[strongSwan] Problem after establishing an Layer 2 Tunnel over

2008-12-17 Thread kwyap
Hi, I'm facing the same problem, been resolved by setting rekey=no. I'm not sure how it works, appreciate if anyone could explain it. Thank you. ___ Users mailing list Users@lists.strongswan.org https://lists.strongswan.org/mailman/listinfo/users

Re: [strongSwan] Weak uniqueness policy in charon

2008-12-17 Thread Martin Willi
Hi, > Will it require a new kernel ? No, we usually do not require specific kernel versions, but you'll benefit from improvements done there. > it seems some patchs was pushed to kernel dev (already applied ?) Yes, we have pushed some patches upstream recently. Most of them are gone to net-next

Re: [strongSwan] Weak uniqueness policy in charon

2008-12-17 Thread Steve Rigano
Hi Martin, Thanks. We are all waiting 4.2.10 strongswan version. Will it require a new kernel ? Related to some discussions here, it seems some patchs was pushed to kernel dev (already applied ?) Hope 2.6.27.9 + strongswan 4.2.10 will be really efficient && reliable. Steve Rigano Thanks, 2008/

Re: [strongSwan] Weak uniqueness policy in charon

2008-12-17 Thread Martin Willi
Hi, > I'll have a look what's the best approach to implement a fix. A patch is gone into SVN, see [1]. This should fix a potential DoS attack scenario on the pool. However, there is still no guarantee for this uniqueness check. A peer can still set up multiple IKE_SAs at the same time, but subse

Re: [strongSwan] ikev2 split authentication - DoS?

2008-12-17 Thread Martin Willi
Hi, > I use the split authentication of ikev2 (client with psk, gateway with > cert) Keep in mind to use such a setup only with strong secrets. PSK client authentication is subject to dictionary attacks, don't use it with simple passwords. > in the split modus it is for an attacker also possible