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+<?xml version="1.0"?>
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+<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
+ "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd" [
+<!ENTITY % entities SYSTEM "custom-entities.ent" >
+%entities;
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+<!-- SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later -->
+<refentry id="systemd-ssh-generator"
+ xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude">
+
+ <refentryinfo>
+ <title>systemd-ssh-generator</title>
+ <productname>systemd</productname>
+ </refentryinfo>
+
+ <refmeta>
+ <refentrytitle>systemd-ssh-generator</refentrytitle>
+ <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
+ </refmeta>
+
+ <refnamediv>
+ <refname>systemd-ssh-generator</refname>
+ <refpurpose>Generator for binding a socket-activated SSH server to local <constant>AF_VSOCK</constant>
+ and <constant>AF_UNIX</constant> sockets</refpurpose>
+ </refnamediv>
+
+ <refsynopsisdiv>
+ <para><filename>/usr/lib/systemd/system-generators/systemd-ssh-generator</filename></para>
+ </refsynopsisdiv>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Description</title>
+
+ <para><command>systemd-ssh-generator</command> binds a socket-activated SSH server to local
+ <constant>AF_VSOCK</constant> and <constant>AF_UNIX</constant> sockets under certain conditions. It only
+ has an effect if the <citerefentry
+ project="man-pages"><refentrytitle>sshd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> binary is
+ installed. Specifically, it does the following:</para>
+
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem><para>If invoked in a VM with <constant>AF_VSOCK</constant> support, a socket-activated SSH
+ per-connection service is bound to <constant>AF_VSOCK</constant> port 22.</para></listitem>
+
+ <listitem><para>If invoked in a container environment with a writable directory
+ <filename>/run/host/unix-export/</filename> pre-mounted it binds SSH to an <constant>AF_UNIX</constant>
+ socket <filename>/run/host/unix-export/ssh</filename>. The assumption is that this directory is bind
+ mounted to the host side as well, and can be used to connect to the container from there. See <ulink
+ url="https://systemd.io/CONTAINER_INTERFACE">Container Interface</ulink> for more information about
+ this interface.</para></listitem>
+
+ <listitem><para>A local <constant>AF_UNIX</constant> socket
+ <filename>/run/ssh-unix-local/socket</filename> is also bound, unconditionally. This may be used for
+ SSH communication from the host to itself, without involving networking, for example to traverse
+ security boundaries safely and with secure authentication.</para></listitem>
+
+ <listitem><para>Additional <constant>AF_UNIX</constant> and <constant>AF_VSOCK</constant> sockets are
+ optionally bound, based on the <varname>systemd.ssh_listen=</varname> kernel command line option or the
+ <filename>ssh.listen</filename> system credential (see below).</para></listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+
+ <para>See
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-ssh-proxy</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry> for
+ details on how to connect to these sockets via the <command>ssh</command> client.</para>
+
+ <para>The <varname>ssh.authorized_keys.root</varname> credential can be used to allow specific public keys
+ to log in over SSH. See
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.systemd-credentials</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+ for more information.</para>
+
+ <para>The generator will use a packaged <filename>sshd@.service</filename> service template file if one
+ exists, and otherwise generate a suitable service template file.</para>
+
+ <para><filename>systemd-ssh-generator</filename> implements
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.generator</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Kernel Command Line</title>
+
+ <para><filename>systemd-ssh-generator</filename> understands the following
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>kernel-command-line</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+ parameters:</para>
+
+ <variablelist class='kernel-commandline-options'>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><varname>systemd.ssh_auto=</varname></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>This option takes an optional boolean argument, and defaults to yes. If enabled, the
+ automatic binding to the <constant>AF_VSOCK</constant> and <constant>AF_UNIX</constant> sockets
+ listed above is done. If disable, this is not done, except for those explicitly requested via
+ <varname>systemd.ssh_listen=</varname> on the kernel command line or via the
+ <varname>ssh.listen</varname> system credential.</para>
+
+ <xi:include href="version-info.xml" xpointer="v256"/></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><varname>systemd.ssh_listen=</varname></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>This option configures an additional socket to bind SSH to. It may be used multiple
+ times to bind multiple sockets. The syntax should follow the one of <varname>ListenStream=</varname>,
+ see
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.socket</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+ for details. This functionality supports all socket families systemd supports, including
+ <constant>AF_INET</constant> and <constant>AF_INET6</constant>.</para>
+
+ <xi:include href="version-info.xml" xpointer="v256"/></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Credentials</title>
+
+ <para><command>systemd-ssh-generator</command> supports the system credentials logic. The following
+ credentials are used when passed in:</para>
+
+ <variablelist class='system-credentials'>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><varname>ssh.listen</varname></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>This credential should be a text file, with each line referencing one additional
+ socket to bind SSH to. The syntax should follow the one of <varname>ListenStream=</varname>, see
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.socket</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+ for details. This functionality supports all socket families systemd supports, including
+ <constant>AF_INET</constant> and <constant>AF_INET6</constant>.</para>
+
+ <xi:include href="version-info.xml" xpointer="v256"/></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>See Also</title>
+ <para><simplelist type="inline">
+ <member><citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry></member>
+ <member><citerefentry><refentrytitle>kernel-command-line</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry></member>
+ <member><citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.system-credentials</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry></member>
+ <member><citerefentry project="man-pages"><refentrytitle>vsock</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry></member>
+ <member><citerefentry project="man-pages"><refentrytitle>unix</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry></member>
+ <member><citerefentry project="man-pages"><refentrytitle>ssh</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry></member>
+ <member><citerefentry project="man-pages"><refentrytitle>sshd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry></member>
+ </simplelist></para>
+ </refsect1>
+</refentry>