Difference between revisions of "Openswan"

From Free Software Directory
Jump to: navigation, search
(Created page with "{{Entry |Name=Openswan |Short description=Implementation of IPsec for GNU/Linux |Full description=Openswan is an implementation of IPsec for the Linux operating system. Is it a c...")
 
(New version)
Line 3: Line 3:
 
|Short description=Implementation of IPsec for GNU/Linux
 
|Short description=Implementation of IPsec for GNU/Linux
 
|Full description=Openswan is an implementation of IPsec for the Linux operating system. Is it a code fork of the FreeS/WAN project which has been terminated. It provides IPSEC (IP Security, which is both encryption and authentication) kernel extensions and an IKE (Internet Key Exchange, keying and encrypted routing daemon), as well as various rc scripts and documentation. Openswan is known to interoperate with other IPSEC and IKE systems already deployed by other vendors. It features Opportunistic Encryption, subnet extrusion, X.509 certificates, NAT Traversal support, XAUTH, and DNSSEC support.
 
|Full description=Openswan is an implementation of IPsec for the Linux operating system. Is it a code fork of the FreeS/WAN project which has been terminated. It provides IPSEC (IP Security, which is both encryption and authentication) kernel extensions and an IKE (Internet Key Exchange, keying and encrypted routing daemon), as well as various rc scripts and documentation. Openswan is known to interoperate with other IPSEC and IKE systems already deployed by other vendors. It features Opportunistic Encryption, subnet extrusion, X.509 certificates, NAT Traversal support, XAUTH, and DNSSEC support.
 +
|Homepage URL=http://www.openswan.org/
 
|User level=none
 
|User level=none
|Status=Live
 
|Component programs=
 
|Homepage URL=http://www.openswan.org/
 
 
|VCS checkout command=:pserver:anoncvs@anoncvs.openswan.org:/public/cvs login
 
|VCS checkout command=:pserver:anoncvs@anoncvs.openswan.org:/public/cvs login
 
|Computer languages=C
 
|Computer languages=C
|Documentation note=
 
 
|Paid support=Paid technical support available from Xelerance, Inc. at http://www.xelerance.com
 
|Paid support=Paid technical support available from Xelerance, Inc. at http://www.xelerance.com
 
|IRC help=irc://irc.freenode.net/openswan
 
|IRC help=irc://irc.freenode.net/openswan
|IRC general=
 
 
|IRC development=irc://irc.freenode.net/dev-openswan
 
|IRC development=irc://irc.freenode.net/dev-openswan
 
|Related projects=Free_S_WAN
 
|Related projects=Free_S_WAN
 
|Keywords=FreeS/WAN,ipsec,IKE,DNSSEC,Internal Key Exchange,IP Security,Opportunistic Encryption,subnet extrusion,X.509 certificates,NAT Traversal support,XAUTH
 
|Keywords=FreeS/WAN,ipsec,IKE,DNSSEC,Internal Key Exchange,IP Security,Opportunistic Encryption,subnet extrusion,X.509 certificates,NAT Traversal support,XAUTH
|Is GNU=n
+
|Version identifier=2.6.49
|Last review by=Janet Casey
+
|Version date=2016/08/08
|Last review date=2005-05-02
+
|Version status=stable
 +
|Version download=https://download.openswan.org/openswan/openswan-latest.tar.gz
 +
|Version comment=2.6.49 stable released 2016-08-08
 +
|Last review by=Alejandroindependiente
 +
|Last review date=2017/01/20
 
|Submitted by=Database conversion
 
|Submitted by=Database conversion
 
|Submitted date=2011-04-01
 
|Submitted date=2011-04-01
|Version identifier=2.3.1
+
|Status=
|Version date=2005-04-09
+
|Is GNU=No
|Version status=stable
+
|License verified date=2004-03-22
|Version download=http://www.openswan.org/download/openswan-2.3.1.tar.gz
+
}}
 +
{{Project license
 +
|License=GPLv2orlater
 +
|License verified by=Janet Casey
 
|License verified date=2004-03-22
 
|License verified date=2004-03-22
|Version comment=2.3.1 stable released 2005-04-09
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Person
 
{{Person
 +
|Real name=The Openswan project
 
|Role=Maintainer
 
|Role=Maintainer
|Real name=The Openswan project
 
 
|Email=users@openswan.org
 
|Email=users@openswan.org
 
|Resource URL=
 
|Resource URL=
Line 52: Line 54:
 
|Interface=command-line
 
|Interface=command-line
 
|Internet-application=security
 
|Internet-application=security
|Use=internet-application,security
+
|Use=internet-application, security
}}
 
{{Project license
 
|License=GPLv2orlater
 
|License verified by=Janet Casey
 
|License verified date=2004-03-22
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Software prerequisite
 
{{Software prerequisite
Line 67: Line 64:
 
|Prerequisite description=Libgmp
 
|Prerequisite description=Libgmp
 
}}
 
}}
 +
{{Featured}}

Revision as of 19:05, 19 January 2017


[edit]

Openswan

http://www.openswan.org/
Implementation of IPsec for GNU/Linux

Openswan is an implementation of IPsec for the GNU/Linux operating system. Is it a code fork of the FreeS/WAN project which has been terminated. It provides IPSEC (IP Security, which is both encryption and authentication) kernel extensions and an IKE (Internet Key Exchange, keying and encrypted routing daemon), as well as various rc scripts and documentation. Openswan is known to interoperate with other IPSEC and IKE systems already deployed by other vendors. It features Opportunistic Encryption, subnet extrusion, X.509 certificates, NAT Traversal support, XAUTH, and DNSSEC support.





Licensing

License

Verified by

Verified on

Notes

Verified by

Janet Casey

Verified on

22 March 2004




Leaders and contributors

Contact(s)Role
The Openswan project Maintainer


Resources and communication

AudienceResource typeURI
DeveloperVCS Repository Webviewhttp://anoncvs.openswan.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/
SupportE-mailmailto:users@lists.openswan.org
DeveloperE-mailmailto:dev@lists.openswan.org
Debian (Ref)https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/openswan


Software prerequisites

KindDescription
Required to useLibgmp
Required to useLinux kernel 2.4.x or later




Entry



























Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.3 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included in the page “GNU Free Documentation License”.

The copyright and license notices on this page only apply to the text on this page. Any software or copyright-licenses or other similar notices described in this text has its own copyright notice and license, which can usually be found in the distribution or license text itself.