swanctl: Document most swanctl.conf options in manpage

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.SH NAME
swanctl.conf \- swanctl configuration file
.SH DESCRIPTION
Bla bla
swanctl.conf is the configuration file used by the
.BR swanctl (8)
tool to load configurations and credentials into the strongSwan IKE daemon.
For a description of the syntax refer to
For a description of the basic file syntax refer to
.BR strongswan.conf (5).
.SH TIME FORMATS
For all options that define a time, the time is specified in seconds. The
.RI "" "s" ","
.RI "" "m" ","
.RI "" "h" ""
and
.RI "" "d" ""
suffixes explicitly define the units for seconds, minutes, hours and days,
respectively.
.SH SETTINGS
The following settings can be used to configure IKE and CHILD SAs and
credentials.
The following settings can be used to configure connections, credentials and
pools.

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connections.conn1 { # }
An IKE configuration named conn1
connections { # }
Section defining IKE connection configurations.
connections.conn1.version = 2
IKE version to use
Section defining IKE connection configurations.
connections.conn1.local_addrs = 0.0.0.0
List of acceptable local addresses/subnets
The connections section defines IKE connection configurations, each in
its own subsections. In the keyword description below, the connection
is named _<conn>_, but an arbitrary yet unique connection name can be
chosen for each connection subsection.
connections.conn1.remote_addrs = 192.168.5.1
Peer address, additional addresses/subnets as responder
connections.<conn> { # }
Section for an IKE connection named <conn>.
connections.conn1.local_port = 500
Local UPD port for IKE
connections.<conn>.version = 0
IKE major version to use for connection.
connections.conn1.remote_port = 500
Remote UDP port for IKE
IKE major version to use for connection. _1_ uses IKEv1 aka ISAKMP, _2_
uses IKEv2. A connection using the default of _0_ accepts both IKEv1
and IKEv2 as responder, and initiates the connection actively with IKEv2.
connections.conn1.proposals = aes128gcm16-prfsha256-modp2048, default
Proposals for IKE, "default" is the default proposal
connections.<conn>.local_addrs = %any
Local address(es) to use for IKE communication, comma separated.
connections.conn1.vips =
Virtual IPs to request, such as 0.0.0.0 or ::
Local address(es) to use for IKE communication, comma separated. Takes
single IPv4/IPv6 addresses, DNS names, CIDR subnets or IP address ranges.
connections.conn1.aggressive = no
IKEv1 aggressive mode
As initiator, the first non-range/non-subnet is used to initiate the
connection from. As responder, the local destination address must match at
least to one of the specified addresses, subnets or ranges.
connections.conn1.pull = yes
Use of pull/push in IKEv1 mode config
connections.<conn>.remote_addrs = %any
Remote address(es) to use for IKE communication, comma separated.
connections.conn1.encap = no
Enforce UDP encapsulation by faking NAT-D payloads
Remote address(es) to use for IKE communication, comma separated. Takes
single IPv4/IPv6 addresses, DNS names, CIDR subnets or IP address ranges.
connections.conn1.mobike = yes
Enable IKEv2 MOBIKE
As initiator, the first non-range/non-subnet is used to initiate the
connection to. As responder, the initiator source address must match at
least to one of the specified addresses, subnets or ranges.
connections.conn1.dpd_delay = 10s
Interval of liveness checks
To initiate a connection, at least one specific address or DNS name must
be specified.
connections.conn1.dpd_timeout = 30s
Timeout for DPD checks (IKEV1 only)
connections.<conn>.local_port = 500
Local UPD port for IKE communication.
connections.conn1.fragmentation = force
Use IKEv1 UDP packet fragmentation
Local UPD port for IKE communication. By default the port of the socket
backend is used, which is usually _500_. If port _500_ is used, automatic
IKE port floating to port 4500 is used to work around NAT issues.
connections.conn1.send_certreq = yes
Send certificate requests
Using a non-default local IKE port requires support from the socket backend
in use (socket-dynamic).
connections.conn1.send_cert = ifasked
Send certificate payloads
connections.<conn>.remote_port = 500
Remote UDP port for IKE communication.
connections.conn1.keyingtries = 0
Number of retransmission sequences to do before givin up
Remote UPD port for IKE communication. If the default of port _500_ is used,
automatic IKE port floating to port 4500 is used to work around NAT issues.
connections.conn1.unique = no
Uniquness policy, never|no|keep|replace|
connections.<conn>.proposals = default
Comma separated proposals to accept for IKE.
connections.conn1.reauth_time = 3h
Time to schedule IKE reauthentication
A proposal is a set of algorithms. For non-AEAD algorithms, this includes
for IKE an encryption algorithm, an integrity algorithm, a pseudo random
function and a Diffie-Hellman group. For AEAD algorithms, instead of
encryption and integrity algorithms, a combined algorithm is used.
connections.conn1.rekey_time = 2h
Time to schedule IKE rekeying
In IKEv2, multiple algorithms of the same kind can be specified in a single
proposal, from which one gets selected. In IKEv1, only one algorithm per
kind is allowed per proposal, more algorithms get implicitly stripped. Use
multiple proposals to offer different algorithms combinations in IKEv1.
connections.conn1.over_time = 10m
Hard IKE_SA lifetime if rekey/reauth does not complete
Algorithm keywords get separated using dashes. Multiple proposals may be
separated by commas. The special value _default_ forms a default proposal
of supported algorithms considered safe, and is usually a good choice
for interoperability.
connections.conn1.rand_time = 10m
Range of random time to subtract from rekey/rauth times
connections.<conn>.vips =
Virtual IPs to request in configuration payload / Mode Config.
connections.conn1.pools = pool1
Hand out addresses and attributes from pool1 as responder
Comma separated list of virtual IPs to request in IKEv2 configuration
payloads or IKEv1 Mode Config. The wildcard addresses _0.0.0.0_ and _::_
request an arbitrary address, specific addresses may be defined. The
responder may return a different address, though, or none at all.
connections.conn1.vips = 0.0.0.0
Request a virtual IP as initiator
connections.<conn>.aggressive = no
Use Aggressive Mode in IKEv1.
connections.conn1.local {}
Local authentication, first round
Enables Aggressive Mode instead of Main Mode with Identity Protection.
Aggressive Mode is considered less secure, because the ID and HASH
payloads are exchanged unprotected. This allows a passive attacker to
snoop peer identities, and even worse, start dictionary attacks on the
Preshared Key.
connections.conn1.local.certs = a.pem, xy.der
Additional certificates to load
connections.<conn>.pull = yes
Set the Mode Config mode to use.
connections.conn1.local.auth = pubkey
Authentication to perform locally
If the default of _yes_ is used, Mode Config works in pull mode, where
the initiator actively requests a virtual IP. With _no_, push mode is used,
where the responder pushes down a virtual IP to the initiating peer.
connections.conn1.local.id = win@strongswan.org
IKE identity for local
Push mode is currently supported for IKEv1, but not in IKEv2. It is used
by a few implementations only, pull mode is recommended.
connections.conn1.local.eap_id = moon
Client EAP-Identity to use
connections.<conn>.encap = no
Enforce UDP encapsulation by faking NAT-D payloads.
connections.conn1.local.aaa_identity = srv
Server side EAP identity to use, EAP-TTLS etc.
To enforce UDP encapsulation of ESP packets, the IKE daemon can fake the
NAT detection payloads. This makes the peer believe that NAT takes
place on the path, forcing it to encapsulate ESP packets in UDP.
connections.conn1.local.xauth_id = moon
IKEv1 XAuth username
Usually this is not required, but it can help to work around connectivity
issues with too restrictive intermediary firewalls.
connections.conn1.remote {}
Remote authentication, first round
connections.<conn>.mobike = yes
Enables MOBIKE on IKEv2 connections.
connections.conn1.remote.id = %any
IKE identity for peer
Enables MOBIKE on IKEv2 connections. MOBIKE is enabled by default on IKEv2
connections, and allows mobility of clients and multi-homing on servers by
migrating active IPsec tunnels.
connections.conn1.remote.certs = client.pem
List of acceptable peer certificates
Usually keeping MOBIKE enabled is unproblematic, as it is not used if the
peer does not indicate support for it. However, due to the design of MOBIKE,
IKEv2 always floats to port 4500 starting from the second exchange. Some
implementations don't like this behavior, hence it can be disabled.
connections.conn1.remote.cacert = ca.der
List of acceptable CA certificates
connections.<conn>.dpd_delay = 0s
Interval of liveness checks (DPD).
connections.conn1.remote.revocation = ifuri
Revocation policy, strict|ifuri
Interval to check the liveness of a peer actively using IKEv2 INFORMATIONAL
exchanges or IKEv1 R_U_THERE messages. Active DPD checking is only enforced
if no IKE or ESP/AH packet has been received for the configured DPD delay.
connections.conn1.remote.auth = pubkey
Authentication to expect from remote
connections.<conn>.dpd_timeout = 0s
Timeout for DPD checks (IKEV1 only).
connections.conn1.children.child1 {}
First CHILD_SA configuration
Charon by default uses the normal retransmission mechanism and timeouts to
check the liveness of a peer, as all messages are used for liveness
checking. For compatibility reasons, with IKEv1 a custom interval may be
specified; this option has no effect on connections using IKE2.
connections.conn1.children.child1.ah_proposals = default
AH proposals to offer
connections.<conn>.fragmentation = no
Use IKEv1 UDP packet fragmentation (_yes_, _no_ or _force_).
connections.conn1.children.child1.esp_proposals = aes128gcm16-modp2048, default
ESP proposals to offer
The default of _no_ disables IKEv1 fragmentation mechanism, _yes_ enables
it if support has been indicated by the peer. _force_ enforces
fragmentation if required even before the peer had a chance to indicate
support for it.
connections.conn1.children.child1.local_ts = 192.168.3.0/24
Local subnets to tunnel
IKE fragmentation is currently not supported with IKEv2.
connections.conn1.children.child1.remote_ts = 192.168.1.0/24
Remote subnets to tunnel
connections.<conn>.send_certreq = yes
Send certificate requests payloads (_yes_ or _no_).
connections.conn1.children.child1.updown = path-to-script
Updown script to invoke
Send certificate request payloads to offer trusted root CA certificates
to the peer. Certificate requests help the peer to choose an appropriate
certificate/private key for authentication and are enabled by default.
connections.conn1.children.child1.hostaccess = yes
Hostaccess variable to pass to updown
Disabling certificate requests can be useful if too many trusted root CA
certificates are installed, as each certificate request increases the size
of the initial IKE packets.
connections.conn1.children.child1.mode = tunnel
IPsec mode, tunnel|transport|pass|drop
connections.<conn>.send_cert = ifasked
Send certificate payloads (_yes_, _no_ or _ifasked_).
connections.conn1.children.child1.dpd_action = restart
Action to perform on DPD timeout
Send certificate payloads when using certificate authentication. With the
default of _ifasked_ the daemon sends certificate payloads only if
certificate requests have been received. _no_ disables sending of
certificate payloads, _yes_ always sends certificate payloads whenever
certificate authentication is used.
connections.conn1.children.child1.ipcomp = no
Enable IPComp
connections.<conn>.keyingtries = 1
Number of retransmission sequences to perform during initial connect.
connections.conn1.children.child1.inactivity = 2m
Inactivity timeout before closing CHILD_SA
Number of retransmission sequences to perform during initial connect.
Instead of giving up initiation after the first retransmission sequence with
the default value of _1_, additional sequences may be started according to
the configured value. A value of _0_ initiates a new sequence until the
connection establishes or fails with a permanent error.
connections.conn1.children.child1.reqid = 5
Fixed reqid to use for this CHILD_SA
connections.<conn>.unique = no
Connection uniqueness policy (_never_, _no_, _keep_ or _replace_).
connections.conn1.children.child1.mark_in = 1
Netfilter mark for input traffic
Connection uniqueness policy to enforce. To avoid multiple connections
from the same user, a uniqueness policy can be enforced. The value _never_
does never enforce such a policy, even if a peer included INITIAL_CONTACT
notification messages, whereas _no_ replaces existing connections for the
same identity if a new one has the INITIAL_CONTACT notify. _keep_ rejects
new connection attempts if the same user already has an active connection,
_replace_ deletes any existing connection if a new one for the same user
gets established.
connections.conn1.children.child1.mark_out = 5/0xffffffff
Netfilter mark for output traffic
To compare connections for uniqueness, the remote IKE identity is used. If
EAP or XAuth authentication is involved, the EAP-Identity or XAuth username
is used to enforce the uniqueness policy instead.
connections.conn1.children.child1.tfc_padding = 1500
Traffic Flow Confidentiality padding
connections.<conn>.reauth_time = 0s
Time to schedule IKE reauthentication.
secrets.eap1 { # }
EAP secret section
Time to schedule IKE reauthentication. IKE reauthentication recreates the
IKE/ISAKMP SA from scratch and re-evaluates the credentials. In asymmetric
configurations (with EAP or configuration payloads) it might not be possible
to actively reauthenticate as responder. The IKEv2 reauthentication lifetime
negotiation can instruct the client to perform reauthentication.
secrets.eap1.secret = testpassword
Password for EAP secret
Reauthentication is disabled by default. Enabling it usually may lead
to small connection interruptions, as strongSwan uses a break-before-make
policy with IKEv2 to avoid any conflicts with associated tunnel resources.
secrets.eap1.id = tester
User EAP secret belongs to
connections.<conn>.rekey_time = 4h
Time to schedule IKE rekeying.
secrets.ike-moon { # }
IKE secret for moon
IKE rekeying refreshes key material using a Diffie-Hellman exchange, but
does not re-check associated credentials. It is supported in IKEv2 only,
IKEv1 performs a reauthentication procedure instead.
secrets.ike-moon.secret = 0x12345678
IKE shared secret for moon
With the default value IKE rekeying is scheduled every 4 hours, minus the
configured **rand_time**.
secrets.ike-moon.id-local = sun.strongswan.org
First identity secret belongs to
connections.<conn>.over_time = 10% of rekey_time/reauth_time
Hard IKE_SA lifetime if rekey/reauth does not complete, as time.
secrets.ike-moon.id-remote = moon.strongswan.org
Second identity secret belongs to
Hard IKE_SA lifetime if rekey/reauth does not complete, as time.
To avoid having an IKE/ISAKMP kept alive if IKE reauthentication or rekeying
fails perpetually, a maximum hard lifetime may be specified. If the
IKE_SA fails to rekey or reauthenticate within the specified time, the
IKE_SA gets closed.
pools.poolx { # }
Section defining an address pool
In contrast to CHILD_SA rekeying, **over_time** is relative in time to the
**rekey_time** _and_ **reauth_time** values, as it applies to both.
pools.poolx.addrs = 10.1.2.0/24
Define addresses for this pool
The default is 10% of the longer of **rekey_time** and **reauth_time**.
pools.poolx.dns = 10.1.1.1, 10.1.2.1
Define DNS server addresses associated to pool
connections.<conn>.rand_time = over_time
Range of random time to subtract from rekey/reauth times.
Time range from which to choose a random value to subtract from
rekey/reauth times. To avoid having both peers initiating the rekey/reauth
procedure simultaneously, a random time gets subtracted from the
rekey/reauth times.
The default is equal to the configured **over_time**.
connections.<conn>.pools =
Comma separated list of named IP pools.
Comma separated list of named IP pools to allocate virtual IP addresses and
other configuration attributes from. Each name references a pool by name
from either the **pools** section or an external pool.
connections.<conn>.local<suffix> {}
Section for a local authentication round.
Section for a local authentication round. A local authentication round
defines the rules how authentication is performed for the local peer.
Multiple rounds may be defined to use IKEv2 RFC 4739 Multiple Authentication
or IKEv1 XAuth.
Each round is defined in a section having _local_ as prefix, and an optional
unique suffix. To define a single authentication round, the suffix may be
omitted.
connections.<conn>.local<suffix>.certs =
Comma separated list of certificate candidates to use for authentication.
Comma separated list of certificate candidates to use for authentication.
The certificates may use a relative path from the **swanctl** _x509_
directory, or an absolute path.
The certificate used for authentication is selected based on the received
certificate request payloads. If no appropriate CA can be located, the
first certificate is used.
connections.<conn>.local<suffix>.auth = pubkey
Authentication to perform locally (_pubkey_, _psk_, _xauth[-backend]_ or
_eap[-method]_).
Authentication to perform locally. _pubkey_ uses public key authentication
using a private key associated to a usable certificate. _psk_ uses
pre-shared key authentication. The IKEv1 specific _xauth_ is used for
XAuth or Hybrid authentication, while the IKEv2 specific _eap_ keyword
defines EAP authentication.
For _xauth_, a specific backend name may be appended, separated by a dash.
The appropriate _xauth_ backend is selected to perform the XAuth exchange.
For traditional XAuth, the _xauth_ method is usually defined in the second
authentication round following an initial _pubkey_ (or _psk_) round. Using
_xauth_ in the first round performs Hybrid Mode client authentication.
For _eap_, a specific EAP method name may be appended, separated by a dash.
An EAP module implementing the appropriate method is selected to perform
the EAP conversation.
connections.<conn>.local<suffix>.id =
IKE identity to use for authentication round.
IKE identity to use for authentication round. When using certificate
authentication, the IKE identity must be contained in the certificate,
either as subject or as subjectAltName.
connections.<conn>.local<suffix>.eap_id = id
Client EAP-Identity to use in EAP-Identity exchange and the EAP method.
connections.<conn>.local<suffix>.aaa_id = remote-id
Server side EAP-Identity to expect in the EAP method.
Server side EAP-Identity to expect in the EAP method. Some EAP methods, such
as EAP-TLS, use an identity for the server to perform mutual authentication.
This identity may differ from the IKE identity, especially when EAP
authentication is delegated from the IKE responder to an AAA backend.
For EAP-(T)TLS, this defines the identity for wich the server must provide
a certificate in the TLS exchange.
connections.<conn>.local<suffix>.xauth_id = id
Client XAuth username used in the XAuth exchange.
connections.<conn>.remote<suffix> {}
Section for a remote authentication round.
Section for a remote authentication round. A remote authentication round
defines the constraints how the peers must authenticate to use this
connection. Multiple rounds may be defined to use IKEv2 RFC 4739 Multiple
Authentication or IKEv1 XAuth.
Each round is defined in a section having _remote_ as prefix, and an
optional unique suffix. To define a single authentication round, the suffix
may be omitted.
connections.<conn>.remote<suffix>.id = %any
IKE identity to expect for authentication round.
IKE identity to expect for authentication round. When using certificate
authentication, the IKE identity must be contained in the certificate,
either as subject or as subjectAltName.
connections.<conn>.remote<suffix>.groups =
Authorization group memberships to require.
Comma separated authorization group memberships to require. The peer must
prove membership to at least one of the specified groups. Group membership
can be certified by different means, for example by appropriate Attribute
Certificates or by an AAA backend involved in the authentication.
connections.<conn>.remote<suffix>.certs =
Comma separated list of certificate to accept for authentication.
Comma separated list of certificates to accept for authentication.
The certificates may use a relative path from the **swanctl** _x509_
directory, or an absolute path.
connections.<conn>.remote<suffix>.cacert =
Comma separated list of CA certificates to accept for authentication.
Comma separated list of CA certificates to accept for authentication.
The certificates may use a relative path from the **swanctl** _x509ca_
directory, or an absolute path.
connections.<conn>.remote<suffix>.revocation = relaxed
Certificate revocation policy, (_strict_, _ifuri_ or _relaxed_).
Certificate revocation policy for CRL or OCSP revocation.
A _strict_ revocation policy fails if no revocation information is
available, i.e. the certificate is not known to be unrevoked.
_ifuri_ fails only if a CRL/OCSP URI is available, but certificate
revocation checking fails, i.e. there should be revocation information
available, but it could not be obtained.
The default revocation policy _relaxed_ fails only if a certificate
is revoked, i.e. it is explicitly known that it is bad.
connections.<conn>.remote<suffix>.auth = pubkey
Authentication to expect from remote (_pubkey_, _psk_, _xauth[-backend]_ or
_eap[-method]_).
Authentication to expect from remote. See the **local** sections **auth**
keyword description about the details of supported mechanisms.
connections.<conn>.children.<child> {}
CHILD_SA configuration sub-section.
CHILD_SA configuration sub-section. Each connection definition may have
one or more sections in its _children_ subsection. The section name
defines the name of the CHILD_SA configuration, which must be unique within
the connection.
connections.<conn>.children.<child>.ah_proposals =
AH proposals to offer for the CHILD_SA.
AH proposals to offer for the CHILD_SA. A proposal is a set of algorithms.
For AH, this includes an integrity algorithm and an optional Diffie-Hellman
group. If a DH group is specified, CHILD_SA/Quick Mode rekeying and initial
negotiation uses a separate Diffie-Hellman exchange using the specified
group.
In IKEv2, multiple algorithms of the same kind can be specified in a single
proposal, from which one gets selected. In IKEv1, only one algorithm per
kind is allowed per proposal, more algorithms get implicitly stripped. Use
multiple proposals to offer different algorithms combinations in IKEv1.
Algorithm keywords get separated using dashes. Multiple proposals may be
separated by commas. The special value _default_ forms a default proposal
of supported algorithms considered safe, and is usually a good choice
for interoperability. By default no AH proposals are included, instead ESP
is proposed.
connections.<conn>.children.<child>.esp_proposals = default
ESP proposals to offer for the CHILD_SA.
ESP proposals to offer for the CHILD_SA. A proposal is a set of algorithms.
For ESP non-AEAD proposals, this includes an integrity algorithm, an
encryption algorithm, an optional Diffie-Hellman group and an optional
Extended Sequence Number Mode indicator. For AEAD proposals, a combined
mode algorithm is used instead of the separate encryption/integrity
algorithms.
If a DH group is specified, CHILD_SA/Quick Mode rekeying and initial (non
IKE_AUTH piggybacked) negotiation uses a separate Diffie-Hellman exchange
using the specified group. Extended Sequence Number support may be indicated
with the _esn_ and _noesn_ values, both may be included to indicate support
for both modes. If omitted, _noesn_ is assumed.
In IKEv2, multiple algorithms of the same kind can be specified in a single
proposal, from which one gets selected. In IKEv1, only one algorithm per
kind is allowed per proposal, more algorithms get implicitly stripped. Use
multiple proposals to offer different algorithms combinations in IKEv1.
Algorithm keywords get separated using dashes. Multiple proposals may be
separated by commas. The special value _default_ forms a default proposal
of supported algorithms considered safe, and is usually a good choice
for interoperability. If no algorithms are specified for AH nor ESP,
the _default_ set of algorithms for ESP is included.
connections.<conn>.children.<child>.local_ts = dynamic
Local traffic selectors to include in CHILD_SA.
Comma separated list of local traffic selectors to include in CHILD_SA.
Each selector is a CIDR subnet definition, followed by an optional
proto/port selector. The special value _dynamic_ may be used instead of a
subnet definition, which gets replaced by the tunnel outer address or the
virtual IP, if negotiated. This is the default.
A protocol/port selector is surrounded by opening and closing square
brackets. Between these brackets, a numeric or **getservent**(3) protocol
name may be specified. After the optional protocol restriction, an optional
port restriction may be specified, separated by a slash. The port
restriction may be numeric, a **getservent**(3) service name, or the special
value _opaque_ for RFC 4301 OPAQUE selectors. Port ranges may be specified
as well, none of the kernel backends currently support port ranges, though.
Unless the Unity extension is used, IKEv1 supports the first specified
selector only. IKEv1 uses very similar traffic selector narrowing as it is
supported in the IKEv2 protocol.
connections.<conn>.children.<child>.remote_ts = dynamic
Remote selectors to include in CHILD_SA.
Comma separated list of remote selectors to include in CHILD_SA. See
**local_ts** for a description of the selector syntax.
connections.<conn>.children.<child>.rekey_time = 1h
Time to schedule CHILD_SA rekeying.
Time to schedule CHILD_SA rekeying. CHILD_SA rekeying refreshes key
material, optionally using a Diffie-Hellman exchange if a group is
specified in the proposal.
To avoid rekey collisions initiated by both ends simultaneously, a value
in the range of **rand_time** gets subtracted to form the effective soft
lifetime.
By default CHILD_SA rekeying is scheduled every hour, minus **rand_time**.
connections.<conn>.children.<child>.life_time = rekey_time + 10%
Maximum lifetime before CHILD_SA gets closed, as time.
Maximum lifetime before CHILD_SA gets closed. Usually this hard lifetime
is never reached, because the CHILD_SA gets rekeyed before.
If that fails for whatever reason, this limit closes the CHILD_SA.
The default is 10% more than the **rekey_time**.
connections.<conn>.children.<child>.rand_time = life_time - rekey_time
Range of random time to subtract from **rekey_time**.
Time range from which to choose a random value to subtract from
**rekey_time**. The default is the difference between **life_time** and
**rekey_time**.
connections.<conn>.children.<child>.rekey_bytes = 0
Number of bytes processed before initiating CHILD_SA rekeying.
Number of bytes processed before initiating CHILD_SA rekeying. CHILD_SA
rekeying refreshes key material, optionally using a Diffie-Hellman exchange
if a group is specified in the proposal.
To avoid rekey collisions initiated by both ends simultaneously, a value
in the range of **rand_bytes** gets subtracted to form the effective soft
volume limit.
Volume based CHILD_SA rekeying is disabled by default.
connections.<conn>.children.<child>.life_bytes = rekey_bytes + 10%
Maximum bytes processed before CHILD_SA gets closed.
Maximum bytes processed before CHILD_SA gets closed. Usually this hard
volume limit is never reached, because the CHILD_SA gets rekeyed before.
If that fails for whatever reason, this limit closes the CHILD_SA.
The default is 10% more than **rekey_bytes**.
connections.<conn>.children.<child>.rand_bytes = life_bytes - rekey_bytes
Range of random bytes to subtract from **rekey_bytes**.
Byte range from which to choose a random value to subtract from
**rekey_bytes**. The default is the difference between **life_bytes** and
**rekey_bytes**.
connections.<conn>.children.<child>.rekey_packets = 0
Number of packets processed before initiating CHILD_SA rekeying.
Number of packets processed before initiating CHILD_SA rekeying. CHILD_SA
rekeying refreshes key material, optionally using a Diffie-Hellman exchange
if a group is specified in the proposal.
To avoid rekey collisions initiated by both ends simultaneously, a value
in the range of **rand_packets** gets subtracted to form the effective soft
packet count limit.
Packet count based CHILD_SA rekeying is disabled by default.
connections.<conn>.children.<child>.life_packets = rekey_packets + 10%
Maximum number of packets processed before CHILD_SA gets closed.
Maximum number of packets processed before CHILD_SA gets closed. Usually
this hard packets limit is never reached, because the CHILD_SA gets rekeyed
before. If that fails for whatever reason, this limit closes the CHILD_SA.
The default is 10% more than **rekey_bytes**.
connections.<conn>.children.<child>.rand_packets = life_packets - rekey_packets
Range of random packets to subtract from **packets_bytes**.
Packet range from which to choose a random value to subtract from
**rekey_packets**. The default is the difference between **life_packets**
and **rekey_packets**.
connections.<conn>.children.<child>.updown =
Updown script to invoke on CHILD_SA up and down events.
connections.<conn>.children.<child>.hostaccess = yes
Hostaccess variable to pass to **updown** script.
connections.<conn>.children.<child>.mode = tunnel
IPsec Mode to establish (_tunnel_, _transport_, _beet_, _pass_ or _drop_).
IPsec Mode to establish CHILD_SA with. _tunnel_ negotiates the CHILD_SA
in IPsec Tunnel Mode, whereas _transport_ uses IPsec Transport Mode. _beet_
is the Bound End to End Tunnel mixture mode, working with fixed inner
addresses without the need to include them in each packet.
Both _transport_ and _beet_ modes are subject to mode negotiation; _tunnel_
mode is negotiated if the preferred mode is not available.
_pass_ and _drop_ are used to install shunt policies, which explicitly
bypass the defined traffic from IPsec processing, or drop it, respectively.
connections.<conn>.children.<child>.dpd_action = clear
Action to perform on DPD timeout (_clear_, _trap_ or _restart_).
Action to perform for this CHILD_SA on DPD timeout. The default _clear_
closes the CHILD_SA and does not take further action. _trap_ installs
a trap policy, which will catch matching traffic and tries to re-negotiate
the tunnel on-demand. _restart_ immediately tries to re-negotiate the
CHILD_SA under a fresh IKE_SA.
connections.<conn>.children.<child>.ipcomp = no
Enable IPComp compression before encryption.
Enable IPComp compression before encryption. If enabled, IKE tries to
negotiate IPComp compression to compress ESP payload data prior to
encryption.
connections.<conn>.children.<child>.inactivity = 0s
Timeout before closing CHILD_SA after inactivity.
Timeout before closing CHILD_SA after inactivity. If no traffic has
been processed in either direction for the configured timeout, the CHILD_SA
gets closed due to inactivity. The default value of _0_ disables inactivity
checks.
connections.<conn>.children.<child>.reqid = 0
Fixed reqid to use for this CHILD_SA.
Fixed reqid to use for this CHILD_SA. This might be helpful in some
scenarios, but works only if each CHILD_SA configuration is instantiated
not more than once. The default of _0_ uses dynamic reqids, allocated
incrementally.
connections.<conn>.children.<child>.mark_in = 0/0x00000000
Netfilter mark and mask for input traffic.
Netfilter mark and mask for input traffic. On Linux Netfilter may apply
marks to each packet coming from a tunnel having that option set. The
mark may then be used by Netfilter to match rules.
An additional mask may be appended to the mark, separated by _/_. The
default mask if omitted is 0xffffffff.
connections.<conn>.children.<child>.mark_out = 0/0x00000000
Netfilter mark and mask for output traffic.
Netfilter mark and mask for output traffic. On Linux Netfilter may require
marks on each packet to match a policy having that option set. This allows
Netfilter rules to select specific tunnels for outgoing traffic.
An additional mask may be appended to the mark, separated by _/_. The
default mask if omitted is 0xffffffff.
connections.<conn>.children.<child>.tfc_padding = 0
Traffic Flow Confidentiality padding.
Pads ESP packets with additional data to have a consistent ESP packet size
for improved Traffic Flow Confidentiality. The padding defines the minimum
size of all ESP packets sent.
The default value of 0 disables TFC padding, the special value _mtu_ adds
TFC padding to create a packet size equal to the Path Maximum Transfer Unit.
connections.<conn>.children.<child>.start_action = none
Action to perform after loading the configuration (_none_, _trap_, _start_).
Action to perform after loading the configuration. The default of _none_
loads the connection only, which then can be manually initiated or used as
a responder configuration.
The value _trap_ installs a trap policy, which triggers the tunnel as soon
as matching traffic has been detected. The value _start_ initiates
the connection actively.
When unloading or replacing a CHILD_SA configuration having a
**start_action** different from _none_, the inverse action is performed.
Configurations with _start_ get closed, while such with _trap_ get
uninstalled.
connections.<conn>.children.<child>.close_action = none
Action to perform after a CHILD_SA gets closed (_none_, _trap_, _start_).
Action to perform after a CHILD_SA gets closed by the peer. The default of
_none_ does not take any action, _trap_ installs a trap policy for the
CHILD_SA. _start_ tries to re-create the CHILD_SA.
**close_action** does not provide any guarantee that the CHILD_SA is kept
alive. It acts on explicit close messages only, but not on negotiation
failures. Use trap policies to reliably re-create failed CHILD_SAs.
secrets { # }
Section defining secrets for IKE and EAP/XAuth authentication.
Section defining secrets for IKE and EAP/XAuth authentication. The
**secrets** section takes sub-sections having a specific prefix which
defines the secret type.
secrets.eap<suffix> { # }
EAP secret section for a specific secret.
EAP secret section for a specific secret. Each EAP secret is defined in
a unique section having the _eap_ prefix. EAP secrets are used for XAuth
authentication as well.
secrets.xauth<suffix> { # }
XAuth secret section for a specific secret.
XAuth secret section for a specific secret. **xauth** is just an alias
for **eap**, secrets under both section prefixes are used for both EAP and
XAuth authentication.
secrets.eap<suffix>.secret =
Value of the EAP/XAuth secret.
Value of the EAP/XAuth secret. It may either be an ASCII string, a hex
encoded string if it has a _0x_ prefix, or a Base64 encoded string if it
has a _0s_ prefix in its value.
secrets.eap<suffix>.id<suffix> =
Identity the EAP/XAuth secret belongs to.
Identity the EAP/XAuth secret belongs to. Multiple unique identities may
be specified, each having an _id_ prefix, if a secret is shared between
multiple users.
secrets.ike<suffix> { # }
IKE preshared secret section for a specific secret.
IKE preshared secret section for a specific secret. Each IKE PSK is defined
in a unique section having the _ike_ prefix.
secrets.ike<suffix>.secret =
Value of the IKE preshared secret.
Value of the IKE preshared secret. It may either be an ASCII string,
a hex encoded string if it has a _0x_ prefix, or a Base64 encoded string if
it has a _0s_ prefix in its value.
secrets.ike<suffix>.id<suffix> =
IKE identity the IKE preshared secret belongs to.
IKE identity the IKE preshared secret belongs to. Multiple unique identities
may be specified, each having an _id_ prefix, if a secret is shared between
multiple peers.
pools { # }
Section defining named pools.
Section defining named pools. Named pools may be referenced by connections
with the **pools** option to assign virtual IPs and other configuration
attributes.
pools.<name> { # }
Section defining a single pool with a unique name.
pools.<name>.addrs =
Subnet defining addresses allocated in pool.
Subnet defining addresses allocated in pool. Accepts a single CIDR subnet
defining the pool to allocate addresses from. Pools must be unique and
non-overlapping.
pools.<name>.<attr> =
Comma separated list of additional attributes from type <attr>.
Comma separated list of additional attributes of type **<attr>**. The
attribute type may be one of _dns_, _nbns_, _dhcp_, _netmask_, _server_,
_subnet_, _split_include_ and _split_exclude_ to define addresses or CIDR
subnets for the corresponding attribute types. Alternatively, **<attr>** can
be a numerical identifier, for which string attribute values are accepted
as well.