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diff --git a/doc/manpage.d/ipsec_verify.8.html b/doc/manpage.d/ipsec_verify.8.html new file mode 100644 index 000000000..09d04894b --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/manpage.d/ipsec_verify.8.html @@ -0,0 +1,107 @@ +Content-type: text/html + +<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Manpage of IPSEC_VERIFY</TITLE> +</HEAD><BODY> +<H1>IPSEC_VERIFY</H1> +Section: Maintenance Commands (8)<BR>Updated: 8 June 2002<BR><A HREF="#index">Index</A> +<A HREF="http://localhost/cgi-bin/man/man2html">Return to Main Contents</A><HR> + + +<A NAME="lbAB"> </A> +<H2>NAME</H2> + +ipsec verify - see if FreeSWAN has been installed correctly +<A NAME="lbAC"> </A> +<H2>SYNOPSIS</H2> + +<B>ipsec</B> + +<B>verify</B> + +[ +<B>--host</B> + + name ] +<A NAME="lbAD"> </A> +<H2>DESCRIPTION</H2> + +<P> + +Invoked without argument, +<I>verify </I> + +examines the local system for a number of common system faults: +IPsec not in path, no secrets file generated, +pluto not running, and IPsec support not present in kernel +(or IPsec module not loaded). +If two or more interfaces are found, it performs checks relevant on an +IPsec gateway: whether IP forwarding is allowed, and if so, +whether MASQ or NAT rules are in play. +<P> + +In addition, +<I>verify </I> + +performs checks relevant to Opportunistic Encryption. +It looks in forward DNS for a TXT record for the system's hostname, and +in reverse DNS for a TXT record for the system's IP addresses. +It checks whether the system has a public IP. +<P> + +The +<B>--host</B> + +option causes +<B>verify</B> + +to look for a TXT record for +<I>name</I> + +in forward and reverse DNS. +<A NAME="lbAE"> </A> +<H2>FILES</H2> + +<PRE> +/proc/net/ipsec_eroute +/etc/ipsec.secrets +</PRE> + +<A NAME="lbAF"> </A> +<H2>HISTORY</H2> + +Written for the Linux FreeS/WAN project +<<A HREF="http://www.freeswan.org">http://www.freeswan.org</A>> +by Michael Richardson. +<A NAME="lbAG"> </A> +<H2>BUGS</H2> + +<I>Verify </I> + +does not check for +<B>ipchains</B> + +masquerading. +<P> + +<I>Verify</I> + +does not look for TXT records for Opportunistic clients behind the system. +<P> + +<HR> +<A NAME="index"> </A><H2>Index</H2> +<DL> +<DT><A HREF="#lbAB">NAME</A><DD> +<DT><A HREF="#lbAC">SYNOPSIS</A><DD> +<DT><A HREF="#lbAD">DESCRIPTION</A><DD> +<DT><A HREF="#lbAE">FILES</A><DD> +<DT><A HREF="#lbAF">HISTORY</A><DD> +<DT><A HREF="#lbAG">BUGS</A><DD> +</DL> +<HR> +This document was created by +<A HREF="http://localhost/cgi-bin/man/man2html">man2html</A>, +using the manual pages.<BR> +Time: 21:40:18 GMT, November 11, 2003 +</BODY> +</HTML> |