional Postfix SMTP server logging of TLS activity. |
smtpd_tls_session_cache_database (empty) | Name of the file containing the optional Postfix SMTP server TLS session cache. |
smtpd_tls_session_cache_timeout (3600s) | The expiration time of Postfix SMTP server TLS session cache information. |
tls_random_source (see 'postconf -d' output) | The external entropy source for the in-memory tlsmgr(8) pseudo random number generator (PRNG) pool. |
tls_random_bytes (32) | The number of bytes that tlsmgr(8) reads from $tls_random_source when (re)seeding the in-memory pseudo random number generator (PRNG) pool. |
tls_random_exchange_name (see 'postconf -d' output) | Name of the pseudo random number generator (PRNG) state file that is maintained by tlsmgr(8). |
tls_random_prng_update_period (3600s) | The time between attempts by tlsmgr(8) to save the state of the pseudo random number generator (PRNG) to the file specified with $tls_random_exchange_name. |
tls_random_reseed_period (3600s) | The maximal time between attempts by tlsmgr(8) to re-seed the in-memory pseudo random number generator (PRNG) pool from external sources. |
config_directory (see 'postconf -d' output) | The default location of the Postfix main.cf and master.cf configuration files. |
data_directory (see 'postconf -d' output) | The directory with Postfix-writable data files (for example: caches, pseudo-random numbers). |
daemon_timeout (18000s) | How much time a Postfix daemon process may take to handle a request before it is terminated by a built-in watchdog timer. |
process_id (read-only) | The process ID of a Postfix command or daemon process. |
process_name (read-only) | The process name of a Postfix command or daemon process. |
syslog_facility (mail) | The syslog facility of Postfix logging. |
syslog_name (see 'postconf -d' output) | The mail system name that is prepended to the process name in syslog records, so that "smtpd" becomes, for example, "postfix/smtpd". |
Adapted by:
Wietse Venema
IBM T.J. Watson Research
P.O. Box 704
Yorktown Heights, NY 10598, USA
August 25, 2011 |