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NAME
ipsec__stackmanager - internal script to bring up kernel components for Libreswan
SYNOPSIS
ipsec _stackmanager start
ipsec _stackmanager stop
DESCRIPTION
ipsec _stackmanager is called from within the init sub-system (systemd, upstart, sysv initscripts) to bring up the Libreswan kernel
component as configured via the protostack= option in the ipsec.confi configuration file.
This involves loading and optionally unloading of the required kernel modules. Because the Linux kernel cannot autodetect most crypto
related drivers on-demand, _stackmanager handles loading the hardware random number (RNG) device drivers, OpenBSD/FreeBSD Cryptographic
Framework (OCF) drivers, CryptoAPI drivers, and the modules for the specific stack (Linux NETKEY/XFM or KLIPS/MAST). Probing for OCF
supported hardware is not supported - those modules must be loaded by the system before the start of the Libreswan sub system.
SEE ALSO
ip(8), ipsec_tncfg(8), ipsec.conf(5), ipsec_addconn(8), pluto(8)
HISTORY
This script was introduced in Libreswan. On the older Openswan systems, this functionality was split over various script files such as
ipsec _startnetkey, ipsec _startklips, ipsec _realsetup and ipsec setup. Man page written for the Libreswan project
<http://www.libreswan.org/> by Paul Wouters.
AUTHOR
Paul Wouters
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libreswan 12/16/2012 _STACKMANAGER(8)