HP-UX IPSec version A.02.00 Administrator's Guide

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Preface: About This Document
This document describes how to install, configure, and troubleshoot HP-UX IPSec.
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Intended Audience
This document is intended for system and network administrators responsible for
installing, configuring, and managing HP-UX IPSec. Administrators are expected to
have knowledge of HP-UX and networking concepts, commands, and configuration.
This document is not a tutorial.
New and Changed Documentation in This Edition
The documentation reflects the following changes to the HP-UX IPSec product:
• IPSec policies, bypass list and startup parameters are now configured using the
ipsec_config command-line utility. The ipsec_config utility also supports batch
files.
The ipsec_mgr GUI is still used to configure security certificates.
• The IPSec policy, preshared key and startup configuration information is now stored
in a configuration database, /var/adm/ipsec/config.db. The policy configuration
file (default /var/adm/ipsec/policies.txt), preshared key file
(/var/adm/ipsec/pskeys.txt), and startup file (/etc/rc.config.d/ipsecconf)
files are no longer used.
• HP-UX IPSec was enhanced to support dynamic configuration updates.
Administrators can update the configuration without stopping and re-starting
HP-UX IPSec.
• HP-UX IPSec now supports manual keys for IPSec Security Associations.
• HP-UX IPSec was enhanced to secure Mobile IPv6 packets with manual keys when
the local system is a Mobile IPv6 Home Agent.
• HP-UX IPSec can act as a gateway (IP router) and forward IP packets, but only for
HP-UX Mobile IPv6.
• In previous releases, there was only one type of IPSec policy, which contained both
host and tunnel IPSec information. There are now separate host IPSec policies and
tunnel IPSec policies. There are also gateway IPSec policies, which are supported
only for HP-UX Mobile IPv6.
• ISAKMP policies are now referred to as IKE policies.