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NAME

       uftpd - Encrypted UDP based ftp with multicast - client daemon

SYNOPSIS

       uftpd [ -d ] [ -p port ] [ -B buf_size ]
           [ -E ] [ -Q dscp ] [ -U UID ] [ -x log_level ] [ -t ]
           [ -T temp_dir ] [ -D dest_dir[,dest_dir... ]]
           [ -A backup_dir[,backup_dir... ]] [ -L logfile ]
           [ -F status_file ] [ -q ]
           [ -P pidfile ] [ -S serverlist_file ] [ -R proxy[/fp] ]
           [ -c cache_size ] [ -k keyfile[,keyfile...] ]
           [ -K rsa:key_len | ec:curve[,rsa:key_len | ec:curve...]]
           [ -m ] [ -N priority ] [ -i ] [ -s postreceive_script ]
           [ -g max_log_size ] [ -n max_log_count ]
           [ -H hb_server[:port][,hb_server[:port]...] ]
           [ -h hb_interval ] [ -I interface[,interface...] ]
           [ -M pub_mcast_addr[,pub_mcast_addr...] ]

DESCRIPTION

       uftpd  is  the  client  daemon  of  the  UFTP  suite.  It listens on one or more multicast
       addresses to receive files from servers.

       This version of the client supports servers running UFTP 4.x.

OPTIONS

       The following options are supported:

       -d     Enable debug mode.  The process will run in the foreground and all output  will  go
              to stderr.  If specified, the -L option is ignored.

       -p port
              The UDP port number to listen on.  Default is 1044.

       -U UID The  unique  ID  for  this  client,  specified  as  an  8  digit hexadecimal number
              (0xnnnnnnnn).  The default value is based on the IP address  of  the  first  listed
              multicast capable interface on the system.  If this address is IPv4, the UID is the
              address.  If it is IPv6, the UID is the last 4 bytes of the address.

       -B buf_size
              The  size  in  bytes  of  the  UDP  receive  buffer  to  use.   Valid  values   are
              65536-104857600 (64KB-100MB).  Defaults to 262144.

       -E     Only  allow  incoming  sessions if encryption is enabled.  Default is to allow both
              encrypted and unencrypted sessions.

       -Q dscp
              Specifies the Differentiated Services Code Point (DSCP), formerly Type  of  Service
              (TOS), in the IP header for all outgoing packets.  Valid values are 0-63 and may be
              specified in either decimal or hexadecimal.  Default is 0.

              On Windows XP systems, the OS  doesn't  allow  this  parameter  to  be  changed  by
              default.   To change this, add/modify the following DWORD registry value, set to 0,
              and reboot:

              HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\DisableUserTOSSetting

              Not currently supported on Windows Vista or later.

       -x log_level
              Specifies  current  logging  level.   Valid  values are 0-5, with 0 being the least
              verbose and 5 being the most verbose.  Default  is  2,  which  is  consistent  with
              logging prior to version 3.5.

       -t     Receive  each  file into a temp file in the same directory as the destination file.
              The temp file will have an extension of .~uftp-{group-id}-{file-id}, where  {group-
              id}  and  {file-id}  are  the  group  ID  of the current session and file ID of the
              current file.  If -A is also specified, the existing destination file is not  moved
              to backup directory until after the file is fully received.

       -T temp_dir
              Temp directory in which files are received, then moved to dest_dir when the session
              is complete.  If omitted, files are received directly into dest_dir.   Must  reside
              on the same filesystem as the destination directory.

              The  -T  option  MUST  be specified to allow the client to save the state of failed
              file transfers that can be resumed later.

              Not compatible -A  or  -t.   Not  compatible  with  -D  when  multiple  destination
              directories  are  specified.   Also, if this option is specified, no incoming files
              with an absolute path will be accepted, and sync mode will not work properly  since
              there is no existing file to check.

              IMPORTANT:  When  full  directories  are received, the entire directory is moved at
              once to the destination directory,  removing  any  existing  file/directory.   This
              means  that  if  an  existing directory in dest_dir is the same name as a directory
              received into temp_dir, all files under the existing directory are deleted.  The -i
              option prevents this by moving all files individually.

       -D dest_dir[,dest_dir...]
              Destination directories for all received files.  When an incoming file specifies an
              absolute path, it must match one of the destination directories, otherwise the file
              will  be  rejected.   Incoming  files  that  don't specify an absolute path will be
              received into the first destination directory in the list.   Default  is  /tmp  for
              UNIX-like systems, C:\temp for Windows.

       -A backup_dir[,backup_dir...]
              Specifies  backup  directories.  Each backup directory corresponds to a destination
              directory, so the number of each MUST be the same.  Existing files  that  would  be
              overwritten  by  incoming files are moved to the corresponding backup directory for
              the selected destination directory, first under timestamped directories, then under
              the full path of the existing file.

              For   example,   if  /full/path/to/file  would  be  overwritten,  it  is  moved  to
              {backup_dir}/YYYYMMDD/HHMMSS/full/path/to/file.  Under Windows, drive  letters  for
              local  files  are not part of the name, but host/share names for network files are.
              So C:\path\to\file would be backed up to {backup_dir}\YYYYMMDD\HHMMSS\path\to\file,
              and       \\host\share\path\to\file       would      be      backed      up      to
              {backup_dir}\YYYYMMDD\HHMMSS\host\share\path\to\file.

              Not compatible with -T.

       -L logfile
              Specifies the log file.  Default is /tmp/uftpd.log for UNIX-like  systems  systems,
              C:\uftpd_log.txt for Windows.

       -F status_file
              Prints  easily  parsable status information to a file.  Setting this option to @LOG
              results in status info being mixed with normal logging output.

              The following is printed when the client registers with a server:

              CONNECT;timestamp;server_id;session_id;server_ip;server_name

              Where "timestamp" is the time in yyyy/mm/dd-hh:mm:ss format, "server_id" is the  ID
              of  the  server, "session_id" is the ID of the session with the server, "server_ip"
              is the IP address that the server message came from, and "server_name" is the  name
              associated with server_ip.

              The following is printed after each file:

              RESULT;timestamp;server_id;session_id;filename;size;status

              Where  "timestamp" is the time in yyyy/mm/dd-hh:mm:ss format, "server_id" is the ID
              of the server, "session_id" is the ID of the session with the server, "filename" is
              the  name  of  the  current file, "size" is the size of the file in kilobytes (i.e.
              1234KB), and status is:

              copy: The file was received.

              overwrite: The file was received, and overwrote an existing file.   Only  generated
              in sync mode.

              skipped:  The  file  was declined because it is older that the existing file.  Only
              generated in sync mode.

              rejected: The file was rejected,  because  the  file  was  sent  with  an  absolute
              pathname  and  either  the client is using a temp directory or the filename doesn't
              match one of the client's destination directories.

       -q     When the client receives an  ANNOUNCE  from  the  server,  it  normally  print  the
              hostname  associated  with the IP address where the ANNOUNCE came from.  Specifying
              this option prevents a DNS lookup of the server IP, saving time.

       -P pidfile
              The pidfile to write the daemon's pid to on startup.  Default is no pidfile.

       -S serverlist_file
              A file containing a list of servers the client will allow one to send files to  it.
              The file should contain the ID of the server, the IP address the client expects the
              server's request to come from, and optionally the server's public key  fingerprint,
              with  one  entry for a server on each line.  If a key fingerprint is given, the key
              specified by the server must match the fingerprint.  If your system supports source
              specific  multicast  (SSM),  the  client  will  subscribe to all public and private
              multicast addresses using SSM for all servers listed.

              When this option is specified, the public and private addresses  specified  by  the
              server  must be valid SSM addresses.  Any ANNOUNCE that specifies a private IP that
              is not a valid SSM address will be rejected.  Valid SSM addresses are in the  232/8
              range for IPv4 and the ff30::/96 range for IPv6.

              Example contents:
              0x11112222|192.168.1.101|66:1E:C9:1D:FC:99:DB:60:B0:1A:F0:8F:CA:F4:28:27:A6:BE:94:BC
              0x11113333|fe80::213:72ff:fed6:69ca

              When  expecting  to  receive  from a server that is behind a proxy, the file should
              list the ID of the server along with the IP and fingerprint of  the  client  proxy.
              The proxy can authenticate the server.

       -R proxy[/fingerprint]
              Specifies  the  name/IP  of the response proxy that all responses are forwarded to.
              If fingerprint is given, it specifies the proxy's  public  key  fingerprint.   Upon
              startup,  the  client  will  query  the  proxy for its public key, retrying every 5
              seconds until it gets a successful response.  The client cannot accept an encrypted
              file transfer from a server until it gets the proxy's key.

       -c cache_size
              Specifies  the size in bytes of the cache used to hold received data packets before
              they are written to disk.   Proper  tuning  of  this  value  can  greatly  increase
              efficiency  at  speeds  in  the  gigabit  range.   Valid  values are 10240-20971520
              (10KB-20MB).  Default is 1048576 (1MB).

       -k keyfile[,keyfile...]

       -K {rsa:key_len | ec:curve}
              These two options are used to read and/or  write  the  client's  RSA/ECDSA  private
              keys.

              The  -K  option  creates  one  or  more  RSA  or  ECDSA private keys.  New keys are
              specified as either rsa:key_length, which creates an  RSA  private  key  key_length
              bits wide, or as ec:curve, which creates an EC key using the curve "curve".

              The  list  of supported EC curves is as follows (availability may vary depending on
              system settings and crypto library used):

              sect163k1 sect163r1 sect163r2 sect193r1  sect193r2  sect233k1  sect233r1  sect239k1
              sect283k1  sect283r1  sect409k1  sect409r1  sect571k1 sect571r1 secp160k1 secp160r1
              secp160r2 secp192k1 prime192v1 secp224k1 secp224r1 secp256k1  prime256v1  secp384r1
              secp521r1

              If only -K is specified, the keys created are not persisted.

              If  only  -k  is  specified,  this option reads RSA or ECDSA private keys from each
              keyfile.

              If -k and -K are specified, the keys created by -K  are  written  to  the  keyfiles
              listed by -k.  In this case, -k and -K must give the same number of items.

              If  neither  -k  nor  -K  are  specified, an RSA private key 512 bytes in length is
              generated and not persisted.

              If -k is specified but not -K, the RSA or ECDSA private keys  are  read  from  each
              keyfile.

              The  definition  of  keyfile is dependent on the crypto library UFTP is compiled to
              use.

              On Windows systems, UFTP can built  to  use  either  CNG,  which  is  the  new  API
              supported by Windows Vista and Windows 7, or CryptoAPI, which is the legacy API and
              the only one available to Windows XP.

              Under  CryptoAPI,  all  RSA  private  keys  must  be  stored  in  a  key  container
              (technically  only  keys  used  to  sign  data, but for UFTP's purposes this is the
              case).  Key containers are internal to Windows, and each user (and the system)  has
              its  own set of key containers.  In this case, key_file is actually the name of the
              key container.  When -k is not specified,  the  generated  key  is  not  persisted.
              Elliptic Curve algorithms are not supported under CryptoAPI.

              Under  CNG,  RSA  and ECDSA private keys are also stored in key containers, and RSA
              keys created by CrypoAPI may  be  read  by  CNG.   Like  CryptoAPI,  key_file  also
              specifies  the  key container name, and the generated key is not persisted if -k is
              not specified.  CNG only supports 3 named EC  curves:  prime256v1,  secp384r1,  and
              secp521r1.

              All  other  systems use OpenSSL for the crypto library (although under Windows UFTP
              can be also be built to use it).  In this case,  key_file  specifies  a  file  name
              where  the  RSA private key is stored unencrypted in PEM format (the OS is expected
              to protect this file).  When both -k and -K are specified, the file is only written
              to  if  it does not currently exist.  If the file does exist, an error message will
              be returned and the server will exit.  When -k is not specified, the generated  key
              is  not  persisted.   These  PEM  files  may also be manipulated via the openssl(1)
              command line tool.

              Keys can also be generated and viewed via the uftp keymgt(1) utility.

       -m     For Windows systems using CryptoAPI or CNG, private keys are normally stored in the
              key  container  of  the  running  user.   Specifying this option stores keys in the
              system key container.  Useful when running as a service.  On  non-Windows  systems,
              this option has no effect.

       -N priority
              Sets the process priority.  On Windows systems, valid values are from -2 to 2, with
              a default of 0.  These correspond to the following priorities:

              -2 High
              -1 Above Normal
               0 Normal
               1 Below Normal
               2 Low

              On all other systems, this is the "nice" value.  Valid values are from -20  to  19,
              where -20 is the highest priority and 19 is the lowest priority.  Default is 0.

       -i     When -T is specified, directories are normally moved from the temp directory to the
              destination directory at once, removing all existing files in the that subdirectory
              within  the  destionaion directory.  This option causes directories to be traversed
              so that all received files are moved individually, preventing  unwanted  deletions.
              This  also  affects  the  operation of the -s option.  If -T is not specified, this
              option has no effect.

       -s postreceive_script
              The full path to an external  command  or  script  to  be  called  when  files  are
              received.  The command will be called as follows:

              postreceive_script -I session_id file [ file... ]

              Where  "session_id"  is  an  8  hexadecimal  digit  number  identifying the current
              session, and "file" is the full pathname to one or more received  files/directories
              in the destination directory specified by -D.

              The  way  this  script  is  called  depends  on  whether or not a temp directory is
              specified by -T, and if -i is specified.  If a temp directory is not specified,  or
              if  both -T and -i are specified, the script gets called once for each file as soon
              as the file is received.  If a temp directory is  specified  but  -i  is  not,  the
              script  gets  called  once  at  the end of the session, and is passed all top level
              files/directories received.  Here, "top  level  files/directories"  refers  to  all
              entries  in  the  temp  directory  for the session, but not subdirectories.  So the
              script would be responsible for traversing any listed  directories  to  find  files
              contained within them.

       -g max_log_size
              Specifies  the  maximum  log file size in MB.  Once the log file reaches this size,
              the file is renamed with a .1 extension and a new log file is opened.  For example,
              if  the  log  file is /tmp/uftpd.log, it will be renamed /tmp/uftpd.log.1 and a new
              /tmp/uftpd.log will be created.  Ignored if -d  is  specified.   Valid  values  are
              1-1024.  Default is no log rolling.

       -n max_log_count
              Specifies  the  maximum  number  of  archive  log files to keep when log rolling is
              active.  When the log file rolls, archive logs are  renamed  with  an  incrementing
              numerical extension until the max is reached.  Archive log files beyond the maximum
              are deleted.  Ignored if -g is not specified.  Valid values are 1-1000.  Default is
              5.

       -H hb_server[:port][,hb_server[:port]...]]
              Lists  one  or  more  proxies to send heartbeat messages to.  When sending a signed
              heartbeat message, the first key listed under -k is used to sign the  message.   If
              port is not specified for a given proxy, the default port of 1044 is assumed.

       -h hb_interval
              The  time  in  seconds  between  sending  heartbeat messages.  Ignored if -H is not
              specified.

       -I interface[,interface...]
              Lists one or more interfaces to listen to multicast traffic on.  Interfaces can  be
              specified either by interface name, by hostname, or by IP.  When receiving a closed
              group membership request, the client will participate if any  of  these  interfaces
              matches  an  IP  in  the  announcement.   When  receiving  an open group membership
              request, the first interface listed is the one the client will report back  to  the
              server.   This  may not necessarily be the interface that the ANNOUNCE was received
              on.  The default is to listen on all active non-loopback interfaces.   NOTE:  Since
              Windows doesn't have named interfaces (not in the sense that UNIX-like systems do),
              only hostnames or IP addresses are accepted on Windows.  If specifying by  hostname
              or  IP,  may  be a mixture of IPv4 and IPv6 addresses, except on systems that don't
              support dual mode sockets such as Windows XP.

       -M pub_mcast_addr[,pub_mcast_addr...]
              The list of public multicast addresses to listen on.  May be a mixture of IPv4  and
              IPv6  addresses,  except  on  systems  that don't support dual mode sockets such as
              Windows XP.  Default is 230.4.4.1.

EXAMPLES

       Starting with the default options:

            uftpd

       The client runs as a daemon and listens for announcements on UDP port  1044  on  multicast
       address  230.4.4.1  on  all  non-loopback  network interfaces. Incoming files are received
       directly into /tmp (C:\temp on Windows).   A  512-bit  RSA  key  is  generated  to  handle
       encrypted sessions.

       Suppose  you  want  an  external process to handle incoming files in /tmp/dest.  Since you
       don't want to pick  up  incomplete  files,  you  might  want  them  to  be  received  into
       /tmp/receiving then moved to /tmp/dest when done.  Then call the client like this:

            uftpd -D /tmp/dest -T /tmp/receiving

       If  the client expects to receive from different servers, one sending on 230.4.4.1 and one
       sending on ff02:4:4:2:

            uftpd -M 230.4.4.1,ff02:4:4:2

       To handle incoming encrypted sessions with differing private keys:

            uftpd -k file_for_rsa_1024_key,file_for_rsa_2048_key,file_for_ec_prime256v1_key

       If incoming packets aren't being read quickly enough, and you want  to  increase  the  UDP
       receive buffer size to 2 MB:

            uftpd -B 2097152

EXIT STATUS

       The following exit values are returned:

       0      The client started successfully and is running in the background.

       1      An invalid command line parameter was specified.

       2      An error occurred while attempting to initialize network connections.

       3      An error occurred while reading or generating cryptographic key data.

       4      An error occurred while opening or rolling the log file.

       5      A memory allocation error occurred.

       6      The client was interrupted by the user.

SEE ALSO

       uftp(1), uftpproxyd(1), uftp_keymgt(1).

NOTES

       The latest version of UFTP can be found at http://uftp-multicast.sourceforge.net.  UFTP is
       covered by the GNU General Public License.  Commercial licenses and support are  available
       from Dennis Bush (bush@tcnj.edu).