CHAPTER 10
IPsec
Chapter 9 deals with the netfilter subsystem and with its kernel implementation. This chapter discusses the Internet Protocol Security (IPsec) subsystem. IPsec is a group of protocols for securing IP traffic by authenticating and encrypting each IP packet in a communication session. Most security services are provided by two major IPsec protocols: the Authentication Header (AH) protocol and the Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP) protocol. Moreover, IPsec provides protection against trying to eavesdrop and send again packets (replay attacks). IPsec is mandatory according to IPv6 specification and optional in IPv4. Nevertheless, ...
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