Chapter 25. Linux FreeS/WAN VPN

Table of Contents

1. IPSEC/VPN -FreeS/WAN
2. Compile, insert FreeS/WAN into the kernel
3. Reconfigure and install the kernel with FreeS/WAN VPN support
4. Configure to optimise
5. Automatic or Manual Key connections
6. The /etc/ipsec.conf file
7. The /etc/ipsec.secrets file
8. Configure RSA private keys secrets
9. Required network setup for IPSec
10. Testing the installation
11. Further documentation
12. Installed files

Protection of client-to-server with SSL solutions is an excellent choice but sometime for enterprise environments establishing secure communication channels, assuring full privacy, authenticity and data integrity in between two firewalls over the Internet are vital. For this, IPSEC has been created.