IPSEC.CONF(5) - File Formats Manual

IPSEC.CONF(5) - File Formats Manual # IPSEC.CONF(5) - File Formats Manual NAME # ipsec.conf - IPsec configuration file DESCRIPTION # The ipsec.conf file specifies rules and definitions for IPsec, which provides security services for IP datagrams. IPsec itself is a pair of protocols: Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP), which provides integrity and confidentiality; and Authentication Header (AH), which provides integrity. The IPsec protocol itself is described in ipsec(4). In its most basic form, a flow is established between hosts and/or networks, and then Security Associations (SAs) are established, which detail how the desired protection will be achieved. ...