ipsecconf Command

You use the ipsecconf command to configure the IPsec policy for a host. When you run the command to configure the policy, the system creates the IPsec policy entries in the kernel. The system uses these entries to check the policy on all inbound and outbound IP datagrams. Forwarded datagrams are not subjected to policy checks that are added by using this command. The ipsecconf command also configures the security policy database (SPD). For IPsec policy options, see the ipsecconf(1M) man page.

You must be in the root role to invoke the ipsecconf command. The command accepts entries that protect traffic in both directions. The command also accepts entries that protect traffic in only one direction.

Policy entries with a format of local address and remote address can protect traffic in both directions with a single policy entry. For example, entries that contain the patterns laddr host1 and raddr host2 protect traffic in both directions, if no direction is specified for the named host. Thus, you need only one policy entry for each host.

Policy entries that are added by the ipsecconf command are not persistent over a system reboot. To ensure that the IPsec policy is active when the system boots, add the policy entries to the /etc/inet/ipsecinit.conf file, then refresh or enable the policy service. For examples, see Protecting Traffic With IPsec.