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TLSPROXY(8postfix)                                          TLSPROXY(8postfix)

NAME
       tlsproxy - Postfix TLS proxy

SYNOPSIS
       tlsproxy [generic Postfix daemon options]

DESCRIPTION
       The  tlsproxy(8)  server  implements a two-way TLS proxy. It is used by
       the postscreen(8) server to talk SMTP-over-TLS with remote SMTP clients
       that  are not whitelisted (including clients whose whitelist status has
       expired), and by the smtp(8) client to support  TLS  connection  reuse,
       but it should also work for non-SMTP protocols.

       Although  one  tlsproxy(8)  process  can serve multiple sessions at the
       same time, it is a good idea to allow the number of  processes  to  in-
       crease with load, so that the service remains responsive.

PROTOCOL EXAMPLE
       The  example  below  concerns  postscreen(8).  However, the tlsproxy(8)
       server is agnostic of the application protocol, and the example is eas-
       ily adapted to other applications.

       After  receiving  a  valid  remote  SMTP  client  STARTTLS command, the
       postscreen(8) server sends the remote SMTP client endpoint string,  the
       requested  role  (server),  and  the  requested timeout to tlsproxy(8).
       postscreen(8) then receives  a  "TLS  available"  indication  from  tl-
       sproxy(8).   If  the  TLS service is available, postscreen(8) sends the
       remote SMTP client file descriptor to tlsproxy(8), and sends the plain-
       text 220 greeting to the remote SMTP client.  This triggers TLS negoti-
       ations between the remote SMTP client and tlsproxy(8).  Upon completion
       of  the  TLS-level  handshake, tlsproxy(8) translates between plaintext
       from/to postscreen(8) and ciphertext to/from the remote SMTP client.

SECURITY
       The tlsproxy(8) server is moderately security-sensitive.  It  talks  to
       untrusted  clients  on  the network. The process can be run chrooted at
       fixed low privilege.

DIAGNOSTICS
       Problems and transactions are logged to syslogd(8) or postlogd(8).

CONFIGURATION PARAMETERS
       Changes to main.cf are not picked up automatically, as tlsproxy(8) pro-
       cesses  may run for a long time depending on mail server load.  Use the
       command "postfix reload" to speed up a change.

       The text below provides only a parameter summary. See  postconf(5)  for
       more details including examples.

STARTTLS GLOBAL CONTROLS
       The  following settings are global and therefore cannot be overruled by
       information specified in a tlsproxy(8) client request.

       tls_append_default_CA (no)
              Append the system-supplied default Certification Authority  cer-
              tificates   to   the   ones   specified   with  *_tls_CApath  or
              *_tls_CAfile.

       tls_daemon_random_bytes (32)
              The number of pseudo-random bytes that an  smtp(8)  or  smtpd(8)
              process  requests from the tlsmgr(8) server in order to seed its
              internal pseudo random number generator (PRNG).

       tls_high_cipherlist (see 'postconf -d' output)
              The OpenSSL cipherlist for "high" grade ciphers.

       tls_medium_cipherlist (see 'postconf -d' output)
              The OpenSSL cipherlist for "medium" or higher grade ciphers.

       tls_low_cipherlist (see 'postconf -d' output)
              The OpenSSL cipherlist for "low" or higher grade ciphers.

       tls_export_cipherlist (see 'postconf -d' output)
              The OpenSSL cipherlist for "export" or higher grade ciphers.

       tls_null_cipherlist (eNULL:!aNULL)
              The OpenSSL cipherlist for "NULL" grade ciphers that provide au-
              thentication without encryption.

       tls_eecdh_strong_curve (prime256v1)
              The  elliptic curve used by the Postfix SMTP server for sensibly
              strong ephemeral ECDH key exchange.

       tls_eecdh_ultra_curve (secp384r1)
              The elliptic curve used by the Postfix SMTP server for maximally
              strong ephemeral ECDH key exchange.

       tls_disable_workarounds (see 'postconf -d' output)
              List or bit-mask of OpenSSL bug work-arounds to disable.

       tls_preempt_cipherlist (no)
              With SSLv3 and later, use the Postfix SMTP server's cipher pref-
              erence order instead of the remote  client's  cipher  preference
              order.

       Available in Postfix version 2.9 and later:

       tls_legacy_public_key_fingerprints (no)
              A  temporary  migration  aid for sites that use certificate pub-
              lic-key fingerprints with Postfix 2.9.0..2.9.5, which use an in-
              correct algorithm.

       Available in Postfix version 2.11-3.1:

       tls_dane_digest_agility (on)
              Configure RFC7671 DANE TLSA digest algorithm agility.

       tls_dane_trust_anchor_digest_enable (yes)
              Enable support for RFC 6698 (DANE TLSA) DNS records that contain
              digests of trust-anchors with certificate usage "2".

       Available in Postfix version 2.11 and later:

       tlsmgr_service_name (tlsmgr)
              The name of the tlsmgr(8) service entry in master.cf.

       Available in Postfix version 3.0 and later:

       tls_session_ticket_cipher (Postfix >= 3.0: aes-256-cbc, Postfix <  3.0:
       aes-128-cbc)
              Algorithm used to encrypt RFC5077 TLS session tickets.

       openssl_path (openssl)
              The location of the OpenSSL command line program openssl(1).

       Available in Postfix version 3.2 and later:

       tls_eecdh_auto_curves (see 'postconf -d' output)
              The prioritized list of elliptic curves supported by the Postfix
              SMTP client and server.

       Available in Postfix version 3.4 and later:

       tls_server_sni_maps (empty)
              Optional lookup tables that map names received from remote  SMTP
              clients  via  the  TLS Server Name Indication (SNI) extension to
              the appropriate keys and certificate chains.

STARTTLS SERVER CONTROLS
       These settings are clones of Postfix SMTP server settings.  They  allow
       tlsproxy(8) to load the same certificate and private key information as
       the Postfix SMTP server, before dropping privileges, so  that  the  key
       files  can be kept read-only for root. These settings can currently not
       be overruled by information in a tlsproxy(8) client request,  but  that
       limitation may be removed in a future version.

       tlsproxy_tls_CAfile ($smtpd_tls_CAfile)
              A  file  containing  (PEM  format)  CA  certificates of root CAs
              trusted to sign either remote SMTP client certificates or inter-
              mediate CA certificates.

       tlsproxy_tls_CApath ($smtpd_tls_CApath)
              A  directory containing (PEM format) CA certificates of root CAs
              trusted to sign either remote SMTP client certificates or inter-
              mediate CA certificates.

       tlsproxy_tls_always_issue_session_ids     ($smtpd_tls_always_issue_ses-
       sion_ids)
              Force the Postfix tlsproxy(8) server to issue a TLS session  id,
              even when TLS session caching is turned off.

       tlsproxy_tls_ask_ccert ($smtpd_tls_ask_ccert)
              Ask a remote SMTP client for a client certificate.

       tlsproxy_tls_ccert_verifydepth ($smtpd_tls_ccert_verifydepth)
              The verification depth for remote SMTP client certificates.

       tlsproxy_tls_cert_file ($smtpd_tls_cert_file)
              File  with the Postfix tlsproxy(8) server RSA certificate in PEM
              format.

       tlsproxy_tls_ciphers ($smtpd_tls_ciphers)
              The minimum TLS cipher grade that the Postfix tlsproxy(8) server
              will use with opportunistic TLS encryption.

       tlsproxy_tls_dcert_file ($smtpd_tls_dcert_file)
              File  with the Postfix tlsproxy(8) server DSA certificate in PEM
              format.

       tlsproxy_tls_dh1024_param_file ($smtpd_tls_dh1024_param_file)
              File with DH parameters  that  the  Postfix  tlsproxy(8)  server
              should use with non-export EDH ciphers.

       tlsproxy_tls_dh512_param_file ($smtpd_tls_dh512_param_file)
              File  with  DH  parameters  that  the Postfix tlsproxy(8) server
              should use with export-grade EDH ciphers.

       tlsproxy_tls_dkey_file ($smtpd_tls_dkey_file)
              File with the Postfix tlsproxy(8) server DSA private key in  PEM
              format.

       tlsproxy_tls_eccert_file ($smtpd_tls_eccert_file)
              File  with  the  Postfix tlsproxy(8) server ECDSA certificate in
              PEM format.

       tlsproxy_tls_eckey_file ($smtpd_tls_eckey_file)
              File with the Postfix tlsproxy(8) server ECDSA  private  key  in
              PEM format.

       tlsproxy_tls_eecdh_grade ($smtpd_tls_eecdh_grade)
              The  Postfix tlsproxy(8) server security grade for ephemeral el-
              liptic-curve Diffie-Hellman (EECDH) key exchange.

       tlsproxy_tls_exclude_ciphers ($smtpd_tls_exclude_ciphers)
              List of ciphers or cipher types to exclude from the  tlsproxy(8)
              server cipher list at all TLS security levels.

       tlsproxy_tls_fingerprint_digest ($smtpd_tls_fingerprint_digest)
              The   message   digest   algorithm   to  construct  remote  SMTP
              client-certificate fingerprints.

       tlsproxy_tls_key_file ($smtpd_tls_key_file)
              File with the Postfix tlsproxy(8) server RSA private key in  PEM
              format.

       tlsproxy_tls_loglevel ($smtpd_tls_loglevel)
              Enable  additional Postfix tlsproxy(8) server logging of TLS ac-
              tivity.

       tlsproxy_tls_mandatory_ciphers ($smtpd_tls_mandatory_ciphers)
              The minimum TLS cipher grade that the Postfix tlsproxy(8) server
              will use with mandatory TLS encryption.

       tlsproxy_tls_mandatory_exclude_ciphers        ($smtpd_tls_mandatory_ex-
       clude_ciphers)
              Additional list of ciphers or cipher types to exclude  from  the
              tlsproxy(8) server cipher list at mandatory TLS security levels.

       tlsproxy_tls_mandatory_protocols ($smtpd_tls_mandatory_protocols)
              The SSL/TLS protocols accepted by the Postfix tlsproxy(8) server
              with mandatory TLS encryption.

       tlsproxy_tls_protocols ($smtpd_tls_protocols)
              List of TLS protocols that the Postfix tlsproxy(8)  server  will
              exclude or include with opportunistic TLS encryption.

       tlsproxy_tls_req_ccert ($smtpd_tls_req_ccert)
              With  mandatory  TLS  encryption,  require a trusted remote SMTP
              client certificate in order to allow TLS connections to proceed.

       tlsproxy_tls_security_level ($smtpd_tls_security_level)
              The SMTP TLS security level for the Postfix tlsproxy(8)  server;
              when a non-empty value is specified, this overrides the obsolete
              parameters smtpd_use_tls and smtpd_enforce_tls.

       tlsproxy_tls_chain_files ($smtpd_tls_chain_files)
              Files with the Postfix tlsproxy(8) server keys  and  certificate
              chains in PEM format.

STARTTLS CLIENT CONTROLS
       These  settings are clones of Postfix SMTP client settings.  They allow
       tlsproxy(8) to load the same certificate and private key information as
       the  Postfix  SMTP  client, before dropping privileges, so that the key
       files can be kept read-only for root. Some settings may be overruled by
       information in a tlsproxy(8) client request.

       Available in Postfix version 3.4 and later:

       tlsproxy_client_CAfile ($smtp_tls_CAfile)
              A  file  containing  CA certificates of root CAs trusted to sign
              either remote TLS server certificates or  intermediate  CA  cer-
              tificates.

       tlsproxy_client_CApath ($smtp_tls_CApath)
              Directory  with  PEM format Certification Authority certificates
              that the Postfix tlsproxy(8) client uses to verify a remote  TLS
              server certificate.

       tlsproxy_client_chain_files ($smtp_tls_chain_files)
              Files  with  the Postfix tlsproxy(8) client keys and certificate
              chains in PEM format.

       tlsproxy_client_cert_file ($smtp_tls_cert_file)
              File with the Postfix tlsproxy(8) client RSA certificate in  PEM
              format.

       tlsproxy_client_key_file ($smtp_tls_key_file)
              File  with the Postfix tlsproxy(8) client RSA private key in PEM
              format.

       tlsproxy_client_dcert_file ($smtp_tls_dcert_file)
              File with the Postfix tlsproxy(8) client DSA certificate in  PEM
              format.

       tlsproxy_client_dkey_file ($smtp_tls_dkey_file)
              File  with the Postfix tlsproxy(8) client DSA private key in PEM
              format.

       tlsproxy_client_eccert_file ($smtp_tls_eccert_file)
              File with the Postfix tlsproxy(8) client  ECDSA  certificate  in
              PEM format.

       tlsproxy_client_eckey_file ($smtp_tls_eckey_file)
              File  with  the  Postfix tlsproxy(8) client ECDSA private key in
              PEM format.

       tlsproxy_client_fingerprint_digest ($smtp_tls_fingerprint_digest)
              The message digest algorithm used to construct remote TLS server
              certificate fingerprints.

       tlsproxy_client_loglevel ($smtp_tls_loglevel)
              Enable  additional Postfix tlsproxy(8) client logging of TLS ac-
              tivity.

       tlsproxy_client_loglevel_parameter (smtp_tls_loglevel)
              The   name   of   the   parameter   that   provides   the    tl-
              sproxy_client_loglevel value.

       tlsproxy_client_scert_verifydepth ($smtp_tls_scert_verifydepth)
              The verification depth for remote TLS server certificates.

       tlsproxy_client_security_level ($smtp_tls_security_level)
              The  default  TLS  security  level  for  the Postfix tlsproxy(8)
              client.

       tlsproxy_client_policy_maps ($smtp_tls_policy_maps)
              Optional lookup tables with the Postfix tlsproxy(8)  client  TLS
              security policy by next-hop destination.

       tlsproxy_client_use_tls ($smtp_use_tls)
              Opportunistic  mode:  use TLS when a remote server announces TLS
              support.

       tlsproxy_client_enforce_tls ($smtp_enforce_tls)
              Enforcement mode: require that SMTP servers use TLS encryption.

       tlsproxy_client_per_site ($smtp_tls_per_site)
              Optional lookup tables with the Postfix tlsproxy(8)  client  TLS
              usage  policy  by  next-hop destination and by remote TLS server
              hostname.

       Introduced with Postfix 3.4.6, 3.3.5, 3.2.10, and 3.1.13:

       tls_fast_shutdown_enable (yes)
              A workaround for implementations that hang Postfix while shuting
              down a TLS session, until Postfix times out.

OBSOLETE STARTTLS SUPPORT CONTROLS
       These  parameters  are supported for compatibility with smtpd(8) legacy
       parameters.

       tlsproxy_use_tls ($smtpd_use_tls)
              Opportunistic TLS: announce  STARTTLS  support  to  remote  SMTP
              clients, but do not require that clients use TLS encryption.

       tlsproxy_enforce_tls ($smtpd_enforce_tls)
              Mandatory TLS: announce STARTTLS support to remote SMTP clients,
              and require that clients use TLS encryption.

RESOURCE CONTROLS
       tlsproxy_watchdog_timeout (10s)
              How much time a tlsproxy(8) process may take to process local or
              remote I/O before it is terminated by a built-in watchdog timer.

MISCELLANEOUS CONTROLS
       config_directory (see 'postconf -d' output)
              The  default  location of the Postfix main.cf and master.cf con-
              figuration files.

       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)
              A prefix that  is  prepended  to  the  process  name  in  syslog
              records, so that, for example, "smtpd" becomes "prefix/smtpd".

       Available in Postfix 3.3 and later:

       service_name (read-only)
              The master.cf service name of a Postfix daemon process.

SEE ALSO
       postscreen(8), Postfix zombie blocker
       smtpd(8), Postfix SMTP server
       postconf(5), configuration parameters
       postlogd(8), Postfix logging
       syslogd(8), system logging

LICENSE
       The Secure Mailer license must be distributed with this software.

HISTORY
       This service was introduced with Postfix version 2.8.

AUTHOR(S)
       Wietse Venema
       IBM T.J. Watson Research
       P.O. Box 704
       Yorktown Heights, NY 10598, USA

       Wietse Venema
       Google, Inc.
       111 8th Avenue
       New York, NY 10011, USA

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NAME | SYNOPSIS | DESCRIPTION | PROTOCOL EXAMPLE | SECURITY | DIAGNOSTICS | CONFIGURATION PARAMETERS | STARTTLS GLOBAL CONTROLS | STARTTLS SERVER CONTROLS | STARTTLS CLIENT CONTROLS | OBSOLETE STARTTLS SUPPORT CONTROLS | RESOURCE CONTROLS | MISCELLANEOUS CONTROLS | SEE ALSO | LICENSE | HISTORY | AUTHOR(S)