NAME¶
ikec
—
Internet Key Exchange Connect
SYNOPSIS¶
ikec |
[ -r
name ]
[-u
username ]
[-p
password ]
[-a ] |
DESCRIPTION¶
The
ikec
command line application provides a
simple interface for users to interact with
iked(8) ( Shrew Soft IKE Daemon ). This interface
allows a user to control an IPsec VPN Client connection with a remote gateway.
The parameters used for the connection are described in a Site Configuration
file ( see below ).
The options are as follows:
-r
name
- Specify the Site Configuration name.
-u
username
- Specify the Xauth username for the connection.
-p
password
- Specify the Xauth password for the connection.
-a
- Automatically initiate the connection.
RETURN VALUES¶
The command exits with 0 on success, and non-zero on errors.
FILES¶
All user related configuration data is stored under the
~/.iked directory. Site Configuration files
are stored under the
~/.iked/sites
directory. Certificates and keys are are typically stored under the
~/.iked/certs directory. These directories
are automatically created when the
ikec
application is run for the first time by a user.
SITE CONFIGRUATIONS¶
TODO : copy info from readme.
SEE ALSO¶
iked(8),
ikec-qt(1),
ikea-qt(1),
HISTORY¶
The
ikec
program was written by Matthew
Grooms ( mgrooms@shrew.net ) as part of the Shrew Soft (
http://www.shrew.net
) family of IPsec products.