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author | Peter Maydell <peter.maydell@linaro.org> | 2021-01-29 19:51:25 +0000 |
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committer | Peter Maydell <peter.maydell@linaro.org> | 2021-01-29 19:51:25 +0000 |
commit | 74208cd252c5da9d867270a178799abd802b9338 (patch) | |
tree | a2cfcd1a4b5e1d970286c759da2faef0f891539f /docs | |
parent | 9df52f58e76e904fb141b10318362d718f470db2 (diff) | |
parent | ecb98f5c7589ba8ecd15c8b1baa2ec7192e47c75 (diff) |
Merge remote-tracking branch 'remotes/berrange-gitlab/tags/misc-fixes-pull-request' into staging
* Replace --enable/disable-git-update with --with-git-submodules
to allow improved control over use of git submodules
* Deprecate the -enable-fips option
* Ensure docs use prefer format for bool options
* Clarify platform support rules
* Misc fixes to keymap conversions
* Fix misc problems on macOS
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* remotes/berrange-gitlab/tags/misc-fixes-pull-request:
tests: Replace deprecated ASN1 code
tests: Fix runtime error in test-authz-pam
ui: update keycodemapdb submodule commit
crypto: Add spaces around operator
configure: replace --enable/disable-git-update with --with-git-submodules
docs: fix missing backslash in certtool shell example
docs: simplify and clarify the platform support rules
Prefer 'on' | 'off' over 'yes' | 'no' for bool options
os: deprecate the -enable-fips option and QEMU's FIPS enforcement
crypto: Fix memory leaks in set_loaded for tls-*
crypto: Forbid broken unloading of secrets
crypto: Move USER_CREATABLE to secret_common base class
crypto: Fix some code style problems, add spaces around operator
Signed-off-by: Peter Maydell <peter.maydell@linaro.org>
Diffstat (limited to 'docs')
-rw-r--r-- | docs/system/build-platforms.rst | 63 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | docs/system/deprecated.rst | 12 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | docs/system/tls.rst | 2 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | docs/system/vnc-security.rst | 10 |
4 files changed, 41 insertions, 46 deletions
diff --git a/docs/system/build-platforms.rst b/docs/system/build-platforms.rst index 9734eba2f1..692323609e 100644 --- a/docs/system/build-platforms.rst +++ b/docs/system/build-platforms.rst @@ -25,55 +25,38 @@ software in their distro, QEMU upstream code will not add explicit support for those backports, unless the feature is auto-detectable in a manner that works for the upstream releases too. -The Repology site https://repology.org is a useful resource to identify +The `Repology`_ site is a useful resource to identify currently shipped versions of software in various operating systems, though it does not cover all distros listed below. -Linux OS --------- +Linux OS, macOS, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD +----------------------------------------- -For distributions with frequent, short-lifetime releases, the project -will aim to support all versions that are not end of life by their -respective vendors. For the purposes of identifying supported software -versions, the project will look at Fedora, Ubuntu, and openSUSE distros. -Other short- lifetime distros will be assumed to ship similar software -versions. +The project aims to support the most recent major version at all times. Support +for the previous major version will be dropped 2 years after the new major +version is released or when the vendor itself drops support, whichever comes +first. In this context, third-party efforts to extend the lifetime of a distro +are not considered, even when they are endorsed by the vendor (eg. Debian LTS). -For distributions with long-lifetime releases, the project will aim to -support the most recent major version at all times. Support for the -previous major version will be dropped 2 years after the new major -version is released, or when it reaches "end of life". For the purposes -of identifying supported software versions, the project will look at -RHEL, Debian, Ubuntu LTS, and SLES distros. Other long-lifetime distros -will be assumed to ship similar software versions. +For the purposes of identifying supported software versions available on Linux, +the project will look at CentOS, Debian, Fedora, openSUSE, RHEL, SLES and +Ubuntu LTS. Other distros will be assumed to ship similar software versions. -Windows -------- - -The project supports building with current versions of the MinGW -toolchain, hosted on Linux. - -macOS ------ +For FreeBSD and OpenBSD, decisions will be made based on the contents of the +respective ports repository, while NetBSD will use the pkgsrc repository. -The project supports building with the two most recent versions of -macOS, with the current Homebrew package set available. +For macOS, `HomeBrew`_ will be used, although `MacPorts`_ is expected to carry +similar versions. -FreeBSD +Windows ------- -The project aims to support all versions which are not end of -life. - -NetBSD ------- +The project supports building with current versions of the MinGW toolchain, +hosted on Linux (Debian/Fedora). -The project aims to support the most recent major version at all times. -Support for the previous major version will be dropped 2 years after the -new major version is released. - -OpenBSD -------- +The version of the Windows API that's currently targeted is Vista / Server +2008. -The project aims to support all versions which are not end of -life. +.. _HomeBrew: https://brew.sh/ +.. _MacPorts: https://www.macports.org/ +.. _Repology: https://repology.org/ diff --git a/docs/system/deprecated.rst b/docs/system/deprecated.rst index 9de663526a..6ac757ed9f 100644 --- a/docs/system/deprecated.rst +++ b/docs/system/deprecated.rst @@ -134,6 +134,18 @@ Boolean options such as ``share=on``/``share=off`` could be written in short form as ``share`` and ``noshare``. This is now deprecated and will cause a warning. +``--enable-fips`` (since 6.0) +''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' + +This option restricts usage of certain cryptographic algorithms when +the host is operating in FIPS mode. + +If FIPS compliance is required, QEMU should be built with the ``libgcrypt`` +library enabled as a cryptography provider. + +Neither the ``nettle`` library, or the built-in cryptography provider are +supported on FIPS enabled hosts. + QEMU Machine Protocol (QMP) commands ------------------------------------ diff --git a/docs/system/tls.rst b/docs/system/tls.rst index dc2b94257f..b0973afe1b 100644 --- a/docs/system/tls.rst +++ b/docs/system/tls.rst @@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ interactive prompts from certtool:: cert_signing_key EOF # certtool --generate-self-signed \ - --load-privkey ca-key.pem + --load-privkey ca-key.pem \ --template ca.info \ --outfile ca-cert.pem diff --git a/docs/system/vnc-security.rst b/docs/system/vnc-security.rst index 558e4faffc..ebca656d87 100644 --- a/docs/system/vnc-security.rst +++ b/docs/system/vnc-security.rst @@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ encrypted session. .. parsed-literal:: |qemu_system| [...OPTIONS...] \ - -object tls-creds-x509,id=tls0,dir=/etc/pki/qemu,endpoint=server,verify-peer=no \ + -object tls-creds-x509,id=tls0,dir=/etc/pki/qemu,endpoint=server,verify-peer=off \ -vnc :1,tls-creds=tls0 -monitor stdio In the above example ``/etc/pki/qemu`` should contain at least three @@ -84,12 +84,12 @@ connecting. The server will request that the client provide a certificate, which it will then validate against the CA certificate. This is a good choice if deploying in an environment with a private internal certificate authority. It uses the same syntax as previously, -but with ``verify-peer`` set to ``yes`` instead. +but with ``verify-peer`` set to ``on`` instead. .. parsed-literal:: |qemu_system| [...OPTIONS...] \ - -object tls-creds-x509,id=tls0,dir=/etc/pki/qemu,endpoint=server,verify-peer=yes \ + -object tls-creds-x509,id=tls0,dir=/etc/pki/qemu,endpoint=server,verify-peer=on \ -vnc :1,tls-creds=tls0 -monitor stdio .. _vnc_005fsec_005fcertificate_005fpw: @@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ authentication to provide two layers of authentication for clients. .. parsed-literal:: |qemu_system| [...OPTIONS...] \ - -object tls-creds-x509,id=tls0,dir=/etc/pki/qemu,endpoint=server,verify-peer=yes \ + -object tls-creds-x509,id=tls0,dir=/etc/pki/qemu,endpoint=server,verify-peer=on \ -vnc :1,tls-creds=tls0,password -monitor stdio (qemu) change vnc password Password: ******** @@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ x509 options: .. parsed-literal:: |qemu_system| [...OPTIONS...] \ - -object tls-creds-x509,id=tls0,dir=/etc/pki/qemu,endpoint=server,verify-peer=yes \ + -object tls-creds-x509,id=tls0,dir=/etc/pki/qemu,endpoint=server,verify-peer=on \ -vnc :1,tls-creds=tls0,sasl -monitor stdio .. _vnc_005fsetup_005fsasl: |