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Change subject: Document notify as auth pending method ...................................................................... Document notify as auth pending method This allows a server to signal a pending authentication that does not require any action from the user or client but can still take a while to completely and enter the auth pending state. Change-Id: I6217c0541bff81eefa63a987db8904b2feda2546 Signed-off-by: Arne Schwabe <[email protected]> --- M doc/management-notes.txt 1 file changed, 27 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) git pull ssh://gerrit.openvpn.net:29418/openvpn refs/changes/19/1919/1 diff --git a/doc/management-notes.txt b/doc/management-notes.txt index 1126468..6cec49e 100644 --- a/doc/management-notes.txt +++ b/doc/management-notes.txt @@ -794,6 +794,33 @@ The client should return the response to the crtext challenge using the cr-response command. +notify +====== +This is notification that there is some out-of-band authentication is +happen that is outside the control of the client. This might just a +server side check that takes longer or another out-of-band authentication +like requiring to have to authorise the connection on a mobile phone app. + + NOTIFY:<flags>:<notify_message> + +For the user this is + +<flags>: a series of optional, comma-separated flags. So far no flags have +been defined yet. + +<notify_message>: The message to show the user to inform them about the +ongoing authentication + +An example message for a message for a server that does some checks against +well known list of blacklists could be + + NOTIFY::Please wait while your IP is checked against multiple online abuse databases. + +to inform the user that there is a delay in the connection attempt. + +Since the notify pending auth is not requiring any action on the client side, +this message is not negotiated but can just be sent as a gratuitous message. + COMMAND -- client-deny (OpenVPN 2.1 or higher) ----------------------------------------------- -- To view, visit http://gerrit.openvpn.net/c/openvpn/+/1919?usp=email To unsubscribe, or for help writing mail filters, visit http://gerrit.openvpn.net/settings?usp=email Gerrit-MessageType: newchange Gerrit-Project: openvpn Gerrit-Branch: master Gerrit-Change-Id: I6217c0541bff81eefa63a987db8904b2feda2546 Gerrit-Change-Number: 1919 Gerrit-PatchSet: 1 Gerrit-Owner: plaisthos <[email protected]> Gerrit-CC: openvpn-devel <[email protected]>
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