VERIEXECCTL(8)

NAME
veriexecctl - manage the Veriexec subsystem

SYNOPSIS
veriexecctl [-ekv] load [file]
veriexecctl delete file | mount_point
veriexecctl dump
veriexecctl flush
veriexecctl query file

DESCRIPTION
The veriexecctl command is used to manipulate Veriexec, the NetBSD file integrity subsystem.

  Commands

load [file]
    Load the fingerprint entries contained in file, if specified, or the default signatures file otherwise.

    This operation is only allowed in learning mode (strict level zero).

    The following flags are allowed with this command:

    -e  Evaluate fingerprint on load, as opposed to when the file is accessed.

    -k  Keep the filenames in the entry for more accurate logging.

    -v  Enable verbose output.

delete file | mount_point
    Delete either a single entry file or all entries on mount_point from being monitored by Veriexec.

dump
    Dump the Veriexec database from the kernel. Only entries that have the filename will be presented.

    This can be used to recover a lost database:

        # veriexecctl dump  /etc/signatures

flush
    Delete all entries in the Veriexec database.

query file
    Query Veriexec for information associated with file: Filename, mount, fingerprint, fingerprint algorithm, evaluation status, and entry type.

FILES
/dev/veriexec
    Veriexec pseudo-device
/etc/signatures
    default signatures file

SEE ALSO
veriexec(4), veriexec(5), security(8), veriexec(8), veriexecgen(8)

HISTORY
veriexecctl first appeared in NetBSD 2.0.

AUTHORS
Brett Lymn <blymn@NetBSD.org> Elad Efrat <elad@NetBSD.org>

NOTES
The kernel is expected to have the “veriexec” pseudo-device.