diff --git a/site/using-weave/security-untrusted-networks.md b/site/using-weave/security-untrusted-networks.md index 01e5126d..10f879c3 100644 --- a/site/using-weave/security-untrusted-networks.md +++ b/site/using-weave/security-untrusted-networks.md @@ -15,23 +15,21 @@ or host1$ export WEAVE_PASSWORD=wfvAwt7sj host1$ weave launch ->**NOTE**: The command line option takes precedence over the environment variable._ +>**NOTE**: The command line option takes precedence over the environment variable. > To avoid leaking your password via the kernel process table or your > shell history, we recommend you store it in a file and capture it > in a shell variable prior to launching weave: `export > WEAVE_PASSWORD=$(cat /path/to/password-file)` -To guard against dictionary attacks, the password needs to be reasonably strong with at least 50 bits of entropy is recommended. An easy way to generate a random password that satisfies this requirement is: +To guard against dictionary attacks, the password needs to be reasonably strong, +with at least 50 bits of entropy. An easy way to generate a random password that +satisfies this requirement is: < /dev/urandom tr -dc A-Za-z0-9 | head -c9 ; echo The same password must be specified for all Weave Net peers, by default both control and data plane traffic will then use authenticated encryption. -[Fast datapath](/site/using-weave/fastdp.md) does not support -encryption. If you supply a password at `weave launch`, Weave Net -falls back to the slower `sleeve` mode for encrypted communication. - As an optimization, you can selectively disable data plane encryption if some of your peers are co-located in a trusted network, for example within the boundary of your own data center. List these networks using @@ -40,9 +38,8 @@ the `--trusted-subnets` argument with `weave launch`: weave launch --password wfvAwt7sj --trusted-subnets 10.0.2.0/24,192.168.48.0/24 If *both* peers at the end of a connection consider the other to be in -a trusted subnet, Weave Net attempts to establish fast datapath -connectivity, which is unencrypted. Otherwise communication is encrypted which -imposes overheads. +the same trusted subnet, Weave Net attempts to establish non-encrypted +connectivity. Otherwise communication is encrypted which imposes overheads. Configured trusted subnets are shown in [`weave status`](/site/troubleshooting.md#weave-status).