The twadmin utility is used to perform certain administrative
functions related to Tripwire files and configuration options.
Specifically, twadmin allows encoding, decoding,
signing, and verification of
Tripwire files, and provides a means to generate and change
local and site keys.
Creating a configuration file (--create-cfgfile)
This command mode designates an existing text file as the new
configuration file for Tripwire.
The plain text configuration
file must be specified on the command line.
Using the site key, the new configuration file
is encoded and saved.
Printing a configuration file (--print-cfgfile)
This command mode prints the specified encoded and signed
configuration file in clear-text form to standard output.
Replacing a policy file (--create-polfile)
This command mode designates an existing text file as the new
policy file for Tripwire.
The plain text policy file must be specified on the
command line.
Using the site key, the new policy file is encoded and saved.
Printing a policy file (--print-polfile)
This command mode prints the
specified encoded and signed policy file
in clear-text form to standard output.
Removing encryption from a file (--remove-encryption)
This command mode allows the user to remove signing from signed
configuration, policy, database, or report files. Multiple
files may be specified on the command line. The
user will need to enter the appropriate local or site keyfile,
or both if a combination of files is to be verified. Even with the
cryptographic signing removed, these files will be in a binary encoded
(non-human-readable) form.
Encrypting a file (--encrypt)
This command mode allows the user to sign
configuration, policy, database files, or reports.
Multiple files may be specified on the command line.
The files will be signed using either the site or local key,
as appropriate for the type of file.
To automate the process, the passphrase for the key
files can be included on the command line.
Examining the signing status of a file (--examine)
This command allows the user to examine the listed files
and print a report of their signing status. This report
displays the filename, file type, whether or not a file is
signed, and what key (if any) is used to sign it.
Generating keys (--generate-keys)
This command mode generates site and/or local key files with
names specified by the user.
OPTIONS
Creating a configuration file:
-m F
--create-cfgfile
-v
--verbose
-s
--silent, --quiet
-c cfgfile
--cfgfile cfgfile
-S sitekey
--site-keyfile sitekey
-Q passphrase
--site-passphrase passphrase
-e
--no-encryption
configfile.txt
-m F, --create-cfgfile
Mode selector.
-v, --verbose
Verbose output mode. Mutually exclusive with (-s).
-s, --silent, --quiet
Silent output mode. Mutually exclusive with (-v).
-c cfgfile, --cfgfile cfgfile
Specify the destination of the encoded (and optionally signed)
configuration file.
-S sitekey, --site-keyfile sitekey
Use the specified site key file to encode and sign the new
configuration file.
Exactly one of (-S) or (-e) must be specified.
-Q passphrase, --site-passphrase passphrase
Specifies passphrase to be used with site key for
configuration file encoding and signing.
Valid only in conjunction with (-S).
-e, --no-encryption
Do not sign the configuration file being stored.
The configuration
file will still be compressed, and will not be human-readable.
Mutually exclusive with (-Q) and (-S).
configfile.txt
Specifies the text configuration file that will become
the new configuration file.
Printing a configuration file:
-m f
--print-cfgfile
-v
--verbose
-s
--silent, --quiet
-c cfgfile
--cfgfile cfgfile
-m f, --print-cfgfile
Mode selector.
-v, --verbose
Verbose output mode. Mutually exclusive with (-s).
-s, --silent, --quiet
Silent output mode. Mutually exclusive with (-v).
-c cfgfile, --cfgfile cfgfile
Print the specified configuration file.
Creating a policy file:
-m P
--create-polfile
-v
--verbose
-s
--silent, --quiet
-c cfgfile
--cfgfile cfgfile
-p polfile
--polfile polfile
-S sitekey
--site-keyfile sitekey
-Q passphrase
--site-passphrase passphrase
-e
--no-encryption
policyfile.txt
-m P, --create-polfile
Mode selector.
-v, --verbose
Verbose output mode. Mutually exclusive with (-s).
-s, --silent, --quiet
Silent output mode. Mutually exclusive with (-v).
-c cfgfile, --cfgfile cfgfile
Use the specified configuration file.
-p polfile, --polfile polfile
Specify the destination of the encoded (and optionally signed) policy
file.
-S sitekey, --site-keyfile sitekey
Use the specified site key file. Mutually exclusive with (-e).
-Q passphrase, --site-passphrase passphrase
Specifies passphrase to be used with site key for policy signing.
Mutually exclusive with (-e).
-e, --no-encryption
Do not sign the policy file being stored. The policy
file will still be compressed, and will not be human-readable.
Mutually exclusive with (-Q) and (-S).
policyfile.txt
Specifies the text policy file that will become the new
policy file.
Printing a policy file:
-m p
--print-polfile
-v
--verbose
-s
--silent, --quiet
-c cfgfile
--cfgfile cfgfile
-p polfile
--polfile polfile
-S sitekey
--site-keyfile sitekey
-m p, --print-polfile
Mode selector.
-v, --verbose
Verbose output mode. Mutually exclusive with (-s).
-s, --silent, --quiet
Silent output mode. Mutually exclusive with (-v).
-c cfgfile, --cfgfile cfgfile
Use the specified configuration file.
-p polfile, --polfile polfile
Print the specified policy file.
-S sitekey, --site-keyfile sitekey
Use the specified site key file.
Removing encryption from a file:
-m R
--remove-encryption
-v
--verbose
-s
--silent, --quiet
-c cfgfile
--cfgfile cfgfile
-L localkey
--local-keyfile localkey
-S sitekey
--site-keyfile sitekey
-P passphrase
--local-passphrase passphrase
-Q passphrase
--site-passphrase passphrase
file1 [ file2... ]
-m R, --remove-encryption
Mode selector.
-v, --verbose
Verbose output mode. Mutually exclusive with (-s).
-s, --silent, --quiet
Silent output mode. Mutually exclusive with (-v).
-c cfgfile, --cfgfile cfgfile
Use the specified configuration file.
-L localkey, --local-keyfile localkey
Specify the local keyfile to use to verify database files and reports.
-S sitekey, --site-keyfile sitekey
Specify the site keyfile to use to verify configuration
and policy files.
-P passphrase, --local-passphrase passphrase
Specify the passphrase to use when verifying with the
old local keyfile.
-Q passphrase, --site-passphrase passphrase
Specify the passphrase to use when verifying with the
old site keyfile.
file1 [ file2... ]
List of files from which signing is to be removed.
Encrypting a file:
-m E
--encrypt
-v
--verbose
-s
--silent, --quiet
-c cfgfile
--cfgfile cfgfile
-L localkey
--local-keyfile localkey
-S sitekey
--site-keyfile sitekey
-P passphrase
--local-passphrase passphrase
-Q passphrase
--site-passphrase passphrase
file1 [ file2... ]
-m E, --encrypt
Mode selector.
-v, --verbose
Verbose output mode. Mutually exclusive with (-s).
-s, --silent, --quiet
Silent output mode. Mutually exclusive with (-v).
-c cfgfile, --cfgfile cfgfile
Use the specified configuration file.
-L localkey, --local-keyfile localkey
Specify the local keyfile to use to sign database
files and reports.
-S sitekey, --site-keyfile sitekey
Specify the site keyfile to use to sign configuration
and policy files.
-P passphrase, --local-passphrase passphrase
Specify the passphrase to use when signing with the
local keyfile.
-Q passphrase, --site-passphrase passphrase
Specify the passphrase to use when signing with the
site keyfile.
file1 [ file2... ]
List of files to sign using the new key(s).
Examining the encryption status of a file:
-m e
--examine
-v
--verbose
-s
--silent, --quiet
-c cfgfile
--cfgfile cfgfile
-L localkey
--local-keyfile localkey
-S sitekey
--site-keyfile sitekey
file1 [ file2... ]
-m e, --examine
Mode selector.
-v, --verbose
Verbose output mode. Mutually exclusive with (-s).
-s, --silent, --quiet
Silent output mode. Mutually exclusive with (-v).
-c cfgfile, --cfgfile cfgfile
Use the specified configuration file.
-L localkey, --local-keyfile localkey
Specifies the key to use as a local key.
-S sitekey, --site-keyfile sitekey
Specifies the key to use as a site key.
file1 [ file2... ]
List of files to examine.
Generating keys:
-m G
--generate-keys
-v
--verbose
-s
--silent, --quiet
-L localkey
--local-keyfile localkey
-S sitekey
--site-keyfile sitekey
-P passphrase
--local-passphrase passphrase
-Q passphrase
--site-passphrase passphrase
-m G, --generate-keys
Mode selector.
-v, --verbose
Verbose output mode. Mutually exclusive with (-s).
-s, --silent, --quiet
Silent output mode. Mutually exclusive with (-v).
-L localkey, --local-keyfile localkey
Generate the local key into the specified file. At least one of
(-L) or (-S) must be specified.
-S sitekey, --site-keyfile sitekey
Generate the site key into the specified file. At least one of
(-S) or (-L) must be specified.
-P passphrase, --local-passphrase passphrase
Specify local passphrase to be used when generating
the local key.
-Q passphrase, --site-passphrase passphrase
Specify site passphrase to be used when generating
the site key.
VERSION INFORMATION
This man page describes
twadmin
version 2.3.1.
AUTHORS
Tripwire, Inc.
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