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TABLE_SQLITE(5) 	       File Formats Manual		 TABLE_SQLITE(5)

NAME
     table_sqlite -- format description for smtpd sqlite tables

DESCRIPTION
     This  manual  page  documents  the file format of sqlite tables used by the
     smtpd(8) mail daemon.

     The format described here applies to tables as defined in smtpd.conf(5).

SQLITE TABLE
     A sqlite table allows the storing of usernames, passwords, aliases, and do-
     mains in a format that is shareable across various  machines  that  support
     sqlite3(1) (SQLite version 3).

     The  table is used by smtpd(8) when authenticating a user, when user infor-
     mation such as user-id and/or home directory is required  for  a  delivery,
     when a domain lookup may be required, and/or when looking for an alias.

     A	sqlite	table  consists  of one or more sqlite3(1) databases with one or
     more tables.

     If the table is used for authentication, the password should  be  encrypted
     using the crypt(3) function.  Such passwords can be generated using the en-
     crypt(1) utility or smtpctl(8) encrypt command.

SQLITE TABLE CONFIG FILE
     The following configuration options are available:

     dbpath file
	     This is the path to where the DB file is located.	For example:

		   dbpath /etc/mail/smtp.sqlite

     query_alias SQL statement
	     This  is  used to provide a query to look up aliases.  The question
	     mark is replaced with the appropriate data.  For alias  it  is  the
	     left hand side of the SMTP address.  This expects one VARCHAR to be
	     returned with the user name the alias resolves to.

     query_credentials SQL statement
	     This  is  used  to provide a query for looking up user credentials.
	     The question mark is replaced with the appropriate data.  For  cre-
	     dentials  it  is the left hand side of the SMTP address.  The query
	     expects that there are two VARCHARS returned, one with a user  name
	     and one with a password in crypt(3) format.

     query_domain SQL statement
	     This is used to provide a query for looking up a domain.  The ques-
	     tion mark is replaced with the appropriate data.  For the domain it
	     would be the right hand side of the SMTP address.	This expects one
	     VARCHAR to be returned with a matching domain name.

     query_mailaddrmap SQL statement
	     This  is  used  to  provide  a query for looking up a senders.  The
	     question mark is replaced with the appropriate data.  This  expects
	     one  VARCHAR  to be returned with the address the sender is allowed
	     to send mails from.

     A generic SQL statement would be something like:

	   query_ SELECT value FROM table WHERE key=?;

FILES
     /etc/mail/smtp.sqlite  Suggested sqlite3(1) database file.
     /etc/mail/sqlite.conf  Default table-sqlite(8) configuration file.

EXAMPLES
     Example based on the OpenSMTPD FAQ: Building a Mail  Server  The  filtering
     part is excluded in this example.	The configuration below is for a medium-
     size mail server which handles multiple domains with multiple virtual users
     and  is  based  on  several  assumptions.	One is that a single system user
     named vmail is used for all virtual users.  This user needs to be created:

	   # useradd -g =uid -c "Virtual Mail" -d /var/vmail -s /sbin/nologin vmail
	   # mkdir /var/vmail
	   # chown vmail:vmail /var/vmail

     The sqlite schema is:

	   CREATE TABLE virtuals (
	       id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
	       email VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
	       destination VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL
	   );
	   CREATE TABLE credentials (
	       id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
	       email VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
	       password VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL
	   );
	   CREATE TABLE domains (
	       id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
	       domain VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL
	   );

     Which can be populated as follows:

	   INSERT INTO domains VALUES (1, "example.com");
	   INSERT INTO domains VALUES (2, "example.net");
	   INSERT INTO domains VALUES (3, "example.org");

	   INSERT INTO virtuals VALUES (1, "abuse@example.com", "bob@example.com");
	   INSERT INTO virtuals VALUES (2, "postmaster@example.com", "bob@example.com");
	   INSERT INTO virtuals VALUES (3, "webmaster@example.com", "bob@example.com");
	   INSERT INTO virtuals VALUES (4, "bob@example.com", "vmail");
	   INSERT INTO virtuals VALUES (5, "abuse@example.net", "alice@example.net");
	   INSERT INTO virtuals VALUES (6, "postmaster@example.net", "alice@example.net");
	   INSERT INTO virtuals VALUES (7, "webmaster@example.net", "alice@example.net");
	   INSERT INTO virtuals VALUES (8, "alice@example.net", "vmail");

	   INSERT INTO credentials VALUES (1, "bob@example.com", "$2b$08$ANGFKBL.BnDLL0bUl7I6aumTCLRJSQluSQLuueWRG.xceworWrUIu");
	   INSERT INTO credentials VALUES (2, "alice@example.net", "$2b$08$AkHdB37kaj2NEoTcISHSYOCEBA5vyW1RcD8H1HG.XX0P/G1KIYwii");

     The /etc/mail/sqlite.conf file then specifies the following queries:

	   dbpath /etc/mail/smtp.sqlite
	   query_alias SELECT destination FROM virtuals WHERE email=?;
	   query_credentials SELECT email, password FROM credentials WHERE email=?;
	   query_domain SELECT domain FROM domains WHERE domain=?;

     And the following configuration for smtpd(8) in /etc/mail/smtpd.conf:

	   table domains sqlite:/etc/mail/sqlite.conf
	   table virtuals sqlite:/etc/mail/sqlite.conf
	   table credentials sqlite:/etc/mail/sqlite.conf
	   listen on egress port 25 tls pki mail.example.com
	   listen on egress port 587 tls-require pki mail.example.com auth <credentials>
	   accept from any for domain <domains> virtual <virtuals> deliver to mbox

TODO
     Documenting the following query options:
	   query_netaddr
	   query_userinfo
	   query_source
	   query_mailaddr
	   query_addrname

SEE ALSO
     encrypt(1), crypt(3), smtpd.conf(5), smtpctl(8), smtpd(8)

HISTORY
     The first version of table_sqlite was written in 2016.  It was converted to
     the stdio table protocol in 2024.

AUTHORS
     table_sqlite was initially written by  Gilles  Chehade  <gilles@poolp.org>.
     The  conversion  to  the  stdio  table  protocol  was  done  by  Omar  Polo
     <op@openbsd.org>.

FreeBSD ports 15.quarterly	 April 20, 2024 		 TABLE_SQLITE(5)

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