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30.Dd March 30, 2020
31.Dt LIBBLACKLIST 3
32.Os
33.Sh NAME
34.Nm blacklist_open ,
35.Nm blacklist_close ,
36.Nm blacklist_r ,
37.Nm blacklist ,
38.Nm blacklist_sa ,
39.Nm blacklist_sa_r
40.Nd Blacklistd notification library
41.Sh LIBRARY
42.Lb libblacklist
43.Sh SYNOPSIS
44.In blacklist.h
45.Ft struct blacklist *
46.Fn blacklist_open "void"
47.Ft void
48.Fn blacklist_close "struct blacklist *cookie"
49.Ft int
50.Fn blacklist "int action" "int fd" "const char *msg"
51.Ft int
52.Fn blacklist_r "struct blacklist *cookie" "int action" "int fd" "const char *msg"
53.Ft int
54.Fn blacklist_sa "int action" "int fd" "const struct sockaddr *sa" "socklen_t salen" "const char *msg"
55.Ft int
56.Fn blacklist_sa_r "struct blacklist *cookie" "int action" "int fd" "const struct sockaddr *sa" "socklen_t salen" "const char *msg"
57.Sh DESCRIPTION
58These functions can be used by daemons to notify
59.Xr blacklistd 8
60about successful and failed remote connections so that blacklistd can
61block or release port access to prevent Denial of Service attacks.
62.Pp
63The function
64.Fn blacklist_open
65creates the necessary state to communicate with
66.Xr blacklistd 8
67and returns a pointer to it, or
68.Dv NULL
69on failure.
70.Pp
71The
72.Fn blacklist_close
73function frees all memory and resources used.
74.Pp
75The
76.Fn blacklist
77function sends a message to
78.Xr blacklistd 8 ,
79with an integer
80.Ar action
81argument specifying the type of notification,
82a file descriptor
83.Ar fd
84specifying the accepted file descriptor connected to the client,
85and an optional message in the
86.Ar msg
87argument.
88.Pp
89The
90.Ar action
91parameter can take these values:
92.Bl -tag -width ".Va BLACKLIST_ABUSIVE_BEHAVIOR"
93.It Va BLACKLIST_AUTH_FAIL
94There was an unsuccessful authentication attempt.
95.It Va BLACKLIST_AUTH_OK
96A user successfully authenticated.
97.It Va BLACKLIST_ABUSIVE_BEHAVIOR
98The sending daemon has detected abusive behavior
99from the remote system.
100The remote address should
101be blocked as soon as possible.
102.It Va BLACKLIST_BAD_USER
103The sending daemon has determined the username
104presented for authentication is invalid.
105The
106.Xr blacklistd 8
107daemon compares the username to a configured list of forbidden
108usernames and
109blocks the address immediately if a forbidden username matches.
110(The
111.Ar BLACKLIST_BAD_USER
112support is not currently available.)
113.El
114.Pp
115The
116.Fn blacklist_r
117function is more efficient because it keeps the blacklist state around.
118.Pp
119The
120.Fn blacklist_sa
121and
122.Fn blacklist_sa_r
123functions can be used with unconnected sockets, where
124.Xr getpeername 2
125will not work, the server will pass the peer name in the message.
126.Pp
127In all cases the file descriptor passed in the
128.Fa fd
129argument must be pointing to a valid socket so that
130.Xr blacklistd 8
131can establish ownership of the local endpoint
132using
133.Xr getsockname 2 .
134.Pp
135By default,
136.Xr syslogd 8
137is used for message logging.
138The internal
139.Fn bl_create
140function can be used to create the required internal
141state and specify a custom logging function.
142.Sh RETURN VALUES
143The function
144.Fn blacklist_open
145returns a cookie on success and
146.Dv NULL
147on failure setting
148.Dv errno
149to an appropriate value.
150.Pp
151The functions
152.Fn blacklist ,
153.Fn blacklist_sa ,
154and
155.Fn blacklist_sa_r
156return
157.Dv 0
158on success and
159.Dv \-1
160on failure setting
161.Dv errno
162to an appropriate value.
163.Sh SEE ALSO
164.Xr blacklistd.conf 5 ,
165.Xr blacklistd 8
166.Sh AUTHORS
167.An Christos Zoulas
168