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| ====== StrongSwan Primer ====== | ====== StrongSwan Primer ====== | ||
| ===== What is StrongSwan ===== | ===== What is StrongSwan ===== | ||
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| * The implementation of these can vary from simple to very complex. | * The implementation of these can vary from simple to very complex. | ||
| * In RADIUSdesk our philosophy always been to keep things as simple as possible because // | * In RADIUSdesk our philosophy always been to keep things as simple as possible because // | ||
| - | * Our implementation uses certificates (PKI) and Route based IPsec (xfrm interfaces) similar to the other VPN implementations like Wireguard and OpenVPN. | + | * Our implementation uses certificates (PKI) and route-based IPsec (xfrm interfaces) similar to the other VPN implementations like Wireguard and OpenVPN. |
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| * Initially things like NAT traversal and a client whose public address changes were not supported. | * Initially things like NAT traversal and a client whose public address changes were not supported. | ||
| * With IKEv2 these shortcomings were addressed making the StrongSwan implementation just as versatile as other modern VPN solutions. | * With IKEv2 these shortcomings were addressed making the StrongSwan implementation just as versatile as other modern VPN solutions. | ||
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| ===== Some basic concepts and terminology with StrongSwan ===== | ===== Some basic concepts and terminology with StrongSwan ===== | ||