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diff --git a/testing/tests/libipsec/net2net-cert-ipv6/description.txt b/testing/tests/libipsec/net2net-cert-ipv6/description.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000..ab582c3a5 --- /dev/null +++ b/testing/tests/libipsec/net2net-cert-ipv6/description.txt @@ -0,0 +1,14 @@ +A connection between the subnets behind the gateways <b>moon</b> and <b>sun</b> is set up. +The authentication is based on <b>X.509 certificates</b> and the <b>kernel-libipsec</b> +plugin is used for userland IPsec ESP encryption. +<p/> +Upon the successful establishment of the IPsec tunnel, an updown script automatically +inserts iptables-based firewall rules that let pass the traffic tunneled via the +<b>ipsec0</b> tun interface. In order to test both tunnel and firewall, client <b>alice</b> +behind gateway <b>moon</b> pings client <b>bob</b> located behind gateway <b>sun</b>. +<p/> +This scenario is mainly to test how fragmented IPv6 packets are handled (e.g. determining +the protocol via IPv6 extension headers). Three pings are required due to PMTUD, the first +is rejected by <b>moon</b>, so <b>alice</b> adjusts the MTU. The second gets through, +but the response is rejected by <b>sun</b>, so <b>bob</b> will adjust the MTU. The third +finally is successful. |