New upstream version 5.7.2

65 files changed, 393 insertions, 333 deletions

diff --git a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-camellia/description.txt b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-camellia/description.txt
index b3515c333..4b8eeb87e 100644
--- a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-camellia/description.txt
+++ b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-camellia/description.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-Roadwarrior <b>carol</b> proposes to gateway <b>moon</b> the IKE cipher suite <b>CAMELLIA_CBC_256 /
-HMAC_SHA2_512_256 / MODP_2048</b> by defining <b>ike=camellia256-sha256-modp2048</b> as well as
-the ESP cipher suite <b>CAMELLIA_CBC_192 / HMAC_SHA1_96</b> by defining <b>esp=camellia192-sha1</b>
-in ipsec.conf. A ping from <b>carol</b> to <b>alice</b> successfully checks the established tunnel.
+Roadwarrior <b>carol</b> proposes to gateway <b>moon</b> the IKE cipher suite
+<b>camellia256-sha512-modp3072</b> as well as the ESP cipher suite <b>camellia192-sha384</b>.
+A ping from <b>carol</b> to <b>alice</b> successfully checks the established tunnel.
diff --git a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-camellia/evaltest.dat b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-camellia/evaltest.dat
index 937860593..68edc54b7 100644
--- a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-camellia/evaltest.dat
+++ b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-camellia/evaltest.dat
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
-carol::ipsec status 2> /dev/null::home.*INSTALLED, TUNNEL::YES
-moon:: ipsec status 2> /dev/null::rw.*INSTALLED, TUNNEL::YES
-moon:: ipsec statusall 2> /dev/null::IKE proposal: CAMELLIA_CBC_256/HMAC_SHA2_512_256/PRF_HMAC_SHA2_512/MODP_3072::YES
-carol::ipsec statusall 2> /dev/null::IKE proposal: CAMELLIA_CBC_256/HMAC_SHA2_512_256/PRF_HMAC_SHA2_512/MODP_3072::YES
 carol::ping -c 1 -s 120 -p deadbeef PH_IP_ALICE::128 bytes from PH_IP_ALICE: icmp_.eq=1::YES
-moon:: ipsec statusall 2> /dev/null::CAMELLIA_CBC_192/HMAC_SHA2_384_192::YES
-carol::ipsec statusall 2> /dev/null::CAMELLIA_CBC_192/HMAC_SHA2_384_192::YES
+carol::swanctl --list-sas --raw 2> /dev/null::home.*version=1 state=ESTABLISHED local-host=192.168.0.100 local-port=500 local-id=carol@strongswan.org remote-host=192.168.0.1 remote-port=500 remote-id=moon.strongswan.org initiator=yes.*encr-alg=CAMELLIA_CBC encr-keysize=256 integ-alg=HMAC_SHA2_512_256 prf-alg=PRF_HMAC_SHA2_512 dh-group=MODP_3072.*child-sas.*home.*state=INSTALLED mode=TUNNEL protocol=ESP.*encr-alg=CAMELLIA_CBC encr-keysize=192 integ-alg=HMAC_SHA2_384_192.*local-ts=\[192.168.0.100/32] remote-ts=\[10.1.0.0/16]::YES
+moon:: swanctl --list-sas --raw 2> /dev/null::rw.*version=1 state=ESTABLISHED local-host=192.168.0.1 local-port=500 local-id=moon.strongswan.org remote-host=192.168.0.100 remote-port=500 remote-id=carol@strongswan.org.*encr-alg=CAMELLIA_CBC encr-keysize=256 integ-alg=HMAC_SHA2_512_256 prf-alg=PRF_HMAC_SHA2_512 dh-group=MODP_3072.*child-sas.*net.*state=INSTALLED mode=TUNNEL protocol=ESP.*encr-alg=CAMELLIA_CBC encr-keysize=192 integ-alg=HMAC_SHA2_384_192.*local-ts=\[10.1.0.0/16] remote-ts=\[192.168.0.100/32]::YES
 moon:: ip xfrm state::enc cbc(camellia)::YES
 carol::ip xfrm state::enc cbc(camellia)::YES
 moon::tcpdump::IP carol.strongswan.org > moon.strongswan.org: ESP.*length 208::YES
diff --git a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-camellia/hosts/carol/etc/ipsec.conf b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-camellia/hosts/carol/etc/ipsec.conf
deleted file mode 100644
index 4628311d4..000000000
--- a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-camellia/hosts/carol/etc/ipsec.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-# /etc/ipsec.conf - strongSwan IPsec configuration file
-
-config setup
-
-conn %default
-	ikelifetime=60m
-	keylife=20m
-	rekeymargin=3m
-	keyingtries=1
-	keyexchange=ikev1
-	ike=camellia256-sha512-modp3072!
-	esp=camellia192-sha384!
-
-conn home
-	left=PH_IP_CAROL
-	leftfirewall=yes
-	leftcert=carolCert.pem
-	leftid=carol@strongswan.org
-	right=PH_IP_MOON
-	rightsubnet=10.1.0.0/16
-	rightid=@moon.strongswan.org
-	auto=add 
diff --git a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-camellia/hosts/carol/etc/strongswan.conf b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-camellia/hosts/carol/etc/strongswan.conf
index 976544b24..a322670f4 100644
--- a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-camellia/hosts/carol/etc/strongswan.conf
+++ b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-camellia/hosts/carol/etc/strongswan.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # /etc/strongswan.conf - strongSwan configuration file
 
 charon {
-  load = pem pkcs1 openssl curl revocation random nonce hmac xcbc stroke kernel-netlink socket-default updown
+  load = random nonce pem pkcs1 openssl curl revocation vici kernel-netlink socket-default updown
 }
diff --git a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-camellia/hosts/carol/etc/swanctl/swanctl.conf b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-camellia/hosts/carol/etc/swanctl/swanctl.conf
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..bdde28391
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-camellia/hosts/carol/etc/swanctl/swanctl.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+connections {
+
+   home {
+      local_addrs  = 192.168.0.100
+      remote_addrs = 192.168.0.1
+
+      local {
+         auth = pubkey
+         certs = carolCert.pem
+         id = carol@strongswan.org
+      }
+      remote {
+         auth = pubkey
+         id = moon.strongswan.org
+      }
+      children {
+         home {
+            remote_ts = 10.1.0.0/16
+
+            updown = /usr/local/libexec/ipsec/_updown iptables
+            esp_proposals = camellia192-sha384
+         }
+      }
+      version = 1
+      proposals = camellia256-sha512-modp3072
+   }
+}
diff --git a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-camellia/hosts/moon/etc/ipsec.conf b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-camellia/hosts/moon/etc/ipsec.conf
deleted file mode 100644
index da1fbf06b..000000000
--- a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-camellia/hosts/moon/etc/ipsec.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-# /etc/ipsec.conf - strongSwan IPsec configuration file
-
-config setup
-
-conn %default
-	ikelifetime=60m
-	keylife=20m
-	rekeymargin=3m
-	keyingtries=1
-	keyexchange=ikev1
-	ike=camellia256-sha512-modp3072!
-	esp=camellia192-sha384!
-
-conn rw
-	left=PH_IP_MOON
-	leftfirewall=yes
-	leftcert=moonCert.pem
-	leftid=@moon.strongswan.org
-	leftsubnet=10.1.0.0/16
-	right=%any
-	auto=add
diff --git a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-camellia/hosts/moon/etc/strongswan.conf b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-camellia/hosts/moon/etc/strongswan.conf
index 976544b24..a322670f4 100644
--- a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-camellia/hosts/moon/etc/strongswan.conf
+++ b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-camellia/hosts/moon/etc/strongswan.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # /etc/strongswan.conf - strongSwan configuration file
 
 charon {
-  load = pem pkcs1 openssl curl revocation random nonce hmac xcbc stroke kernel-netlink socket-default updown
+  load = random nonce pem pkcs1 openssl curl revocation vici kernel-netlink socket-default updown
 }
diff --git a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-camellia/hosts/moon/etc/swanctl/swanctl.conf b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-camellia/hosts/moon/etc/swanctl/swanctl.conf
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..116e06c26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-camellia/hosts/moon/etc/swanctl/swanctl.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+connections {
+
+   rw {
+      local_addrs  = 192.168.0.1
+
+      local {
+         auth = pubkey
+         certs = moonCert.pem
+         id = moon.strongswan.org
+      }
+      remote {
+         auth = pubkey
+      }
+      children {
+         net {
+            local_ts  = 10.1.0.0/16
+
+            updown = /usr/local/libexec/ipsec/_updown iptables
+            esp_proposals = camellia192-sha384
+         }
+      }
+      version = 1
+      proposals = camellia256-sha512-modp3072
+   }
+}
diff --git a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-camellia/posttest.dat b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-camellia/posttest.dat
index 046d4cfdc..2b00bea8e 100644
--- a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-camellia/posttest.dat
+++ b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-camellia/posttest.dat
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-moon::ipsec stop
-carol::ipsec stop
+carol::swanctl --terminate --ike home
+carol::systemctl stop strongswan-swanctl
+moon::systemctl stop strongswan-swanctl
 moon::iptables-restore < /etc/iptables.flush
 carol::iptables-restore < /etc/iptables.flush
diff --git a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-camellia/pretest.dat b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-camellia/pretest.dat
index e34f70277..ae2c30429 100644
--- a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-camellia/pretest.dat
+++ b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-camellia/pretest.dat
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 moon::iptables-restore < /etc/iptables.rules
 carol::iptables-restore < /etc/iptables.rules
-moon::ipsec start
-carol::ipsec start
-moon::expect-connection rw
+moon::systemctl start strongswan-swanctl
+carol::systemctl start strongswan-swanctl
+moon::expect-connection net
 carol::expect-connection home
-carol::ipsec up home
+carol::swanctl --initiate --child home 2> /dev/null
diff --git a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-camellia/test.conf b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-camellia/test.conf
index 4a5fc470f..307c7e9cc 100644
--- a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-camellia/test.conf
+++ b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-camellia/test.conf
@@ -19,3 +19,7 @@ TCPDUMPHOSTS="moon"
 # Used for IPsec logging purposes
 #
 IPSECHOSTS="moon carol"
+
+# charon controlled by swanctl
+#
+SWANCTL=1
diff --git a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-ecp-high/description.txt b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-ecp-high/description.txt
index a1f31495d..773e43a35 100644
--- a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-ecp-high/description.txt
+++ b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-ecp-high/description.txt
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 The roadwarrior <b>carol</b> and the gateway <b>moon</b> use the <b>openssl</b>
 plugin based on the <b>OpenSSL</b> library for all cryptographical and X.509
 certificate functions whereas roadwarrior <b>dave</b> uses the default <b>strongSwan</b>
-cryptographical plugins <b>aes des sha1 sha2 md5 gmp x509</b> plus the <b>openssl</b>
+cryptographical plugins <b>aes sha1 sha2 hmac gmp x509</b> plus the <b>openssl</b>
 plugin for the Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman groups only.
 <p>
-The roadwarriors <b>carol</b> and <b>dave</b> set up a connection each 
+The roadwarriors <b>carol</b> and <b>dave</b> set up a connection each
 to gateway <b>moon</b>. The authentication is based on <b>X.509 certificates</b>.
 <b>carol</b> proposes the DH groups ECP_256 and ECP_384 whereas <b>dave</b> proposes
 ECP_256 and ECP_521. Since <b>moon</b> does not support ECP_256 the roadwarriors
 fall back to ECP_384 and ECP_521, respectively.
 <p>
-Upon the successful establishment of the IPsec tunnels, <b>leftfirewall=yes</b>
-automatically inserts iptables-based firewall rules that let pass the tunneled traffic.
+Upon the successful establishment of the IPsec tunnels, the updown script automatically
+inserts iptables-based firewall rules that let pass the tunneled traffic.
 In order to test both tunnel and firewall, both <b>carol</b> and <b>dave</b> ping
 the client <b>alice</b> behind the gateway <b>moon</b>.
 
diff --git a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-ecp-high/evaltest.dat b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-ecp-high/evaltest.dat
index 553c79451..2cc3382df 100644
--- a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-ecp-high/evaltest.dat
+++ b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-ecp-high/evaltest.dat
@@ -1,15 +1,9 @@
-carol::ipsec status 2> /dev/null::home.*ESTABLISHED.*carol@strongswan.org.*moon.strongswan.org::YES
-dave:: ipsec status 2> /dev/null::home.*ESTABLISHED.*dave@strongswan.org.*moon.strongswan.org::YES
-moon:: ipsec status 2> /dev/null::rw\[1]: ESTABLISHED.*moon.strongswan.org.*carol@strongswan.org::YES
-moon:: ipsec status 2> /dev/null::rw\[2]: ESTABLISHED.*moon.strongswan.org.*dave@strongswan.org::YES
-carol::ipsec status 2> /dev/null::home.*INSTALLED, TUNNEL::YES
-dave:: ipsec status 2> /dev/null::home.*INSTALLED, TUNNEL::YES
-moon:: ipsec status 2> /dev/null::rw[{]1}.*INSTALLED, TUNNEL::YES
-moon:: ipsec status 2> /dev/null::rw[{]2}.*INSTALLED, TUNNEL::YES
-carol::ipsec statusall 2> /dev/null::home.*AES_CBC_192/HMAC_SHA2_384_192/PRF_HMAC_SHA2_384/ECP_384::YES
-dave:: ipsec statusall 2> /dev/null::home.*AES_CBC_256/HMAC_SHA2_512_256/PRF_HMAC_SHA2_512/ECP_521::YES
 carol::ping -c 1 PH_IP_ALICE::64 bytes from PH_IP_ALICE: icmp_.eq=1::YES
 dave:: ping -c 1 PH_IP_ALICE::64 bytes from PH_IP_ALICE: icmp_.eq=1::YES
+carol::swanctl --list-sas --raw 2> /dev/null::home.*version=1 state=ESTABLISHED local-host=192.168.0.100 local-port=500 local-id=carol@strongswan.org remote-host=192.168.0.1 remote-port=500 remote-id=moon.strongswan.org initiator=yes.*encr-alg=AES_CBC encr-keysize=192 integ-alg=HMAC_SHA2_384_192 prf-alg=PRF_HMAC_SHA2_384 dh-group=ECP_384.*child-sas.*home.*state=INSTALLED mode=TUNNEL.*ESP.*encr-alg=AES_GCM_16 encr-keysize=192.*local-ts=\[192.168.0.100/32] remote-ts=\[10.1.0.0/16]::YES
+dave:: swanctl --list-sas --raw 2> /dev/null::home.*version=1 state=ESTABLISHED local-host=192.168.0.200 local-port=500 local-id=dave@strongswan.org remote-host=192.168.0.1 remote-port=500 remote-id=moon.strongswan.org initiator=yes.*encr-alg=AES_CBC encr-keysize=256 integ-alg=HMAC_SHA2_512_256 prf-alg=PRF_HMAC_SHA2_512 dh-group=ECP_521.*child-sas.*home.*state=INSTALLED mode=TUNNEL.*ESP.*encr-alg=AES_GCM_16 encr-keysize=256.*local-ts=\[192.168.0.200/32] remote-ts=\[10.1.0.0/16]::YES
+moon:: swanctl --list-sas --ike-id 1 --raw 2> /dev/null::rw.*version=1 state=ESTABLISHED local-host=192.168.0.1 local-port=500 local-id=moon.strongswan.org remote-host=192.168.0.100 remote-port=500 remote-id=carol@strongswan.org.*encr-alg=AES_CBC encr-keysize=192 integ-alg=HMAC_SHA2_384_192 prf-alg=PRF_HMAC_SHA2_384 dh-group=ECP_384.*child-sas.*net.*reqid=1 state=INSTALLED mode=TUNNEL.*ESP.*encr-alg=AES_GCM_16 encr-keysize=192.*local-ts=\[10.1.0.0/16] remote-ts=\[192.168.0.100/32]::YES
+moon:: swanctl --list-sas --ike-id 2 --raw 2> /dev/null::rw.*version=1 state=ESTABLISHED local-host=192.168.0.1 local-port=500 local-id=moon.strongswan.org remote-host=192.168.0.200 remote-port=500 remote-id=dave@strongswan.org.*encr-alg=AES_CBC encr-keysize=256 integ-alg=HMAC_SHA2_512_256 prf-alg=PRF_HMAC_SHA2_512 dh-group=ECP_521.*child-sas.*net.*reqid=2 state=INSTALLED mode=TUNNEL.*ESP.*encr-alg=AES_GCM_16 encr-keysize=256.*local-ts=\[10.1.0.0/16] remote-ts=\[192.168.0.200/32]::YES
 moon::tcpdump::IP carol.strongswan.org > moon.strongswan.org: ESP::YES
 moon::tcpdump::IP moon.strongswan.org > carol.strongswan.org: ESP::YES
 moon::tcpdump::IP dave.strongswan.org > moon.strongswan.org: ESP::YES
diff --git a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-ecp-high/hosts/carol/etc/ipsec.conf b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-ecp-high/hosts/carol/etc/ipsec.conf
deleted file mode 100644
index 2ed83f06a..000000000
--- a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-ecp-high/hosts/carol/etc/ipsec.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-# /etc/ipsec.conf - strongSwan IPsec configuration file
-
-config setup
-
-conn %default
-	ikelifetime=60m
-	keylife=20m
-	rekeymargin=3m
-	keyingtries=1
-	keyexchange=ikev1
-	ike=aes128-sha256-ecp256,aes192-sha384-ecp384!
-
-conn home
-	left=PH_IP_CAROL
-	leftcert=carolCert.pem
-	leftid=carol@strongswan.org
-	leftfirewall=yes
-	right=PH_IP_MOON
-	rightid=@moon.strongswan.org
-	rightsubnet=10.1.0.0/16
-	auto=add
diff --git a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-ecp-high/hosts/carol/etc/strongswan.conf b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-ecp-high/hosts/carol/etc/strongswan.conf
index 4a5e52dbd..a322670f4 100644
--- a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-ecp-high/hosts/carol/etc/strongswan.conf
+++ b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-ecp-high/hosts/carol/etc/strongswan.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # /etc/strongswan.conf - strongSwan configuration file
 
 charon {
-  load = pem pkcs1 openssl curl revocation random nonce hmac stroke kernel-netlink socket-default updown
+  load = random nonce pem pkcs1 openssl curl revocation vici kernel-netlink socket-default updown
 }
diff --git a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-ecp-high/hosts/carol/etc/swanctl/swanctl.conf b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-ecp-high/hosts/carol/etc/swanctl/swanctl.conf
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..3ed559068
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-ecp-high/hosts/carol/etc/swanctl/swanctl.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+connections {
+
+   home {
+      local_addrs  = 192.168.0.100
+      remote_addrs = 192.168.0.1
+
+      local {
+         auth = pubkey
+         certs = carolCert.pem
+         id = carol@strongswan.org
+      }
+      remote {
+         auth = pubkey
+         id = moon.strongswan.org
+      }
+      children {
+         home {
+            remote_ts = 10.1.0.0/16
+
+            updown = /usr/local/libexec/ipsec/_updown iptables
+            esp_proposals = aes128gcm16-ecp256,aes192gcm16-ecp384
+         }
+      }
+      version = 1
+      proposals = aes128-sha256-ecp256,aes192-sha384-ecp384
+   }
+}
diff --git a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-ecp-high/hosts/dave/etc/ipsec.conf b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-ecp-high/hosts/dave/etc/ipsec.conf
deleted file mode 100644
index 105ec3ce4..000000000
--- a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-ecp-high/hosts/dave/etc/ipsec.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-# /etc/ipsec.conf - strongSwan IPsec configuration file
-
-config setup
-
-conn %default
-	ikelifetime=60m
-	keylife=20m
-	rekeymargin=3m
-	keyingtries=1
-	keyexchange=ikev1
-	ike=aes128-sha256-ecp256,aes256-sha512-ecp521!
-
-conn home
-	left=PH_IP_DAVE
-	leftcert=daveCert.pem
-	leftid=dave@strongswan.org
-	leftfirewall=yes
-	right=PH_IP_MOON
-	rightid=@moon.strongswan.org
-	rightsubnet=10.1.0.0/16
-	auto=add
diff --git a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-ecp-high/hosts/dave/etc/strongswan.conf b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-ecp-high/hosts/dave/etc/strongswan.conf
index fde691e96..5b59e8d55 100644
--- a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-ecp-high/hosts/dave/etc/strongswan.conf
+++ b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-ecp-high/hosts/dave/etc/strongswan.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # /etc/strongswan.conf - strongSwan configuration file
 
 charon {
-  load = aes des sha1 sha2 md5 pem pkcs1 gmp pem pkcs1 x509 openssl curl revocation random nonce hmac stroke kernel-netlink socket-default updown
+  load = random nonce aes sha1 sha2 gmp pem pkcs1 hmac x509 openssl curl revocation vici kernel-netlink socket-default updown
 }
diff --git a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-ecp-high/hosts/dave/etc/swanctl/swanctl.conf b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-ecp-high/hosts/dave/etc/swanctl/swanctl.conf
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..b5a2be9e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-ecp-high/hosts/dave/etc/swanctl/swanctl.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+connections {
+
+   home {
+      local_addrs  = 192.168.0.200
+      remote_addrs = 192.168.0.1
+
+      local {
+         auth = pubkey
+         certs = daveCert.pem
+         id = dave@strongswan.org
+      }
+      remote {
+         auth = pubkey
+         id = moon.strongswan.org
+      }
+      children {
+         home {
+            remote_ts = 10.1.0.0/16
+
+            updown = /usr/local/libexec/ipsec/_updown iptables
+            esp_proposals = aes128gcm16-ecp256,aes256gcm16-ecp521
+         }
+      }
+      version = 1
+      proposals = aes128-sha256-ecp256,aes256-sha512-ecp521
+   }
+}
diff --git a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-ecp-high/hosts/moon/etc/ipsec.conf b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-ecp-high/hosts/moon/etc/ipsec.conf
deleted file mode 100644
index 0a312b394..000000000
--- a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-ecp-high/hosts/moon/etc/ipsec.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-# /etc/ipsec.conf - strongSwan IPsec configuration file
-
-config setup
-
-conn %default
-	ikelifetime=60m
-	keylife=20m
-	rekeymargin=3m
-	keyingtries=1
-	keyexchange=ikev1
-	ike=aes192-sha384-ecp384,aes256-sha512-ecp521!
-
-conn rw
-	left=PH_IP_MOON
-	leftcert=moonCert.pem
-	leftid=@moon.strongswan.org
-	leftsubnet=10.1.0.0/16
-	leftfirewall=yes
-	right=%any
-	auto=add
diff --git a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-ecp-high/hosts/moon/etc/strongswan.conf b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-ecp-high/hosts/moon/etc/strongswan.conf
index 4a5e52dbd..a322670f4 100644
--- a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-ecp-high/hosts/moon/etc/strongswan.conf
+++ b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-ecp-high/hosts/moon/etc/strongswan.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # /etc/strongswan.conf - strongSwan configuration file
 
 charon {
-  load = pem pkcs1 openssl curl revocation random nonce hmac stroke kernel-netlink socket-default updown
+  load = random nonce pem pkcs1 openssl curl revocation vici kernel-netlink socket-default updown
 }
diff --git a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-ecp-high/hosts/moon/etc/swanctl/swanctl.conf b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-ecp-high/hosts/moon/etc/swanctl/swanctl.conf
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..7c5b3080d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-ecp-high/hosts/moon/etc/swanctl/swanctl.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+connections {
+
+   rw {
+      local_addrs  = 192.168.0.1
+
+      local {
+         auth = pubkey
+         certs = moonCert.pem
+         id = moon.strongswan.org
+      }
+      remote {
+         auth = pubkey
+      }
+      children {
+         net {
+            local_ts  = 10.1.0.0/16
+
+            updown = /usr/local/libexec/ipsec/_updown iptables
+            esp_proposals = aes192gcm16-ecp384,aes256gcm16-ecp521
+         }
+      }
+      version = 1
+      proposals = aes192-sha384-ecp384,aes256-sha512-ecp521
+   }
+}
diff --git a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-ecp-high/posttest.dat b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-ecp-high/posttest.dat
index 1865a1c60..199873ba1 100644
--- a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-ecp-high/posttest.dat
+++ b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-ecp-high/posttest.dat
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-moon::ipsec stop
-carol::ipsec stop
-dave::ipsec stop
+carol::systemctl stop strongswan-swanctl
+dave::systemctl stop strongswan-swanctl
+moon::systemctl stop strongswan-swanctl
 moon::iptables-restore < /etc/iptables.flush
 carol::iptables-restore < /etc/iptables.flush
 dave::iptables-restore < /etc/iptables.flush
diff --git a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-ecp-high/pretest.dat b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-ecp-high/pretest.dat
index e87a8ee47..dd1a17ccb 100644
--- a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-ecp-high/pretest.dat
+++ b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-ecp-high/pretest.dat
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 moon::iptables-restore < /etc/iptables.rules
 carol::iptables-restore < /etc/iptables.rules
 dave::iptables-restore < /etc/iptables.rules
-moon::ipsec start
-carol::ipsec start
-dave::ipsec start
+moon::systemctl start strongswan-swanctl
+carol::systemctl start strongswan-swanctl
+dave::systemctl start strongswan-swanctl
 moon::expect-connection rw
 carol::expect-connection home
-carol::ipsec up home
+carol::swanctl --initiate --child home 2> /dev/null
 dave::expect-connection home
-dave::ipsec up home
+dave::swanctl --initiate --child home 2> /dev/null
diff --git a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-ecp-high/test.conf b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-ecp-high/test.conf
index f29298850..1227b9d1c 100644
--- a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-ecp-high/test.conf
+++ b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-ecp-high/test.conf
@@ -19,3 +19,7 @@ TCPDUMPHOSTS="moon"
 # Used for IPsec logging purposes
 #
 IPSECHOSTS="moon carol dave"
+
+# charon controlled by swanctl
+#
+SWANCTL=1
diff --git a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-ecp-low/description.txt b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-ecp-low/description.txt
index 84b6eb4bf..c365455d0 100644
--- a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-ecp-low/description.txt
+++ b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-ecp-low/description.txt
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 The roadwarrior <b>carol</b> and the gateway <b>moon</b> use the <b>openssl</b>
-plugin based on the <b>OpenSSL</b> library for all cryptographical and X.509 
+plugin based on the <b>OpenSSL</b> library for all cryptographical and X.509
 certificate functions whereas roadwarrior <b>dave</b> uses the default <b>strongSwan</b>
-cryptographical plugins <b>aes des sha1 sha2 md5 gmp x509</b> plus the <b>openssl</b>
+cryptographical plugins <b>aes des sha1 sha2 hmac gmp x509</b> plus the <b>openssl</b>
 plugin for the Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman groups only.
 <p>
-The roadwarriors <b>carol</b> and <b>dave</b> set up a connection each 
+The roadwarriors <b>carol</b> and <b>dave</b> set up a connection each
 to gateway <b>moon</b>. The authentication is based on <b>X.509 certificates</b>.
 <b>carol</b> proposes the DH groups ECP_192 and ECP_224 whereas <b>dave</b> proposes
 ECP_192 and ECP_256. Since <b>moon</b> does not support ECP_192 the roadwarriors
 fall back to ECP_224 and ECP_256, respectively.
 <p>
-Upon the successful establishment of the IPsec tunnels, <b>leftfirewall=yes</b>
-automatically inserts iptables-based firewall rules that let pass the tunneled traffic.
+Upon the successful establishment of the IPsec tunnels, the updown script automatically
+inserts iptables-based firewall rules that let pass the tunneled traffic.
 In order to test both tunnel and firewall, both <b>carol</b> and <b>dave</b> ping
 the client <b>alice</b> behind the gateway <b>moon</b>.
 
diff --git a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-ecp-low/evaltest.dat b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-ecp-low/evaltest.dat
index 327d63bf8..183f5e97f 100644
--- a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-ecp-low/evaltest.dat
+++ b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-ecp-low/evaltest.dat
@@ -1,17 +1,10 @@
-carol::ipsec status 2> /dev/null::home.*ESTABLISHED.*carol@strongswan.org.*moon.strongswan.org::YES
-dave:: ipsec status 2> /dev/null::home.*ESTABLISHED.*dave@strongswan.org.*moon.strongswan.org::YES
-moon:: ipsec status 2> /dev/null::rw\[1]: ESTABLISHED.*moon.strongswan.org.*carol@strongswan.org::YES
-moon:: ipsec status 2> /dev/null::rw\[2]: ESTABLISHED.*moon.strongswan.org.*dave@strongswan.org::YES
-carol::ipsec status 2> /dev/null::home.*INSTALLED, TUNNEL::YES
-dave:: ipsec status 2> /dev/null::home.*INSTALLED, TUNNEL::YES
-moon:: ipsec status 2> /dev/null::rw[{]1}.*INSTALLED, TUNNEL::YES
-moon:: ipsec status 2> /dev/null::rw[{]2}.*INSTALLED, TUNNEL::YES
-carol::ipsec statusall 2> /dev/null::home.*3DES_CBC/HMAC_SHA2_256_128/PRF_HMAC_SHA2_256/ECP_224::YES
-dave:: ipsec statusall 2> /dev/null::home.*AES_CBC_128/HMAC_SHA2_256_128/PRF_HMAC_SHA2_256/ECP_256::YES
 carol::ping -c 1 PH_IP_ALICE::64 bytes from PH_IP_ALICE: icmp_.eq=1::YES
 dave:: ping -c 1 PH_IP_ALICE::64 bytes from PH_IP_ALICE: icmp_.eq=1::YES
+carol::swanctl --list-sas --raw 2> /dev/null::home.*version=1 state=ESTABLISHED local-host=192.168.0.100 local-port=500 local-id=carol@strongswan.org remote-host=192.168.0.1 remote-port=500 remote-id=moon.strongswan.org initiator=yes.*encr-alg=3DES_CBC integ-alg=HMAC_SHA2_256_128 prf-alg=PRF_HMAC_SHA2_256 dh-group=ECP_224.*child-sas.*home.*state=INSTALLED mode=TUNNEL.*ESP.*encr-alg=3DES_CBC integ-alg=HMAC_SHA2_256_128.*local-ts=\[192.168.0.100/32] remote-ts=\[10.1.0.0/16]::YES
+dave:: swanctl --list-sas --raw 2> /dev/null::home.*version=1 state=ESTABLISHED local-host=192.168.0.200 local-port=500 local-id=dave@strongswan.org remote-host=192.168.0.1 remote-port=500 remote-id=moon.strongswan.org initiator=yes.*encr-alg=AES_CBC encr-keysize=128 integ-alg=HMAC_SHA2_256_128 prf-alg=PRF_HMAC_SHA2_256 dh-group=ECP_256.*child-sas.*home.*state=INSTALLED mode=TUNNEL.*ESP.*encr-alg=AES_GCM_16 encr-keysize=128.*local-ts=\[192.168.0.200/32] remote-ts=\[10.1.0.0/16]::YES
+moon:: swanctl --list-sas --ike-id 1 --raw 2> /dev/null::rw.*version=1 state=ESTABLISHED local-host=192.168.0.1 local-port=500 local-id=moon.strongswan.org remote-host=192.168.0.100 remote-port=500 remote-id=carol@strongswan.org.*encr-alg=3DES_CBC integ-alg=HMAC_SHA2_256_128 prf-alg=PRF_HMAC_SHA2_256 dh-group=ECP_224.*child-sas.*net.*reqid=1 state=INSTALLED mode=TUNNEL.*ESP.*encr-alg=3DES_CBC integ-alg=HMAC_SHA2_256_128.*local-ts=\[10.1.0.0/16] remote-ts=\[192.168.0.100/32]::YES
+moon:: swanctl --list-sas --ike-id 2 --raw 2> /dev/null::rw.*version=1 state=ESTABLISHED local-host=192.168.0.1 local-port=500 local-id=moon.strongswan.org remote-host=192.168.0.200 remote-port=500 remote-id=dave@strongswan.org.*encr-alg=AES_CBC encr-keysize=128 integ-alg=HMAC_SHA2_256_128 prf-alg=PRF_HMAC_SHA2_256 dh-group=ECP_256.*child-sas.*net.*reqid=2 state=INSTALLED mode=TUNNEL.*ESP.*encr-alg=AES_GCM_16 encr-keysize=128.*local-ts=\[10.1.0.0/16] remote-ts=\[192.168.0.200/32]::YES
 moon::tcpdump::IP carol.strongswan.org > moon.strongswan.org: ESP::YES
 moon::tcpdump::IP moon.strongswan.org > carol.strongswan.org: ESP::YES
 moon::tcpdump::IP dave.strongswan.org > moon.strongswan.org: ESP::YES
 moon::tcpdump::IP moon.strongswan.org > dave.strongswan.org: ESP::YES
-
diff --git a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-ecp-low/hosts/carol/etc/ipsec.conf b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-ecp-low/hosts/carol/etc/ipsec.conf
deleted file mode 100644
index 6fe17a9ee..000000000
--- a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-ecp-low/hosts/carol/etc/ipsec.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-# /etc/ipsec.conf - strongSwan IPsec configuration file
-
-config setup
-
-conn %default
-	ikelifetime=60m
-	keylife=20m
-	rekeymargin=3m
-	keyingtries=1
-	keyexchange=ikev1
-	ike=aes192-sha384-ecp192,3des-sha256-ecp224!
-
-conn home
-	left=PH_IP_CAROL
-	leftcert=carolCert.pem
-	leftid=carol@strongswan.org
-	leftfirewall=yes
-	right=PH_IP_MOON
-	rightid=@moon.strongswan.org
-	rightsubnet=10.1.0.0/16
-	auto=add
diff --git a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-ecp-low/hosts/carol/etc/strongswan.conf b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-ecp-low/hosts/carol/etc/strongswan.conf
index 4a5e52dbd..a322670f4 100644
--- a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-ecp-low/hosts/carol/etc/strongswan.conf
+++ b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-ecp-low/hosts/carol/etc/strongswan.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # /etc/strongswan.conf - strongSwan configuration file
 
 charon {
-  load = pem pkcs1 openssl curl revocation random nonce hmac stroke kernel-netlink socket-default updown
+  load = random nonce pem pkcs1 openssl curl revocation vici kernel-netlink socket-default updown
 }
diff --git a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-ecp-low/hosts/carol/etc/swanctl/swanctl.conf b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-ecp-low/hosts/carol/etc/swanctl/swanctl.conf
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..013e6b1bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-ecp-low/hosts/carol/etc/swanctl/swanctl.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+connections {
+
+   home {
+      local_addrs  = 192.168.0.100
+      remote_addrs = 192.168.0.1
+
+      local {
+         auth = pubkey
+         certs = carolCert.pem
+         id = carol@strongswan.org
+      }
+      remote {
+         auth = pubkey
+         id = moon.strongswan.org
+      }
+      children {
+         home {
+            remote_ts = 10.1.0.0/16
+
+            updown = /usr/local/libexec/ipsec/_updown iptables
+            esp_proposals = 3des-sha1-ecp192,3des-sha256-ecp224
+         }
+      }
+      version = 1
+      proposals = 3des-sha1-ecp192,3des-sha256-ecp224
+   }
+}
diff --git a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-ecp-low/hosts/dave/etc/ipsec.conf b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-ecp-low/hosts/dave/etc/ipsec.conf
deleted file mode 100644
index ade897727..000000000
--- a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-ecp-low/hosts/dave/etc/ipsec.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-# /etc/ipsec.conf - strongSwan IPsec configuration file
-
-config setup
-
-conn %default
-	ikelifetime=60m
-	keylife=20m
-	rekeymargin=3m
-	keyingtries=1
-	keyexchange=ikev1
-	ike=aes192-sha384-ecp192,aes128-sha256-ecp256!
-
-conn home
-	left=PH_IP_DAVE
-	leftcert=daveCert.pem
-	leftid=dave@strongswan.org
-	leftfirewall=yes
-	right=PH_IP_MOON
-	rightid=@moon.strongswan.org
-	rightsubnet=10.1.0.0/16
-	auto=add
diff --git a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-ecp-low/hosts/dave/etc/strongswan.conf b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-ecp-low/hosts/dave/etc/strongswan.conf
index fde691e96..6c9cf718d 100644
--- a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-ecp-low/hosts/dave/etc/strongswan.conf
+++ b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-ecp-low/hosts/dave/etc/strongswan.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # /etc/strongswan.conf - strongSwan configuration file
 
 charon {
-  load = aes des sha1 sha2 md5 pem pkcs1 gmp pem pkcs1 x509 openssl curl revocation random nonce hmac stroke kernel-netlink socket-default updown
+  load = random nonce aes des sha1 sha2 gmp pem pkcs1 hmac x509 openssl curl revocation vici kernel-netlink socket-default updown
 }
diff --git a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-ecp-low/hosts/dave/etc/swanctl/swanctl.conf b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-ecp-low/hosts/dave/etc/swanctl/swanctl.conf
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..4f5c016c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-ecp-low/hosts/dave/etc/swanctl/swanctl.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+connections {
+
+   home {
+      local_addrs  = 192.168.0.200
+      remote_addrs = 192.168.0.1
+
+      local {
+         auth = pubkey
+         certs = daveCert.pem
+         id = dave@strongswan.org
+      }
+      remote {
+         auth = pubkey
+         id = moon.strongswan.org
+      }
+      children {
+         home {
+            remote_ts = 10.1.0.0/16
+
+            updown = /usr/local/libexec/ipsec/_updown iptables
+            esp_proposals = 3des-sha1-ecp192,aes128gcm16-ecp256
+         }
+      }
+      version = 1
+      proposals = 3des-sha1-ecp192,aes128-sha256-ecp256
+   }
+}
diff --git a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-ecp-low/hosts/moon/etc/ipsec.conf b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-ecp-low/hosts/moon/etc/ipsec.conf
deleted file mode 100644
index 3992b52fb..000000000
--- a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-ecp-low/hosts/moon/etc/ipsec.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-# /etc/ipsec.conf - strongSwan IPsec configuration file
-
-config setup
-
-conn %default
-	ikelifetime=60m
-	keylife=20m
-	rekeymargin=3m
-	keyingtries=1
-	keyexchange=ikev1
-	ike=3des-sha256-ecp224,aes128-sha256-ecp256!
-
-conn rw
-	left=PH_IP_MOON
-	leftcert=moonCert.pem
-	leftid=@moon.strongswan.org
-	leftsubnet=10.1.0.0/16
-	leftfirewall=yes
-	right=%any
-	auto=add
diff --git a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-ecp-low/hosts/moon/etc/strongswan.conf b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-ecp-low/hosts/moon/etc/strongswan.conf
index 4a5e52dbd..a322670f4 100644
--- a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-ecp-low/hosts/moon/etc/strongswan.conf
+++ b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-ecp-low/hosts/moon/etc/strongswan.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # /etc/strongswan.conf - strongSwan configuration file
 
 charon {
-  load = pem pkcs1 openssl curl revocation random nonce hmac stroke kernel-netlink socket-default updown
+  load = random nonce pem pkcs1 openssl curl revocation vici kernel-netlink socket-default updown
 }
diff --git a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-ecp-low/hosts/moon/etc/swanctl/swanctl.conf b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-ecp-low/hosts/moon/etc/swanctl/swanctl.conf
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..417ad0508
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-ecp-low/hosts/moon/etc/swanctl/swanctl.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+connections {
+
+   rw {
+      local_addrs  = 192.168.0.1
+
+      local {
+         auth = pubkey
+         certs = moonCert.pem
+         id = moon.strongswan.org
+      }
+      remote {
+         auth = pubkey
+      }
+      children {
+         net {
+            local_ts  = 10.1.0.0/16
+
+            updown = /usr/local/libexec/ipsec/_updown iptables
+            esp_proposals = 3des-sha256-ecp224,aes128gcm16-ecp256
+         }
+      }
+      version = 1
+      proposals = 3des-sha256-ecp224,aes128-sha256-ecp256
+   }
+}
diff --git a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-ecp-low/posttest.dat b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-ecp-low/posttest.dat
index 1865a1c60..199873ba1 100644
--- a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-ecp-low/posttest.dat
+++ b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-ecp-low/posttest.dat
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-moon::ipsec stop
-carol::ipsec stop
-dave::ipsec stop
+carol::systemctl stop strongswan-swanctl
+dave::systemctl stop strongswan-swanctl
+moon::systemctl stop strongswan-swanctl
 moon::iptables-restore < /etc/iptables.flush
 carol::iptables-restore < /etc/iptables.flush
 dave::iptables-restore < /etc/iptables.flush
diff --git a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-ecp-low/pretest.dat b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-ecp-low/pretest.dat
index e87a8ee47..dd1a17ccb 100644
--- a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-ecp-low/pretest.dat
+++ b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-ecp-low/pretest.dat
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 moon::iptables-restore < /etc/iptables.rules
 carol::iptables-restore < /etc/iptables.rules
 dave::iptables-restore < /etc/iptables.rules
-moon::ipsec start
-carol::ipsec start
-dave::ipsec start
+moon::systemctl start strongswan-swanctl
+carol::systemctl start strongswan-swanctl
+dave::systemctl start strongswan-swanctl
 moon::expect-connection rw
 carol::expect-connection home
-carol::ipsec up home
+carol::swanctl --initiate --child home 2> /dev/null
 dave::expect-connection home
-dave::ipsec up home
+dave::swanctl --initiate --child home 2> /dev/null
diff --git a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-ecp-low/test.conf b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-ecp-low/test.conf
index f29298850..1227b9d1c 100644
--- a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-ecp-low/test.conf
+++ b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/alg-ecp-low/test.conf
@@ -19,3 +19,7 @@ TCPDUMPHOSTS="moon"
 # Used for IPsec logging purposes
 #
 IPSECHOSTS="moon carol dave"
+
+# charon controlled by swanctl
+#
+SWANCTL=1
diff --git a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/ecdsa-certs/description.txt b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/ecdsa-certs/description.txt
index 4f855eb1a..3bbcdfa32 100644
--- a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/ecdsa-certs/description.txt
+++ b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/ecdsa-certs/description.txt
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 The hosts <b>carol</b>, <b>dave</b>, and <b>moon</b> use the <b>openssl</b> plugin
 based on the <b>OpenSSL</b> library for all cryptographical and X.509 certificate functions.
 <p>
-The roadwarriors <b>carol</b> and <b>dave</b> set up a connection each 
+The roadwarriors <b>carol</b> and <b>dave</b> set up a connection each
 to gateway <b>moon</b>. The authentication is based on <b>ECDSA signatures</b>
 using <b>Elliptic Curve certificates</b>.
-Upon the successful establishment of the IPsec tunnels, <b>leftfirewall=yes</b>
-automatically inserts iptables-based firewall rules that let pass the tunneled traffic.
+</p>
+Upon the successful establishment of the IPsec tunnels, the updown script automatically
+inserts iptables-based firewall rules that let pass the tunneled traffic.
 In order to test both tunnel and firewall, both <b>carol</b> and <b>dave</b> ping
 the client <b>alice</b> behind the gateway <b>moon</b>.
 
diff --git a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/ecdsa-certs/evaltest.dat b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/ecdsa-certs/evaltest.dat
index 9a8516dad..2127b2bf4 100644
--- a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/ecdsa-certs/evaltest.dat
+++ b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/ecdsa-certs/evaltest.dat
@@ -1,11 +1,3 @@
-carol::ipsec status 2> /dev/null::home.*ESTABLISHED.*carol@strongswan.org.*moon.strongswan.org::YES
-dave:: ipsec status 2> /dev/null::home.*ESTABLISHED.*dave@strongswan.org.*moon.strongswan.org::YES
-moon:: ipsec status 2> /dev/null::rw\[1]: ESTABLISHED.*moon.strongswan.org.*carol@strongswan.org::YES
-moon:: ipsec status 2> /dev/null::rw\[2]: ESTABLISHED.*moon.strongswan.org.*dave@strongswan.org::YES
-carol::ipsec status 2> /dev/null::home.*INSTALLED, TUNNEL::YES
-dave:: ipsec status 2> /dev/null::home.*INSTALLED, TUNNEL::YES
-moon:: ipsec status 2> /dev/null::rw[{]1}.*INSTALLED, TUNNEL::YES
-moon:: ipsec status 2> /dev/null::rw[{]2}.*INSTALLED, TUNNEL::YES
 moon:: cat /var/log/daemon.log::looking for ECDSA-256 signature peer configs matching.*carol@strongswan.org::YES
 moon:: cat /var/log/daemon.log::looking for ECDSA-384 signature peer configs matching.*dave@strongswan.org::YES
 moon:: cat /var/log/daemon.log::authentication of.*carol@strongswan.org.*with ECDSA_WITH_NULL successful::YES
@@ -14,6 +6,10 @@ carol::cat /var/log/daemon.log::authentication of.*moon.strongswan.org.*with ECD
 dave:: cat /var/log/daemon.log::authentication of.*moon.strongswan.org.*with ECDSA_WITH_NULL successful::YES
 carol::ping -c 1 PH_IP_ALICE::64 bytes from PH_IP_ALICE: icmp_.eq=1::YES
 dave:: ping -c 1 PH_IP_ALICE::64 bytes from PH_IP_ALICE: icmp_.eq=1::YES
+carol::swanctl --list-sas --raw 2> /dev/null::home.*version=1 state=ESTABLISHED local-host=192.168.0.100 local-port=500 local-id=carol@strongswan.org remote-host=192.168.0.1 remote-port=500 remote-id=moon.strongswan.org initiator=yes.*encr-alg=AES_CBC encr-keysize=128 integ-alg=HMAC_SHA2_256_128 prf-alg=PRF_HMAC_SHA2_256 dh-group=ECP_256.*child-sas.*home.*state=INSTALLED mode=TUNNEL.*ESP.*encr-alg=AES_GCM_16 encr-keysize=128.*local-ts=\[192.168.0.100/32] remote-ts=\[10.1.0.0/16]::YES
+dave:: swanctl --list-sas --raw 2> /dev/null::home.*version=1 state=ESTABLISHED local-host=192.168.0.200 local-port=500 local-id=dave@strongswan.org remote-host=192.168.0.1 remote-port=500 remote-id=moon.strongswan.org initiator=yes.*encr-alg=AES_CBC encr-keysize=256 integ-alg=HMAC_SHA2_384_192 prf-alg=PRF_HMAC_SHA2_384 dh-group=ECP_384.*child-sas.*home.*state=INSTALLED mode=TUNNEL.*ESP.*encr-alg=AES_GCM_16 encr-keysize=256.*local-ts=\[192.168.0.200/32] remote-ts=\[10.1.0.0/16]::YES
+moon:: swanctl --list-sas --ike-id 1 --raw 2> /dev/null::rw.*version=1 state=ESTABLISHED local-host=192.168.0.1 local-port=500 local-id=moon.strongswan.org remote-host=192.168.0.100 remote-port=500 remote-id=carol@strongswan.org.*encr-alg=AES_CBC encr-keysize=128 integ-alg=HMAC_SHA2_256_128 prf-alg=PRF_HMAC_SHA2_256 dh-group=ECP_256.*child-sas.*net.*reqid=1 state=INSTALLED mode=TUNNEL.*ESP.*encr-alg=AES_GCM_16 encr-keysize=128.*local-ts=\[10.1.0.0/16] remote-ts=\[192.168.0.100/32]::YES
+moon:: swanctl --list-sas --ike-id 2 --raw 2> /dev/null::rw.*version=1 state=ESTABLISHED local-host=192.168.0.1 local-port=500 local-id=moon.strongswan.org remote-host=192.168.0.200 remote-port=500 remote-id=dave@strongswan.org.*encr-alg=AES_CBC encr-keysize=256 integ-alg=HMAC_SHA2_384_192 prf-alg=PRF_HMAC_SHA2_384 dh-group=ECP_384.*child-sas.*net.*reqid=2 state=INSTALLED mode=TUNNEL.*ESP.*encr-alg=AES_GCM_16 encr-keysize=256.*local-ts=\[10.1.0.0/16] remote-ts=\[192.168.0.200/32]::YES
 moon::tcpdump::IP carol.strongswan.org > moon.strongswan.org: ESP::YES
 moon::tcpdump::IP moon.strongswan.org > carol.strongswan.org: ESP::YES
 moon::tcpdump::IP dave.strongswan.org > moon.strongswan.org: ESP::YES
diff --git a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/ecdsa-certs/hosts/carol/etc/ipsec.conf b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/ecdsa-certs/hosts/carol/etc/ipsec.conf
deleted file mode 100644
index 1527867c7..000000000
--- a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/ecdsa-certs/hosts/carol/etc/ipsec.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-# /etc/ipsec.conf - strongSwan IPsec configuration file
-
-config setup
-
-conn %default
-	ikelifetime=60m
-	keylife=20m
-	rekeymargin=3m
-	keyingtries=1
-	keyexchange=ikev1
-	ike=aes128-sha256-ecp256!
-	esp=aes128gcm16!
-
-conn home
-	left=PH_IP_CAROL
-	leftcert=carolCert.pem
-	leftid=carol@strongswan.org
-	leftfirewall=yes
-	right=PH_IP_MOON
-	rightid=@moon.strongswan.org
-	rightsubnet=10.1.0.0/16
-	auto=add
diff --git a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/ecdsa-certs/hosts/carol/etc/ipsec.secrets b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/ecdsa-certs/hosts/carol/etc/ipsec.secrets
deleted file mode 100644
index 4e53ef91a..000000000
--- a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/ecdsa-certs/hosts/carol/etc/ipsec.secrets
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-# /etc/ipsec.secrets - strongSwan IPsec secrets file
-
-: ECDSA carolKey.pem "nH5ZQEWtku0RJEZ6"
diff --git a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/ecdsa-certs/hosts/carol/etc/strongswan.conf b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/ecdsa-certs/hosts/carol/etc/strongswan.conf
index 4a5e52dbd..a322670f4 100644
--- a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/ecdsa-certs/hosts/carol/etc/strongswan.conf
+++ b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/ecdsa-certs/hosts/carol/etc/strongswan.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # /etc/strongswan.conf - strongSwan configuration file
 
 charon {
-  load = pem pkcs1 openssl curl revocation random nonce hmac stroke kernel-netlink socket-default updown
+  load = random nonce pem pkcs1 openssl curl revocation vici kernel-netlink socket-default updown
 }
diff --git a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/ecdsa-certs/hosts/carol/etc/ipsec.d/private/carolKey.pem b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/ecdsa-certs/hosts/carol/etc/swanctl/ecdsa/carolKey.pem
index c277ba4f6..c277ba4f6 100644
--- a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/ecdsa-certs/hosts/carol/etc/ipsec.d/private/carolKey.pem
+++ b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/ecdsa-certs/hosts/carol/etc/swanctl/ecdsa/carolKey.pem
diff --git a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/ecdsa-certs/hosts/carol/etc/swanctl/swanctl.conf b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/ecdsa-certs/hosts/carol/etc/swanctl/swanctl.conf
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..abf46a755
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/ecdsa-certs/hosts/carol/etc/swanctl/swanctl.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+connections {
+
+   home {
+      local_addrs  = 192.168.0.100
+      remote_addrs = 192.168.0.1
+
+      local {
+         auth = pubkey
+         certs = carolCert.pem
+         id = carol@strongswan.org
+      }
+      remote {
+         auth = pubkey
+         id = moon.strongswan.org
+      }
+      children {
+         home {
+            remote_ts = 10.1.0.0/16
+
+            updown = /usr/local/libexec/ipsec/_updown iptables
+            esp_proposals = aes128gcm16-ecp256
+         }
+      }
+      version = 1
+      proposals = aes128-sha256-ecp256
+   }
+}
+
+secrets {
+
+   ecdsa-carol {
+      file = carolKey.pem
+      secret = "nH5ZQEWtku0RJEZ6"
+   }
+}
diff --git a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/ecdsa-certs/hosts/carol/etc/ipsec.d/certs/carolCert.pem b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/ecdsa-certs/hosts/carol/etc/swanctl/x509/carolCert.pem
index 646f6e8e3..646f6e8e3 100644
--- a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/ecdsa-certs/hosts/carol/etc/ipsec.d/certs/carolCert.pem
+++ b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/ecdsa-certs/hosts/carol/etc/swanctl/x509/carolCert.pem
diff --git a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/ecdsa-certs/hosts/carol/etc/ipsec.d/cacerts/strongswanCert.pem b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/ecdsa-certs/hosts/carol/etc/swanctl/x509ca/strongswanCert.pem
index a1a86a222..a1a86a222 100644
--- a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/ecdsa-certs/hosts/carol/etc/ipsec.d/cacerts/strongswanCert.pem
+++ b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/ecdsa-certs/hosts/carol/etc/swanctl/x509ca/strongswanCert.pem
diff --git a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/ecdsa-certs/hosts/dave/etc/ipsec.conf b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/ecdsa-certs/hosts/dave/etc/ipsec.conf
deleted file mode 100644
index ed9410c04..000000000
--- a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/ecdsa-certs/hosts/dave/etc/ipsec.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-# /etc/ipsec.conf - strongSwan IPsec configuration file
-
-config setup
-
-conn %default
-	ikelifetime=60m
-	keylife=20m
-	rekeymargin=3m
-	keyingtries=1
-	keyexchange=ikev1
-	ike=aes128-sha256-ecp256!
-	esp=aes128gcm16!
-
-conn home
-	left=PH_IP_DAVE
-	leftcert=daveCert.pem
-	leftid=dave@strongswan.org
-	leftfirewall=yes
-	right=PH_IP_MOON
-	rightid=@moon.strongswan.org
-	rightsubnet=10.1.0.0/16
-	auto=add
diff --git a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/ecdsa-certs/hosts/dave/etc/ipsec.secrets b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/ecdsa-certs/hosts/dave/etc/ipsec.secrets
deleted file mode 100644
index ebd3a2839..000000000
--- a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/ecdsa-certs/hosts/dave/etc/ipsec.secrets
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-# /etc/ipsec.secrets - strongSwan IPsec secrets file
-
-: ECDSA daveKey.pem
diff --git a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/ecdsa-certs/hosts/dave/etc/strongswan.conf b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/ecdsa-certs/hosts/dave/etc/strongswan.conf
index 4a5e52dbd..a322670f4 100644
--- a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/ecdsa-certs/hosts/dave/etc/strongswan.conf
+++ b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/ecdsa-certs/hosts/dave/etc/strongswan.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # /etc/strongswan.conf - strongSwan configuration file
 
 charon {
-  load = pem pkcs1 openssl curl revocation random nonce hmac stroke kernel-netlink socket-default updown
+  load = random nonce pem pkcs1 openssl curl revocation vici kernel-netlink socket-default updown
 }
diff --git a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/ecdsa-certs/hosts/dave/etc/ipsec.d/private/daveKey.pem b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/ecdsa-certs/hosts/dave/etc/swanctl/ecdsa/daveKey.pem
index 40a76935e..40a76935e 100644
--- a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/ecdsa-certs/hosts/dave/etc/ipsec.d/private/daveKey.pem
+++ b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/ecdsa-certs/hosts/dave/etc/swanctl/ecdsa/daveKey.pem
diff --git a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/ecdsa-certs/hosts/dave/etc/swanctl/swanctl.conf b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/ecdsa-certs/hosts/dave/etc/swanctl/swanctl.conf
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..3981ac2ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/ecdsa-certs/hosts/dave/etc/swanctl/swanctl.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+connections {
+
+   home {
+      local_addrs  = 192.168.0.200
+      remote_addrs = 192.168.0.1
+
+      local {
+         auth = pubkey
+         certs = daveCert.pem
+         id = dave@strongswan.org
+      }
+      remote {
+         auth = pubkey
+         id = moon.strongswan.org
+      }
+      children {
+         home {
+            remote_ts = 10.1.0.0/16
+
+            updown = /usr/local/libexec/ipsec/_updown iptables
+            esp_proposals = aes256gcm16-ecp384
+         }
+      }
+      version = 1
+      proposals = aes256-sha384-ecp384
+   }
+}
diff --git a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/ecdsa-certs/hosts/dave/etc/ipsec.d/certs/daveCert.pem b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/ecdsa-certs/hosts/dave/etc/swanctl/x509/daveCert.pem
index 35b3df49a..35b3df49a 100644
--- a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/ecdsa-certs/hosts/dave/etc/ipsec.d/certs/daveCert.pem
+++ b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/ecdsa-certs/hosts/dave/etc/swanctl/x509/daveCert.pem
diff --git a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/ecdsa-certs/hosts/dave/etc/ipsec.d/cacerts/strongswanCert.pem b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/ecdsa-certs/hosts/dave/etc/swanctl/x509ca/strongswanCert.pem
index a1a86a222..a1a86a222 100644
--- a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/ecdsa-certs/hosts/dave/etc/ipsec.d/cacerts/strongswanCert.pem
+++ b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/ecdsa-certs/hosts/dave/etc/swanctl/x509ca/strongswanCert.pem
diff --git a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/ecdsa-certs/hosts/moon/etc/ipsec.conf b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/ecdsa-certs/hosts/moon/etc/ipsec.conf
deleted file mode 100644
index 359029d02..000000000
--- a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/ecdsa-certs/hosts/moon/etc/ipsec.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-# /etc/ipsec.conf - strongSwan IPsec configuration file
-
-config setup
-
-conn %default
-	ikelifetime=60m
-	keylife=20m
-	rekeymargin=3m
-	keyingtries=1
-	keyexchange=ikev1
-	ike=aes128-sha256-ecp256!
-	esp=aes128gcm16!
-
-conn rw
-	left=PH_IP_MOON
-	leftcert=moonCert.pem
-	leftid=@moon.strongswan.org
-	leftsubnet=10.1.0.0/16
-	leftfirewall=yes
-	right=%any
-	auto=add
diff --git a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/ecdsa-certs/hosts/moon/etc/ipsec.secrets b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/ecdsa-certs/hosts/moon/etc/ipsec.secrets
deleted file mode 100644
index 1ef3eccb5..000000000
--- a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/ecdsa-certs/hosts/moon/etc/ipsec.secrets
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-# /etc/ipsec.secrets - strongSwan IPsec secrets file
-
-: ECDSA moonKey.pem
diff --git a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/ecdsa-certs/hosts/moon/etc/strongswan.conf b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/ecdsa-certs/hosts/moon/etc/strongswan.conf
index 4a5e52dbd..a322670f4 100644
--- a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/ecdsa-certs/hosts/moon/etc/strongswan.conf
+++ b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/ecdsa-certs/hosts/moon/etc/strongswan.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # /etc/strongswan.conf - strongSwan configuration file
 
 charon {
-  load = pem pkcs1 openssl curl revocation random nonce hmac stroke kernel-netlink socket-default updown
+  load = random nonce pem pkcs1 openssl curl revocation vici kernel-netlink socket-default updown
 }
diff --git a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/ecdsa-certs/hosts/moon/etc/ipsec.d/private/moonKey.pem b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/ecdsa-certs/hosts/moon/etc/swanctl/ecdsa/moonKey.pem
index 24f07b5d7..24f07b5d7 100644
--- a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/ecdsa-certs/hosts/moon/etc/ipsec.d/private/moonKey.pem
+++ b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/ecdsa-certs/hosts/moon/etc/swanctl/ecdsa/moonKey.pem
diff --git a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/ecdsa-certs/hosts/moon/etc/swanctl/swanctl.conf b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/ecdsa-certs/hosts/moon/etc/swanctl/swanctl.conf
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..1ddf9621e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/ecdsa-certs/hosts/moon/etc/swanctl/swanctl.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+connections {
+
+   rw {
+      local_addrs  = 192.168.0.1
+
+      local {
+         auth = pubkey
+         certs = moonCert.pem
+         id = moon.strongswan.org
+      }
+      remote {
+         auth = pubkey
+      }
+      children {
+         net {
+            local_ts  = 10.1.0.0/16
+
+            updown = /usr/local/libexec/ipsec/_updown iptables
+            esp_proposals = aes256gcm16-aes128gcm16-ecp384-ecp256
+         }
+      }
+      version = 1
+      proposals = aes256-aes128-sha384-sha256-ecp384-ecp256
+   }
+}
diff --git a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/ecdsa-certs/hosts/moon/etc/ipsec.d/certs/moonCert.pem b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/ecdsa-certs/hosts/moon/etc/swanctl/x509/moonCert.pem
index a4962286e..a4962286e 100644
--- a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/ecdsa-certs/hosts/moon/etc/ipsec.d/certs/moonCert.pem
+++ b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/ecdsa-certs/hosts/moon/etc/swanctl/x509/moonCert.pem
diff --git a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/ecdsa-certs/hosts/moon/etc/ipsec.d/cacerts/strongswanCert.pem b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/ecdsa-certs/hosts/moon/etc/swanctl/x509ca/strongswanCert.pem
index a1a86a222..a1a86a222 100644
--- a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/ecdsa-certs/hosts/moon/etc/ipsec.d/cacerts/strongswanCert.pem
+++ b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/ecdsa-certs/hosts/moon/etc/swanctl/x509ca/strongswanCert.pem
diff --git a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/ecdsa-certs/posttest.dat b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/ecdsa-certs/posttest.dat
index 1865a1c60..3d10c0f1f 100644
--- a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/ecdsa-certs/posttest.dat
+++ b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/ecdsa-certs/posttest.dat
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
-moon::ipsec stop
-carol::ipsec stop
-dave::ipsec stop
+carol::swanctl --terminate --ike home
+dave::swanctl --terminate --ike home
+carol::systemctl stop strongswan-swanctl
+dave::systemctl stop strongswan-swanctl
+moon::systemctl stop strongswan-swanctl
+carol::rm /etc/swanctl/ecdsa/carolKey.pem
+dave::rm /etc/swanctl/ecdsa/daveKey.pem
+moon::rm /etc/swanctl/ecdsa/moonKey.pem
 moon::iptables-restore < /etc/iptables.flush
 carol::iptables-restore < /etc/iptables.flush
 dave::iptables-restore < /etc/iptables.flush
diff --git a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/ecdsa-certs/pretest.dat b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/ecdsa-certs/pretest.dat
index e87a8ee47..c86fdede5 100644
--- a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/ecdsa-certs/pretest.dat
+++ b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/ecdsa-certs/pretest.dat
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 moon::iptables-restore < /etc/iptables.rules
 carol::iptables-restore < /etc/iptables.rules
 dave::iptables-restore < /etc/iptables.rules
-moon::ipsec start
-carol::ipsec start
-dave::ipsec start
+carol::rm /etc/swanctl/rsa/carolKey.pem
+dave::rm /etc/swanctl/rsa/daveKey.pem
+moon::rm /etc/swanctl/rsa/moonKey.pem
+moon::systemctl start strongswan-swanctl
+carol::systemctl start strongswan-swanctl
+dave::systemctl start strongswan-swanctl
 moon::expect-connection rw
 carol::expect-connection home
-carol::ipsec up home
+carol::swanctl --initiate --child home 2> /dev/null
 dave::expect-connection home
-dave::ipsec up home
+dave::swanctl --initiate --child home 2> /dev/null
diff --git a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/ecdsa-certs/test.conf b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/ecdsa-certs/test.conf
index f29298850..1227b9d1c 100644
--- a/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/ecdsa-certs/test.conf
+++ b/testing/tests/openssl-ikev1/ecdsa-certs/test.conf
@@ -19,3 +19,7 @@ TCPDUMPHOSTS="moon"
 # Used for IPsec logging purposes
 #
 IPSECHOSTS="moon carol dave"
+
+# charon controlled by swanctl
+#
+SWANCTL=1