Securing the Network in Oracle^® Solaris 11.3

Chapter 8

About IP Security Architecture

IP Security Architecture (IPsec) provides cryptographic protection for IP packets in IPv4 and IPv6 networks.

This chapter covers the following topics:

• Introduction to IPsec

• IPsec Packet Flow

• IPsec Security Associations

• IPsec Protection Protocols

• IPsec Policy

• Transport and Tunnel Modes in IPsec

• Virtual Private Networks and IPsec

• IPsec and FIPS 140-2

• IPsec and NAT Traversal

• IPsec and SCTP

• IPsec and Oracle Solaris Zones

• IPsec and Virtual Machines

• IPsec Configuration Commands and Files

To implement IPsec on your network, see Configuring IPsec. For reference information, see IPsec and Key Management Reference. For a summary of updates to IPsec during the Oracle Solaris 11.3 release, see What's New in Network Security in Oracle Solaris 11.3.