ipseckey(1M) System Administration Commands ipseckey(1M)NAMEipseckey - manually manipulate an IPsec Security Association Database
(SADB)
SYNOPSISipseckey [-nvp]
ipseckey [-nvp] -f filename
ipseckey-c filename
ipseckey [-nvp] [delete | delete-pair | get] SA_TYPE {EXTENSION value...}
ipseckey [-np] [monitor | passive_monitor | pmonitor]
ipseckey [-nvp] flush {SA_TYPE}
ipseckey [-nvp] dump {SA_TYPE}
ipseckey [-nvp] save SA_TYPE {filename}
ipseckey [-nvp] -s filename
DESCRIPTION
The ipseckey command is used to manually manipulate the security asso‐
ciation databases of the network security services, ipsecah(7P) and
ipsecesp(7P). You can use the ipseckey command to set up security asso‐
ciations between communicating parties when automated key management is
not available.
While the ipseckey utility has only a limited number of general
options, it supports a rich command language. The user may specify
requests to be delivered by means of a programmatic interface specific
for manual keying. See pf_key(7P). When ipseckey is invoked with no
arguments, it will enter an interactive mode which prints a prompt to
the standard output and accepts commands from the standard input until
the end-of-file is reached. Some commands require an explicit security
association ("SA") type, while others permit the SA type to be unspeci‐
fied and act on all SA types.
ipseckey uses a PF_KEY socket and the message types SADB_ADD,
SADB_DELETE, SADB_GET, SADB_UPDATE, SADB_FLUSH, and SADB_X_PROMISC.
Thus, you must be a superuser to use this command.
ipseckey handles sensitive cryptographic keying information. Please
read the Security section for details on how to use this command
securely.
OPTIONS-c [filename]
Analogous to the -f option (see following), except that the input
is not executed but only checked for syntactical correctness.
Errors are reported to stderr. This option is provided to debug
configurations without making changes. See SECURITY and "Service
Management Facility" for more information.
-f [filename]
Read commands from an input file, filename. The lines of the input
file are identical to the command line language. The load command
provides similar functionality. The -s option or the save command
can generate files readable by the -f argument.
-n
Prevent attempts to print host and network names symbolically when
reporting actions. This is useful, for example, when all name
servers are down or are otherwise unreachable.
-p
Paranoid. Do not print any keying material, even if saving SAs.
Instead of an actual hexadecimal digit, print an X when this flag
is turned on.
-s [filename]
The opposite of the -f option. If '-' is given for a filename, then
the output goes to the standard output. A snapshot of all current
SA tables will be output in a form readable by the -f option. The
output will be a series of add commands, but with some names not
used. This occurs because a single name may often indicate multiple
addresses.
-v
Verbose. Print the messages being sent into the PF_KEY socket, and
print raw seconds values for lifetimes.
COMMANDS
add
Add an SA. Because it involves the transfer of keying material, it
cannot be invoked from the shell, lest the keys be visible in ps(1)
output. It can be used either from the interactive ipseckey> prompt
or in a command file specified by the -f command. The add command
accepts all extension-value pairs described below.
update
Update SA lifetime, and in the cases of larval SAs (leftover from
aborted automated key management), keying material and other exten‐
sions. Like add, this command cannot be invoked from the shell
because keying material would be seen by the ps(1) command. It can
be used either from the interactive ipseckey> prompt or in a com‐
mand file specified by the -f command. The update command accepts
all extension-value pairs, but normally is only used for SA life‐
time updates.
update-pair
As update, but apply the update to the SA and its paired SA, if
there is one.
delete
Delete a specific SA from a specific SADB. This command requires
the spi extension, and the dest extension for IPsec SAs. Other
extension-value pairs are superfluous for a delete message. If the
SA to be deleted is paired with another SA, the SA is deleted and
the paired SA is updated to indicate that it is now unpaired.
delete-pair
Delete a specific SA from a specific SADB. If the SA is paired with
another SA, delete that SA too. This command requires the spi
extension and the dest extension for the IPsec SA, or its pair.
get
Lookup and display a security association from a specific SADB.
Like delete, this command only requires spi and dest for IPsec.
flush
Remove all SA for a given SA_TYPE, or all SA for all types.
monitor
Continuously report on any PF_KEY messages. This uses the
SADB_X_PROMISC message to enable messages that a normal PF_KEY
socket would not receive to be received. See pf_key(7P).
passive_monitor
Like monitor, except that it does not use the SADB_X_PROMISC mes‐
sage.
pmonitor
Synonym for passive_monitor.
dump
Will display all SAs for a given SA type, or will display all SAs.
Because of the large amount of data generated by this command,
there is no guarantee that all SA information will be successfully
delivered, or that this command will even complete.
save
Is the command analog of the -s option. It is included as a command
to provide a way to snapshot a particular SA type, for example, esp
or ah.
help
Prints a brief summary of commands.
SA_TYPE
all
Specifies all known SA types. This type is only used for the flush
and dump commands. This is equivalent to having no SA type for
these commands.
ah
Specifies the IPsec Authentication Header ("AH") SA.
esp
Specifies the IPsec Encapsulating Security Payload ("ESP") SA.
EXTENSION VALUE TYPES
Commands like add, delete, get, and update require that certain exten‐
sions and associated values be specified. The extensions will be listed
here, followed by the commands that use them, and the commands that
require them. Requirements are currently documented based upon the
IPsec definitions of an SA. Required extensions may change in the
future. <number> can be in either hex (0xnnn), decimal (nnn) or octal
(0nnn).<string> is a text string. <hexstr> is a long hexadecimal number
with a bit-length. Extensions are usually paired with values; however,
some extensions require two values after them.
spi <number>
Specifies the security parameters index of the SA. This extension
is required for the add, delete, get and update commands.
pair-spi <number>
When pair-spi is used with the add or update commands, the SA being
added or updated will be paired with the SA defined by pair-spi. A
pair of SAs can be updated or deleted with a single command.
The two SAs that make up the pair need to be in opposite directions
from the same pair of IP addresses. The command will fail if either
of the SAs specified are already paired with another SA.
If the pair-spi token is used in a command and the SA defined by
pair-spi does not exist, the command will fail. If the command was
add and the pairing failed, the SA to be added will instead be
removed.
inbound | outbound
These optional flags specify the direction of the SA. When the
inbound or outbound flag is specified with the add command, the
kernel will insert the new SA into the specified hash table for
faster lookups. If the flag is omitted, the kernel will decide into
which hash table to insert the new SA based on its knowledge the IP
addresses specified with the src and dst extensions.
When these flags are used with the update, delete, update-pair or
get commands, the flags provide a hint as to the hash table in
which the kernel should find the SA.
replay <number>
Specifies the replay window size. If not specified, the replay win‐
dow size is assumed to be zero. It is not recommended that manually
added SAs have a replay window. This extension is used by the add
and update commands.
replay_value <number>
Specifies the replay value of the SA. This extension is used by the
add and update commands.
state <string>|<number>
Specifies the SA state, either by numeric value or by the strings
"larval", "mature", "dying" or "dead". If not specified, the value
defaults to mature. This extension is used by the add and update
commands.
auth_alg <string>|<number>
authalg <string>|<number>
Specifies the authentication algorithm for an SA, either by numeric
value, or by strings indicating an algorithm name. Current authen‐
tication algorithms include:
HMAC-MD5
md5, hmac-md5
HMAC-SH-1
sha, sha-1, hmac-sha1, hmac-sha
HMAC-SHA-256
sha256, sha-256, hmac-sha256, hmac-sha-256
HMAC-SHA-384
sha384, sha-384, hmac-sha384, hmac-sha-384
HMAC-SHA-512
sha512, sha-512, hmac-sha512, hmac-sha-512
Often, algorithm names will have several synonyms. This extension
is required by the add command for certain SA types. It is also
used by the update command.
Use the ipsecalgs(1M) command to obtain the complete list of
authentication algorithms.
encr_alg <string>|<number>
encralg <string>|<number>
Specifies the encryption algorithm for an SA, either by numeric
value, or by strings indicating an algorithm name. Current encryp‐
tion algorithms include DES ("des"), Triple-DES ("3des"), Blowfish
("blowfish"), and AES ("aes"). This extension is required by the
add command for certain SA types. It is also used by the update
command.
Use the ipsecalgs(1M) command to obtain the complete list of
encryption algorithms.
The next six extensions are lifetime extensions. There are two vari‐
eties, "hard" and "soft". If a hard lifetime expires, the SA will be
deleted automatically by the system. If a soft lifetime expires, an
SADB_EXPIRE message will be transmitted by the system, and its state
will be downgraded to dying from mature. See pf_key(7P). The monitor
command to key allows you to view SADB_EXPIRE messages.
idle_addtime <number>
idle_usetime <number>
Specifies the number of seconds that this SA can exist if the SA is
not used before the SA is revalidated. If this extension is not
present, the default value is half of the hard_addtime (see below).
This extension is used by the add and update commands.
soft_bytes <number>
hard_bytes <number>
Specifies the number of bytes that this SA can protect. If this
extension is not present, the default value is zero, which means
that the SA will not expire based on the number of bytes protected.
This extension is used by the add and update commands.
soft_addtime <number>
hard_addtime <number>
Specifies the number of seconds that this SA can exist after being
added or updated from a larval SA. An update of a mature SA does
not reset the initial time that it was added. If this extension is
not present, the default value is zero, which means the SA will not
expire based on how long it has been since it was added. This
extension is used by the add and update commands.
soft_usetime <number>
hard_usetime <number>
Specifies the number of seconds this SA can exist after first being
used. If this extension is not present, the default value is zero,
which means the SA will not expire based on how long it has been
since it was added. This extension is used by the add and update
commands.
saddr address | name
srcaddr address | name
saddr6 IPv6 address
srcaddr6 IPv6 address
src address | name
src6 IPv6 address
srcaddr address and src address are synonyms that indicate the
source address of the SA. If unspecified, the source address will
either remain unset, or it will be set to a wildcard address if a
destination address was supplied. To not specify the source address
is valid for IPsec SAs. Future SA types may alter this assumption.
This extension is used by the add, update, get and delete commands.
daddr <address>|<name>
dstaddr <address>|<name>
daddr6 <IPv6 address>|<name>
dstaddr6 <IPv6 address>|<name>
dst <addr>|<name>
dst6 <IPv6 address>|<name>
dstaddr <addr> and dst <addr> are synonyms that indicate the desti‐
nation address of the SA. If unspecified, the destination address
will remain unset. Because IPsec SAs require a specified destina‐
tion address and spi for identification, this extension, with a
specific value, is required for the add, update, get and delete
commands.
If a name is given, ipseckey will attempt to invoke the command on
multiple SAs with all of the destination addresses that the name
can identify. This is similar to how ipsecconf handles addresses.
If dst6 or dstaddr6 is specified, only the IPv6 addresses identi‐
fied by a name are used.
sport <portnum>
sport specifies the source port number for an SA. It should be used
in combination with an upper-layer protocol (see below), but it
does not have to be.
dport <portnum>
sport specifies the destination port number for an SA. It should be
used in combination with an upper-layer protocol (see below), but
it does not have to be.
encap <protocol>
Identifies the protocol used to encapsulate NAT-traversal IPsec
packets. Other NAT-traversal parameters (nat_*) are below. The only
acceptable value for <protocol> currently is udp.
proto <protocol number>
ulp <protocol number>
proto, and its synonym ulp, specify the IP protocol number of the
SA.
nat_loc <address>|<name>
If the local address in the SA (source or destination) is behind a
NAT, this extension indicates the NAT node's globally-routable
address. This address can match the SA's local address if there is
a nat_lport (see below) specified.
nat_rem <address>|<name>
If the remote address in the SA (source or destination) is behind a
NAT, this extension indicates that node's internal (that is,
behind-the-NAT) address. This address can match the SA's local
address if there is a nat_rport (see below) specified.
nat_lport <portnum>
Identifies the local UDP port on which encapsulation of ESP occurs.
nat_rport <portnum>
Identifies the remote UDP port on which encapsulation of ESP
occurs.
isrc <address> | <name>[/<prefix>]
innersrc <address> | <name>[/<prefix>]
isrc6 <address> | <name>[/<prefix>]
innersrc6 <address> | <name>[/<prefix>]
proxyaddr <address> | <name>[/<prefix>]
proxy <address> | <name>[/<prefix>]
isrc <address>[/<prefix>] and innersrc <address>[/<prefix>] are
synonyms. They indicate the inner source address for a tunnel-mode
SA.
An inner-source can be a prefix instead of an address. As with
other address extensions, there are IPv6-specific forms. In such
cases, use only IPv6-specific addresses or prefixes.
Previous versions referred to this value as the proxy address. The
usage, while deprecated, remains.
idst <address> | <name>[/<prefix>]
innerdst <address> | <name>[/<prefix>]
idst6 <address> | <name>[/<prefix>]
innerdst6 <address> | <name>[/<prefix>]
idst <address>[/<prefix>] and innerdst <address>[/<prefix>] are
synonyms. They indicate the inner destination address for a tunnel-
mode SA.
An inner-destination can be a prefix instead of an address. As with
other address extensions, there are IPv6-specific forms. In such
cases, use only IPv6-specific addresses or prefixes.
innersport <portnum>
isport <portnum>
innersport specifies the source port number of the inner header for
a tunnel-mode SA. It should be used in combination with an upper-
layer protocol (see below), but it does not have to be.
innerdport <portnum>
idport <portnum>
innerdport specifies the destination port number of the inner
header for a tunnel-mode SA. It should be used in combination with
an upper-layer protocol (see below), but it does not have to be.
iproto <protocol number>iulp <protocol number>
iproto, and its synonym iulp, specify the IP protocol number of the
inner header of a tunnel-mode SA.
authkey <hexstring>
Specifies the authentication key for this SA. The key is expressed
as a string of hexadecimal digits, with an optional / at the end,
for example, 123/12. Bits are counted from the most-significant
bits down. For example, to express three '1' bits, the proper syn‐
tax is the string "e/3". For multi-key algorithms, the string is
the concatenation of the multiple keys. This extension is used by
the add and update commands.
encrkey <hexstring>
Specifies the encryption key for this SA. The syntax of the key is
the same as authkey. A concrete example of a multi-key encryption
algorithm is 3des, which would express itself as a 192-bit key,
which is three 64-bit parity-included DES keys. This extension is
used by the add and update commands.
Certificate identities are very useful in the context of automated key
management, as they tie the SA to the public key certificates used in
most automated key management protocols. They are less useful for manu‐
ally added SAs. Unlike other extensions, srcidtype takes two values, a
type, and an actual value. The type can be one of the following:
prefix
An address prefix.
fqdn
A fully-qualified domain name.
domain
Domain name, synonym for fqdn.
user_fqdn
User identity of the form user@fqdn.
mailbox
Synonym for user_fqdn.
The value is an arbitrary text string that should identify the certifi‐
cate.
srcidtype <type, value>
Specifies a source certificate identity for this SA. This extension
is used by the add and update commands.
dstidtype <type, value>
Specifies a destination certificate identity for this SA. This
extension is used by the add and update commands
Tunnel Mode versus Transport Mode SAs
An IPsec SA is a Tunnel Mode SA if the "proto" value is either 4 (ipip)
or 41 (ipv6) and there is an inner-address or inner-port value speci‐
fied. Otherwise, the SA is a Transport Mode SA.
SECURITY
Keying material is very sensitive and should be generated as randomly
as possible. Some algorithms have known weak keys. IPsec algorithms
have built-in weak key checks, so that if a weak key is in a newly
added SA, the add command will fail with an invalid value.
The ipseckey command allows a privileged user to enter cryptographic
keying information. If an adversary gains access to such information,
the security of IPsec traffic is compromised. The following issues
should be taken into account when using the ipseckey command.
1. Is the TTY going over a network (interactive mode)?
o If it is, then the security of the keying material is
the security of the network path for this TTY's traffic.
Using ipseckey over a clear-text telnet or rlogin ses‐
sion is risky.
o Even local windows might be vulnerable to attacks where
a concealed program that reads window events is present.
2. Is the file accessed over the network or readable to the
world (-f option)?
o A network-mounted file can be sniffed by an adversary as
it is being read.
o A world-readable file with keying material in it is also
risky.
3. The ipseckey command is designed to be managed by the man‐
ual-key smf(5) service. Because the smf(5) log files are
world-readable, the ipseckey does not record any syntax
errors in the log files, as these errors might include
secret information.
If a syntax error is found when the manual-key smf(5) ser‐
vice is enabled, the service enters maintenance mode. The
log file will indicate that there was a syntax error, but
will not specify what the error was.
The administrator should use ipeckey -c filename from the
command line to discover the cause of the errors. See
OPTIONS.
If your source address is a host that can be looked up over the network
and your naming system itself is compromised, then any names used will
not be trustworthy.
Security weaknesses often lie in misapplication of tools, not in the
tools themselves. Administrators are urged to be cautious when using
ipseckey. The safest mode of operation is probably on a console or
other hard-connected TTY.
For further thoughts on this subject, see the afterward by Matt Blaze
in Bruce Schneier's Applied Cryptography: Protocols, Algorithms, and
Source Code in C.
Service Management Facility
IPsec manual keys are managed by the service management facility,
smf(5). The services listed below manage the components of IPsec. These
services are delivered as follows:
svc:/network/ipsec/policy:default (enabled)
svc:/network/ipsec/ipsecalgs:default (enabled)
svc:/network/ipsec/manual-key:default (disabled)
svc:/network/ipsec/ike:default (disabled)
The manual-key service is delivered disabled. The system administrator
must create manual IPsec Security Associations (SAs), as described in
this man page, before enabling that service.
The policy service is delivered enabled, but without a configuration
file, so that, as a starting condition, packets are not protected by
IPsec. After you create the configuration file /etc/inet/ipsecinit.conf
and refresh the service (svcadm refresh, see below), the policy con‐
tained in the configuration file is applied. If there is an error in
this file, the service enters maintenance mode. See ipsecconf(1M).
Services that are delivered disabled are delivered that way because the
system administrator must create configuration files for those services
before enabling them. See ike.config(4) for the ike service.
See ipsecalgs(1M) for the ipsecalgs service.
The correct administrative procedure is to create the configuration
file for each service, then enable each service using svcadm(1M).
If the configuration needs to be changed, edit the configuration file
then refresh the service, as follows:
example# svcadm refresh manual-key
Warning: To prevent ipseckey complaining about duplicate Associations,
the ipseckey command flushes the Security Association Data Base (SADB)
when the ipseckey command is run from smf(5), before adding any new
Security Associations defined in the configuration file. This differs
from the command line behavior where the SADB is not flushed before
adding new Security Associations.
The smf(5) framework will record any errors in the service-specific log
file. Use any of the following commands to examine the logfile prop‐
erty:
example# svcs -l manual-key
example# svcprop manual-key
example# svccfg -s manual-key listprop
The following property is defined for the manual-key service:
config/config_file
This property can be modified using svccfg(1M) by users who have been
assigned the following authorization:
solaris.smf.value.ipsec
See auths(1), user_attr(4), rbac(5).
The service needs to be refreshed using svcadm(1M) before the new prop‐
erty is effective. General non-modifiable properties can be viewed with
the svcprop(1) command.
# svccfg -s ipsec/manual-key setprop config/config_file = \
/new/config_file
# svcadm refresh manual-key
Administrative actions on this service, such as enabling, disabling,
refreshing, and requesting restart can be performed using svcadm(1M). A
user who has been assigned the authorization shown below can perform
these actions:
solaris.smf.manage.ipsec
The service's status can be queried using the svcs(1) command.
The ipseckey command is designed to be run under smf(5) management.
While the ipsecconf command can be run from the command line, this is
discouraged. If the ipseckey command is to be run from the command
line, the manual-key smf(5) service should be disabled first. See
svcadm(1M).
EXAMPLES
Example 1 Emptying Out All SAs
To empty out all SA:
example# ipseckey flush
Example 2 Flushing Out IPsec AH SAs Only
To flush out only IPsec AH SAs:
example# ipseckey flush ah
Example 3 Saving All SAs To Standard Output
To save all SAs to the standard output:
example# ipseckey save all
Example 4 Saving ESP SAs To The File /tmp/snapshot
To save ESP SAs to the file /tmp/snapshot:
example# ipseckey save esp /tmp/snapshot
Example 5 Deleting an IPsec SA
To delete an IPsec SA, only the SPI and the destination address are
needed:
example# ipseckey delete esp spi 0x2112 dst 224.0.0.1
An alternative would be to delete the SA and the SAs pair if it has
one:
example# ipseckey delete-pair esp spi 0x2112 dst 224.0.0.1
Example 6 Getting Information on an IPsec SA
Likewise, getting information on a SA only requires the destination
address and SPI:
example# ipseckey get ah spi 0x5150 dst mypeer
Example 7 Adding or Updating IPsec SAs
Adding or updating SAs requires entering interactive mode:
example# ipseckey
ipseckey> add ah spi 0x90125 src me.domain.com dst you.domain.com \
authalg md5 authkey 1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef
ipseckey> update ah spi 0x90125 dst you.domain.com hard_bytes \
16000000
ipseckey> exit
Adding two SAs that are linked together as a pair:
example# ipseckey
ipseckey> add esp spi 0x2345 src me.domain.com dst you.domain.com \
authalg md5 authkey bde359723576fdea08e56cbe876e24ad \
encralg des encrkey be02938e7def2839
ipseckey> add esp spi 0x5432 src me.domain.com dst you.domain.com \
authalg md5 authkey bde359723576fdea08e56cbe876e24ad \
encralg des encrkey be02938e7def2839 pair-spi 0x2345
ipseckey> exit
Example 8 Adding an SA in the Opposite Direction
In the case of IPsec, SAs are unidirectional. To communicate securely,
a second SA needs to be added in the opposite direction. The peer
machine also needs to add both SAs.
example# ipseckey
ipseckey> add ah spi 0x2112 src you.domain.com dst me.domain.com \
authalg md5 authkey bde359723576fdea08e56cbe876e24ad \
hard_bytes 16000000
ipseckey> exit
Example 9 Monitoring PF_KEY Messages
Monitoring for PF_KEY messages is straightforward:
example# ipseckey monitor
Example 10 Using Commands in a File
Commands can be placed in a file that can be parsed with the -f option.
This file may contain comment lines that begin with the "#" symbol. For
example:
# This is a sample file for flushing out the ESP table and
# adding a pair of SAs.
flush esp
### Watch out! I have keying material in this file. See the
### SECURITY section in this manual page for why this can be
### dangerous .
add esp spi 0x2112 src me.domain.com dst you.domain.com \
authalg md5 authkey bde359723576fdea08e56cbe876e24ad \
encralg des encrkey be02938e7def2839 hard_usetime 28800
add esp spi 0x5150 src you.domain.com dst me.domain.com \
authalg md5 authkey 930987dbe09743ade09d92b4097d9e93 \
encralg des encrkey 8bd4a52e10127deb hard_usetime 28800
## End of file - This is a gratuitous comment
Example 11 Adding SAs for IPv6 Addresses
The following commands from the interactive-mode create an SA to pro‐
tect IPv6 traffic between the site-local addresses
example # ipseckey
ipseckey> add esp spi 0x6789 src6 fec0:bbbb::4483 dst6 fec0:bbbb::7843\
authalg md5 authkey bde359723576fdea08e56cbe876e24ad \
encralg des encrkey be02938e7def2839 hard_usetime 28800
ipseckey>exit
Example 12 Linking Two SAs as a Pair
The following command links two SAs together, as a pair:
example# ipseckey update esp spi 0x123456 dst 192.168.99.2 \
pair-spi 0x654321
FILES
/etc/inet/secret/ipseckeys
Default configuration file used at boot time. See "Service Manage‐
ment Facility" and SECURITY for more information.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
┌─────────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────┐
│ ATTRIBUTE TYPE │ ATTRIBUTE VALUE │
├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
│Availability │SUNWcsu │
│Interface Stability │Committed │
└─────────────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────┘
SEE ALSOps(1), svcprop(1), svcs(1), ipsecconf(1M), ipsecalgs(1M), route(1M),
svcadm(1M), svccfg(1M), ike.config(4), attributes(5), smf(5),
ipsec(7P), ipsecah(7P), ipsecesp(7P), pf_key(7P)
Schneier, B., Applied Cryptography: Protocols, Algorithms, and Source
Code in C. Second ed. New York, New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1996.
DIAGNOSTICS
The ipseckey command parses the configuration file and reports any
errors. In the case of multiple errors, ipseckey reports as many of
these as possible.
The ipseckey command does not attempt to use a COMMAND that has a syn‐
tax error. A COMMAND might be syntactically correct but can neverthe‐
less generate an error because the kernel rejected the request made to
pf_key(7P). This might occur because a key had an invalid length or
because an unsupported algorithm was specified.
If there are any errors in the configuration file, ipseckey reports the
number of valid COMMANDS and the total number of COMMANDS parsed.
Parse error on line N.
If an interactive use of ipseckey would print usage information,
this would print instead. Usually proceeded by another diagnostic.
Because COMMANDS can cover more than a single line in the configu‐
ration file by using the backslash character to delimit lines, its
not always possible to pinpoint in the configuration file the exact
line that caused the error.
Unexpected end of command line.
An additional argument was expected on the command line.
Unknown
A value for a specific extension was unknown.
Address type N not supported.
A name-to-address lookup returned an unsupported address family.
N is not a bit specifier
bit length N is too big for
string is not a hex string
Keying material was not entered appropriately.
Can only specify single
A duplicate extension was entered.
Don't use extension for <string> for <command>.
An extension not used by a command was used.
One of the entered values is incorrect: Diagnostic code NN:<msg>
This is a general invalid parameter error. The diagnostic code and
message provides more detail about what precise value was incorrect
and why.
NOTES
In spite of its IPsec-specific name, ipseckey is analogous to
route(1M), in that it is a command-line interface to a socket-based
administration engine, in this case, PF_KEY. PF_KEY was originally
developed at the United States Naval Research Laboratory.
To have machines communicate securely with manual keying, SAs need to
be added by all communicating parties. If two nodes wish to communicate
securely, both nodes need the appropriate SAs added.
In the future ipseckey may be invoked under additional names as other
security protocols become available to PF_KEY.
This command requires sys_ip_config privilege to operate and thus can
run in the global zone and in exclusive-IP zones. The global zone can
set up security associations with ipseckey to protect traffic for
shared-IP zones on the system.
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