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This patch removes the support for the system() call, and enforces the
usage of execve() on the *nix platform and CreateProcessW() on Windows.
This is to enhance the overall security when calling external scripts.
Using system() is prone to shell expansions, which may lead to security
breaches. Which is also why the execve() approach has been the default
since commit
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OpenVPN Plugins --------------- Starting with OpenVPN 2.0-beta17, compiled plugin modules are supported on any *nix OS which includes libdl or on Windows. One or more modules may be loaded into OpenVPN using the --plugin directive, and each plugin module is capable of intercepting any of the script callbacks which OpenVPN supports: (1) up (2) down (3) route-up (4) ipchange (5) tls-verify (6) auth-user-pass-verify (7) client-connect (8) client-disconnect (9) learn-address See the openvpn-plugin.h file in the top-level directory of the OpenVPN source distribution for more detailed information on the plugin interface. Included Plugins ---------------- auth-pam -- Authenticate using PAM and a split privilege execution model which functions even if root privileges or the execution environment have been altered with --user/--group/--chroot. Tested on Linux only. down-root -- Enable the running of down scripts with root privileges even if --user/--group/--chroot have been used to drop root privileges or change the execution environment. Not applicable on Windows. examples -- A simple example that demonstrates a portable plugin, i.e. one which can be built for *nix or Windows from the same source. Building Plugins ---------------- cd to the top-level directory of a plugin, and use the "make" command to build it. The examples plugin is built using a build script, not a makefile.