@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ Overview of changes in 2.5
New features
------------
+Deferred client-connect
+ client-connect and the connect plugin API allow now asynchronous/deferred
+ return of the configuration file in the same way as the auth-plugin.
+
Client-specific tls-crypt keys (``--tls-crypt-v2``)
``tls-crypt-v2`` adds the ability to supply each client with a unique
tls-crypt key. This allows large organisations and VPN providers to profit
@@ -3422,6 +3422,13 @@ is significant. If
.B script
returns a non\-zero error status, it will cause the client
to be disconnected.
+
+If a
+.B \-\-client\-connect cmd
+wants to defer the generating of the configuration the script, should
+use the client_connect_deferred_file and client_connect_config_file
+environment variables and write status accordingly into these files
+(See the environment section below for more details).
.\"*********************************************************
.TP
.B \-\-client\-disconnect cmd
@@ -3505,12 +3512,18 @@ This directory will be used by in the following cases:
*
.B \-\-client\-connect
-scripts to dynamically generate client\-specific
-configuration files.
+scripts and
+.B OPENVPN_PLUGIN_CLIENT_CONNECT
+plugin hook
+to dynamically generate client\-specific configuration files
+and return success/failure via client_connect_deferred_file
+when using deferred client connect method
*
.B OPENVPN_PLUGIN_AUTH_USER_PASS_VERIFY
-plugin hook to return success/failure via auth_control_file
+and
+
+plugin hook to return success/failure via auth_control_file/
when using deferred auth method
*
@@ -6654,6 +6667,42 @@ Set prior to execution of the
script.
.\"*********************************************************
.TP
+.B client_connect_config_file
+The path to the configuration file that should be written by
+the
+.B \-\-client\-connect
+script. The content of this environment variable is identical
+to the file as a argument of the called
+.B \-\-client\-connect
+script.
+.\"*********************************************************
+.TP
+.B client_connect_deferred_file
+This file can be optionally written to communicate a status
+code of the
+.TP
+.B \-\-client\-connect
+script. If used for deferring, this file must be written
+before the
+.B \-\-client\-connect
+script exits. The first character in the file has to be
+'1' is to indicate normal script execution, '0' indicates an
+error (in the same way that a non zero exit status does) and
+'2' indicates that the script deferred returning the config
+file. When the script defers returning the configuration, it
+must also write '2' to to the file to indicate the deferral.
+A background process or similar must then take care of writing the
+configuration to the file indicated by the
+.B
+client_connect_config_file
+environment variable and when finished, write the a '1' to this
+file (or '0' in case of an error).
+
+The absence of any character in the file when the script finishes
+executing is interpreted the same as '1'. This allows script that
+are not written to support the defer mechanism to be used unmodified.
+.\"*********************************************************
+.TP
.B common_name
The X509 common name of an authenticated client.
Set prior to execution of
@@ -557,12 +557,21 @@ OPENVPN_PLUGIN_DEF openvpn_plugin_handle_t OPENVPN_PLUGIN_FUNC(openvpn_plugin_op
* OPENVPN_PLUGIN_FUNC_SUCCESS on success, OPENVPN_PLUGIN_FUNC_ERROR on failure
*
* In addition, OPENVPN_PLUGIN_FUNC_DEFERRED may be returned by
- * OPENVPN_PLUGIN_AUTH_USER_PASS_VERIFY. This enables asynchronous
- * authentication where the plugin (or one of its agents) may indicate
- * authentication success/failure some number of seconds after the return
- * of the OPENVPN_PLUGIN_AUTH_USER_PASS_VERIFY handler by writing a single
- * char to the file named by auth_control_file in the environmental variable
- * list (envp).
+ * OPENVPN_PLUGIN_AUTH_USER_PASS_VERIFY, OPENVPN_PLUGIN_CLIENT_CONNECT and
+ * OPENVPN_PLUGIN_CLIENT_CONNECT_V2. This enables asynchronous
+ * authentication or client connect where the plugin (or one of its agents)
+ * may indicate authentication success/failure or client configuration some
+ * number of seconds after the return of the function handler.
+ * For OPENVPN_PLUGIN_AUTH_USER_PASS_VERIFY and OPENVPN_PLUGIN_CLIENT_CONNECT
+ * this is done by writing a single char to the file named by
+ * auth_control_file/client_connect_deferred_file
+ * in the environmental variable list (envp).
+ *
+ * In addition the OPENVPN_PLUGIN_CLIENT_CONNECT_DEFER and
+ * OPENVPN_PLUGIN_CLIENT_CONNECT_DEFER_V2 are called when OpenVPN tries to
+ * get the deferred result. For a V2 call implementing this function is
+ * required as information is not passed by files. For the normal version
+ * the call is optional.
*
* first char of auth_control_file:
* '0' -- indicates auth failure
Patch V5: Fix typos, clarify man page section about deferred client-connect script. Add section to Changes.rst Signed-off-by: Arne Schwabe <arne@rfc2549.org> --- Changes.rst | 4 +++ doc/openvpn.8 | 55 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-- include/openvpn-plugin.h.in | 21 ++++++++++---- 3 files changed, 71 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)