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RE: IPsec and openSSL packages


Hello. 

>From what I understand, To get IPSEC working in eCos you need 3 packages:

FreeBSD Network stack - IN CVS
IPSec - In CVS
bsd_crypto - From ftp.ecoscentric.com:/pub/contrib, Please note that the
bsd_crypto cannot be used in some places, so don't use it without checking
first that it is O.K to use in in your country. 

I found the following link on the net:

http://sources.redhat.com/ecos/docs-latest/ref/net-ipsec-common-installation
.html

I am no-way near to being an IP Security expert, but as Andrew Lunn said,
OpenSSL and IPSec are aimed at different layers. For example You will use
SSL to access your online banking or an online shop where the connection
needs to be secure. 

IPSec is used for the network level, for example to create a VPN (Virtual
Private Network). Or a secure link between two computers. 

Hope this helps. 
(Again, I am no-way near to being an IP Security expert so it would be best
to check my facts.)

Mark Retallack

-----Original Message-----
From: Andrew Lunn [mailto:andrew@lunn.ch] 
Sent: 11 November 2004 14:07
To: Armando VISCONTI
Cc: ecos-discuss@sources.redhat.com
Subject: Re: [ECOS] IPsec and openSSL packages


On Thu, Nov 11, 2004 at 03:00:48PM +0100, Armando VISCONTI wrote:
> Hello everybody,
> 
> I saw some email exchange one year ago regarding IPsec protocol and I 
> wonder if it finally came up to something included in the 
> distribution. Is it available right now?

IPsec never got finished. I started the work and Gary Thomas did some more
work i think, but its never made it into CVS.
 
> Also I would like to know if the IPsec protocol and SSL
> are part of the same feature or if IPsec is enough ...

OpenSSL is available. My port can be found at

ftp://ftp.ecoscentric.com/pub/contrib/ 

and Gary Thomas has a port on his website somewhere.

        Andrew

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