Multiple Issues Stemming From Upgrading Openswan to Libreswan
Issue
There are 2 known issues related to upgrading from openswan to libreswan.
Issue 1:
- Status of ipsec service is not preserved when updating from openswan to libreswan.
Issue 2:
- Previously, ike option allowed to use so-called strict mode when IKE algorithm started with "!", this was already obsoleted in openswan and ignored. With libreswan this notation is no longer recognized (syntax error).
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise 6
- libreswan
- openswan
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