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Re: [Ipsec-tools-devel] ipv4/ipv6 forwarding check

To: Aidas Kasparas <a.kasparas@xxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Ipsec-tools-devel] ipv4/ipv6 forwarding check
From: Michal Ludvig <michal@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2004 11:27:38 +0200 (CEST)
Cc: Joy Latten <latten@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, ipsec-tools-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, netdev@xxxxxxxxxxx
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On Fri, 29 Oct 2004, Aidas Kasparas wrote:

> 1) push kernel developers to have rfc2401 semantics in kernel;
> 1a) have pfkey kernel part transform rfc2401 semantics into kernel 
> semantics;
> 2) have libpfkey generate extra policies transparently to the user;
> 3) have tools (setkey and racoon) generate extra policies
> transparently to the user;
> 4) extend setkey's syntax to make explicit forward policy management
> possible and write docs for all the admins to change policies.

At least we must provide #4 - now it doesn't work at all, with explicit 
fwd policies things could be set up in most cases except for policy 
autogeneration in racoon. 

I hope to do the setkey part today.

Michal Ludvig
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