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

Configuring HP-UX IPSec
Using ipsec_config
Chapter 364
Using a Profile File with a Batch File
The profile argument is illegal inside batch files (you cannot specify
the profile argument as part of a statement inside a batch file). You
can specify the profile argument as part of the ipsec_config batch
command line and ipsec_config will apply it to all entries in the batch
file. Refer to the ipsec_config (1M) manpage for more information.
Profile File Structure
The profile file is separated into sections that contain default parameter
values for different configuration objects. For example, the
HostPolicy-Defaults section contains defaults for host IPSec policies,
which are created using the ipsec_config add host command. Each
section is delimited by BEGIN and END statements.
Creating a Customized Profile File
In most topologies, you can use the default values in
/var/adm/ipsec/.ipsec_profile. If you want to create a customized
profile file, make a copy of the /var/adm/ipsec/.ipsec_profile file
and edit the copy with a text editor.
You may want to create a customized profile file to change the default
source address parameter (source parameter) in the following
topologies:
•IPv6 networks
• Multihomed nodes with private interfaces
The default source address parameter values in
/var/adm/ipsec/.ipsec_profile are 0.0.0.0/0/0 (IPv4 address
0.0.0.0, address prefix length 0, port 0). This matches any IPv4 address
and any port number. In most topologies, this is appropriates since the
default source (local) address will be any IPv4 address on the local
system.
IPv6 Networks If you have a network that primarily contains IPv6
addresses, you can change the source parameter value to match any
IPv6 address and any port number (0:0/0/0) in the HostPolicy-Defaults,
GWPolicy-Defaults, and TunnelPolicy-Defaults sections of the profile
file. You can also change the remote parameter value in the
IKEPolicy-Defaults section to match any IPv6 address (0::0/0).