IKE.CONFIG(5) File Formats and Configurations IKE.CONFIG(5)
NAME
ike.config - configuration file for IKE policy
SYNOPSIS
/etc/inet/ike/configDESCRIPTION
The
/etc/inet/ike/config file contains rules for matching inbound IKE
requests. It also contains rules for preparing outbound
IKE requests.
You can test the syntactic correctness of an
/etc/inet/ike/config file by using the
-c or
-f options of
in.iked(8). You must use the
-c option to test a
config file. You might need to use the
-f option if
it is not in
/etc/inet/ike/config.
Lexical Components
On any line, an unquoted
# character introduces a comment. The
remainder of that line is ignored. Additionally, on any line, an
unquoted
// sequence introduces a comment. The remainder of that line
is ignored.
There are several types of lexical tokens in the
ike.config file:
num A decimal, hex, or octal number representation is as in 'C'.
IPaddr/
prefix/
range An IPv4 or IPv6 address with an optional /
NNN suffix, (where
NNN is a
num) that indicates an address (
CIDR) prefix (for example,
10.1.2.0/24). An optional /
ADDR suffix (where
ADDR is a second IP
address) indicates an address/mask pair (for example,
10.1.2.0/255.255.255.0). An optional -
ADDR suffix (where
ADDR is
a second IPv4 address) indicates an inclusive range of addresses
(for example,
10.1.2.0-10.1.2.255). The
/ or
- can be surrounded
by an arbitrary amount of white space.
XXX |
YYY |
ZZZ Either the words
XXX,
YYY, or
ZZZ, for example, {yes,no}.
p1-id-type An IKE phase 1 identity type. IKE phase 1 identity types include:
dn, DN dns, DNS fqdn, FQDN gn, GN ip, IP ipv4 ipv4_prefix ipv4_range ipv6 ipv6_prefix ipv6_range mbox, MBOX user_fqdn "string" A quoted string.
Examples include:
"Label foo", or
"C=US, OU=Sun Microsystems\, Inc., N=olemcd@eng.example.com" A backslash (
\) is an escape character. If the string needs an
actual backslash, two must be specified.
cert-sel A certificate selector, a
string which specifies the identities
of zero or more certificates. The specifiers can conform to
X.509 naming conventions.
A
cert-sel can also use various shortcuts to match either subject
alternative names, the filename or
slot of a certificate in
/etc/inet/ike/publickeys, or even the
ISSUER. For example:
"SLOT=0"
"EMAIL=postmaster@example.org"
"webmaster@example.org" # Some just work w/o TYPE=
"IP=10.0.0.1"
"10.21.11.11" # Some just work w/o TYPE=
"DNS=www.example.org"
"mailhost.example.org" # Some just work w/o TYPE=
"ISSUER=C=US, O=Sun Microsystems\, Inc., CN=Sun CA"
Any
cert-sel preceded by the character
! indicates a negative
match, that is, not matching this specifier. These are the same
kind of strings used in
ikecert(8).
ldap-list A quoted, comma-separated list of LDAP servers and ports.
For example,
"ldap1.example.com",
"ldap1.example.com:389",
"ldap1.example.com:389,ldap2.example.com".
The default port for LDAP is
389.
parameter-list A list of parameters.
File Body Entries
There are four main types of entries:
o global parameters
o IKE phase 1 transform defaults
o IKE rule defaults
o IKE rules
The global parameter entries are as follows:
cert_root cert-sel The X.509 distinguished name of a certificate that is a trusted
root CA certificate. It must be encoded in a file in the
/etc/inet/ike/publickeys directory. It must have a CRL in
/etc/inet/ike/crls. Multiple
cert_root parameters aggregate.
cert_trust cert-sel Specifies an X.509 distinguished name of a certificate that is
self-signed, or has otherwise been verified as trustworthy for
signing IKE exchanges. It must be encoded in a file in
/etc/inet/ike/publickeys. Multiple
cert_trust parameters
aggregate.
expire_timer integer The number of seconds to let a not-yet-complete IKE Phase I (Main
Mode) negotiation linger before deleting it. Default value: 300
seconds.
ignore_crls If this keyword is present in the file,
in.iked(8) ignores
Certificate Revocation Lists (
CRLs) for root
CAs (as given in
cert_root)
ldap_server ldap-list A list of LDAP servers to query for certificates. The list can be
additive.
pkcs11_path string The string that follows is a name of a shared object (
.so) that
implements the PKCS#11 standard. The name is passed directly into
dlopen(3C) for linking, with all of the semantics of that library
call. By default,
in.iked(8) runs the same ISA as the running
kernel, so a library specified using
pkcs11_path and an absolute
pathname
must match the same ISA as the kernel. One can use the
start/exec SMF property (see
svccfg(8)) to change
in.iked's ISA,
but it is not recommended.
If this setting is not present, the default value is set to
libpkcs11.so. Most cryptographic providers go through the
default library, and this parameter should only be used if a
specialized provider of IKE-useful cryptographic services cannot
interface with the Solaris Cryptographic Framework. See
cryptoadm(8).
This option is now deprecated, and may be removed in a future
release.
retry_limit integer The number of retransmits before any IKE negotiation is aborted.
Default value: 5 times.
retry_timer_init integer or
float The initial interval (in seconds) between retransmits. This
interval is doubled until the
retry_timer_max value (see below)
is reached. Default value: 0.5 seconds.
retry_timer_max integer or
float The maximum interval (in seconds) between retransmits. The
doubling retransmit interval stops growing at this limit. Default
value: 30 seconds.
Note -
This value is never reached with the default configuration. The
longest interval is 8 (0.5 * 2 ^ (5 - 1)) seconds.
proxy string The string following this keyword must be a URL for an HTTP
proxy, for example,
http://proxy:8080.
socks string The string following this keyword must be a URL for a SOCKS
proxy, for example,
socks://socks-proxy.
use_http If this keyword is present in the file,
in.iked(8) uses HTTP to
retrieve Certificate Revocation Lists (
CRLs).
The following IKE phase 1 transform parameters can be prefigured
using file-level defaults. Values specified within any given
transform override these defaults.
The IKE phase 1 transform defaults are as follows:
p1_lifetime_secs num The proposed default lifetime, in seconds, of an IKE phase 1
security association (
SA).
p1_nonce_len num The length in bytes of the phase 1 (quick mode) nonce data. This
cannot be specified on a per-rule basis.
The following IKE rule parameters can be prefigured using file-level
defaults. Values specified within any given rule override these
defaults, unless a rule cannot.
p2_lifetime_secs num The proposed default lifetime, in seconds, of an IKE phase 2
security association (SA). This value is optional. If omitted, a
default value is used.
p2_softlife_secs num The soft lifetime of a phase 2 SA, in seconds. If this value is
specified, the SA soft expires after the number of seconds
specified by
p2_softlife_secs. This causes
in.iked to renegotiate
a new phase 2 SA before the original SA expires.
This value is optional, if omitted soft expiry occurs after 90%
of the lifetime specified by
p2_lifetime_secs. The value
specified by
p2_softlife_secs is ignored if
p2_lifetime_secs is
not specified.
Setting
p2_softlife_secs to the same value as
p2_lifetime_secs disables soft expires.
p2_idletime_secs num The idle lifetime of a phase 2 SA, in seconds. If the value is
specified, the value specifies the lifetime of the SA, if the
security association is not used before the SA is revalidated.
p2_lifetime_kb num The lifetime of an SA can optionally be specified in kilobytes.
This parameter specifies the default value. If lifetimes are
specified in both seconds and kilobytes, the SA expires when
either the seconds or kilobyte thresholds are passed.
p2_softlife_kb num This value is the number of kilobytes that can be protected by an
SA before a soft expire occurs (see
p2_softlife_secs, above).
This value is optional. If omitted, soft expiry occurs after 90%
of the lifetime specified by
p2_lifetime_kb. The value specified
by
p2_softlife_kb is ignored if
p2_lifetime_kb is not specified.
p2_nonce_len num The length in bytes of the phase 2 (quick mode) nonce data. This
cannot be specified on a per-rule basis.
local_id_type p1-id-type The local identity for IKE requires a type. This identity type is
reflected in the IKE exchange. The type can be one of the
following:
o an IP address (for example,
10.1.1.2)
o DNS name (for example,
test.example.com)
o MBOX RFC 822 name (for example,
root@example.com)
o DNX.509 distinguished name (for example,
C=US, O=Sun Microsystems Inc., CN=Sun Test cert)
p1_xform '{' parameter-list '} A phase 1 transform specifies a method for protecting an IKE
phase 1 exchange. An initiator offers up lists of phase 1
transforms, and a receiver is expected to only accept such an
entry if it matches one in a phase 1 rule. There can be several
of these, and they are additive. There must be either at least
one phase 1 transform in a rule or a global default phase 1
transform list. In a configuration file without a global default
phase 1 transform list
and a rule without a phase, transform list
is an invalid file. Unless specified as optional, elements in the
parameter-list must occur exactly once within a given transform's
parameter-list:
oakley_group number The Oakley Diffie-Hellman group used for IKE SA key
derivation. The group numbers are defined in RFC 2409,
Appendix A, RFC 3526, and RFC 5114, section 3.2. Acceptable
values are currently:
1 (MODP 768-bit)
2 (MODP 1024-bit)
3 (EC2N 155-bit)
4 (EC2N 185-bit)
5 (MODP 1536-bit)
14 (MODP 2048-bit)
15 (MODP 3072-bit)
16 (MODP 4096-bit)
17 (MODP 6144-bit)
18 (MODP 8192-bit)
19 (ECP 256-bit)
20 (ECP 384-bit)
21 (ECP 521-bit)
22 (MODP 1024-bit, with 160-bit Prime Order Subgroup)
23 (MODP 2048-bit, with 224-bit Prime Order Subgroup)
24 (MODP 2048-bit, with 256-bit Prime Order Subgroup)
25 (ECP 192-bit)
26 (ECP 224-bit)
encr_alg {3des, 3des-cbc, blowfish, blowfish-cdc, des, des-cbc, aes, aes-cbc} An encryption algorithm, as in
ipsecconf(8). However, of the
ciphers listed above, only
aes and
aes-cbc allow optional
key-size setting, using the "low value-to-high value" syntax.
To specify a single AES key size, the low value must equal
the high value. If no range is specified, all three AES key
sizes are allowed.
auth_alg {md5, sha, sha1, sha256, sha384, sha512} An authentication algorithm.
Use
ipsecalgs(8) with the
-l option to list the IPsec
protocols and algorithms currently defined on a system. The
cryptoadm list command displays a list of installed providers
and their mechanisms. See
cryptoadm(8).
auth_method {preshared, rsa_sig, rsa_encrypt, dss_sig} The authentication method used for IKE phase 1.
p1_lifetime_secs num Optional. The lifetime for a phase 1 SA.
p2_lifetime_secs num If configuring the kernel defaults is not sufficient for
different tasks, this parameter can be used on a per-rule basis
to set the IPsec
SA lifetimes in seconds.
p2_pfs num Use perfect forward secrecy for phase 2 (quick mode). If
selected, the oakley group specified is used for phase 2 PFS.
Acceptable values are:
0 (do not use Perfect Forward Secrecy for IPsec SAs)
1 (768-bit)
2 (1024-bit)
5 (1536-bit)
14 (2048-bit)
15 (3072-bit)
16 (4096-bit)
An IKE rule starts with a right-curly-brace (
{), ends with a left-
curly-brace (
}), and has the following parameters in between:
label string Required parameter. The administrative interface to
in.iked looks
up phase 1 policy rules with the label as the search string. The
administrative interface also converts the label into an index,
suitable for an extended ACQUIRE message from PF_KEY -
effectively tying IPsec policy to IKE policy in the case of a
node initiating traffic. Only one
label parameter is allowed per
rule.
local_addr <IPaddr/
prefix/
range>
Required parameter. The local address, address prefix, or address
range for this phase 1 rule. Multiple
local_addr parameters
accumulate within a given rule.
remote_addr <IPaddr/
prefix/
range>
Required parameter. The remote address, address prefix, or
address range for this phase 1 rule. Multiple
remote_addr parameters accumulate within a given rule.
local_id_type p1-id-type Which phase 1 identity type I uses. This is needed because a
single certificate can contain multiple values for use in IKE
phase 1. Within a given rule, all phase 1 transforms must either
use preshared or non-preshared authentication (they cannot be
mixed). For rules with preshared authentication, the
local_id_type parameter is optional, and defaults to
IP. For
rules which use non-preshared authentication, the 'local_id_type'
parameter is required. Multiple 'local_id_type' parameters within
a rule are not allowed.
local_id cert-sel Disallowed for preshared authentication method; required
parameter for non-preshared authentication method. The local
identity string or certificate selector. Only one local identity
per rule is used, the first one stated.
remote_id cert-sel Disallowed for preshared authentication method; required
parameter for non-preshared authentication method. Selector for
which remote phase 1 identities are allowed by this rule.
Multiple
remote_id parameters accumulate within a given rule. If
a single empty string (
"") is given, then this accepts any remote
ID for phase 1. It is recommended that certificate trust chains
or address enforcement be configured strictly to prevent a
breakdown in security if this value for
remote_id is used.
p2_lifetime_secs num If configuring the kernel defaults is not sufficient for
different tasks, this parameter can be used on a per-rule basis
to set the IPsec
SA lifetimes in seconds.
p2_pfs num Use perfect forward secrecy for phase 2 (quick mode). If
selected, the oakley group specified is used for phase 2 PFS.
Acceptable values are:
0 (do not use Perfect Forward Secrecy for IPsec SAs)
1 (768-bit)
2 (1024-bit)
5 (1536-bit)
14 (2048-bit)
15 (3072-bit)
16 (4096-bit)
p1_xform { parameter-list } A phase 1 transform specifies a method for protecting an IKE
phase 1 exchange. An initiator offers up lists of phase 1
transforms, and a receiver is expected to only accept such an
entry if it matches one in a phase 1 rule. There can be several
of these, and they are additive. There must be either at least
one phase 1 transform in a rule or a global default phase 1
transform list. A
ike.config file without a global default phase
1 transform list
and a rule without a phase 1 transform list is
an invalid file. Elements within the parameter-list; unless
specified as optional, must occur exactly once within a given
transform's parameter-list:
oakley_group number The Oakley Diffie-Hellman group used for
IKE SA key
derivation. Acceptable values are currently:
1 (768-bit)
2 (1024-bit)
5 (1536-bit)
14 (2048-bit)
15 (3072-bit)
16 (4096-bit)
encr_alg {3des, 3des-cbc, blowfish, blowfish-cdc, des, des-cbc, aes, aes-cbc} An encryption algorithm, as in
ipsecconf(8). However, of the
ciphers listed above, only
aes and
aes-cbc allow optional
key-size setting, using the "low value-to-high value" syntax.
To specify a single AES key size, the low value must equal
the high value. If no range is specified, all three AES key
sizes are allowed.
auth_alg {md5, sha, sha1} An authentication algorithm, as specified in
ipseckey(8).
auth_method {preshared, rsa_sig, rsa_encrypt, dss_sig} The authentication method used for IKE phase 1.
p1_lifetime_secs num Optional. The lifetime for a phase 1 SA.
EXAMPLES
Example 1: A Sample ike.config File
The following is an example of an
ike.config file:
### BEGINNING OF FILE
### First some global parameters...
### certificate parameters...
# Root certificates. I SHOULD use a full Distinguished Name.
# I must have this certificate in my local filesystem, see
ikecert(8).
cert_root "C=US, O=Sun Microsystems\, Inc., CN=Sun CA"
# Explicitly trusted certs that need no signatures, or perhaps
# self-signed ones. Like root certificates, use full DNs for them
# for now.
cert_trust "EMAIL=root@example.org"
# Where do I send LDAP requests?
ldap_server "ldap1.example.org,ldap2.example.org:389"
## phase 1 transform defaults...
p1_lifetime_secs 14400
p1_nonce_len 20
## Parameters that might also show up in rules.
p1_xform { auth_method preshared oakley_group 5 auth_alg sha
encr_alg 3des }
p2_pfs 2
### Now some rules...
{
label "simple inheritor"
local_id_type ip
local_addr 10.1.1.1
remote_addr 10.1.1.2
}
{
label "simple inheritor IPv6"
local_id_type ipv6
local_addr fe80::a00:20ff:fe7d:6
remote_addr fe80::a00:20ff:fefb:3780
}
{
# an index-only rule. If I'm a receiver, and all I
# have are index-only rules, what do I do about inbound IKE requests?
# Answer: Take them all!
label "default rule"
# Use whatever "host" (e.g. IP address) identity is appropriate
local_id_type ipv4
local_addr 0.0.0.0/0
remote_addr 0.0.0.0/0
p2_pfs 5
# Now I'm going to have the p1_xforms
p1_xform
{auth_method preshared oakley_group 5 auth_alg md5 encr_alg \
blowfish } p1_xform
{auth_method preshared oakley_group 5 auth_alg md5 encr_alg 3des }
# After said list, another keyword (or a '}') stops xform
# parsing.
}
{
# Let's try something a little more conventional.
label "host to .80 subnet"
local_id_type ip
local_id "10.1.86.51"
remote_id "" # Take any, use remote_addr for access control.
local_addr 10.1.86.51
remote_addr 10.1.80.0/24
p1_xform
{ auth_method rsa_sig oakley_group 5 auth_alg md5 encr_alg 3des }
p1_xform
{ auth_method rsa_sig oakley_group 5 auth_alg md5 encr_alg \
blowfish }
p1_xform
{ auth_method rsa_sig oakley_group 5 auth_alg sha1 encr_alg 3des }
p1_xform
{ auth_method rsa_sig oakley_group 5 auth_alg sha1 encr_alg \
blowfish }
}
{
# Let's try something a little more conventional, but with ipv6.
label "host to fe80::/10 subnet"
local_id_type ip
local_id "fe80::a00:20ff:fe7d:6"
remote_id "" # Take any, use remote_addr for access control.
local_addr fe80::a00:20ff:fe7d:6
remote_addr fe80::/10
p1_xform
{ auth_method rsa_sig oakley_group 5 auth_alg md5 encr_alg 3des }
p1_xform
{ auth_method rsa_sig oakley_group 5 auth_alg md5 encr_alg \
blowfish }
p1_xform
{ auth_method rsa_sig oakley_group 5 auth_alg sha1 encr_alg \
3des }
p1_xform
{ auth_method rsa_sig oakley_group 5 auth_alg sha1 encr_alg \
blowfish }
}
{
# How 'bout something with a different cert type and name?
label "punchin-point"
local_id_type mbox
local_id "ipsec-wizard@example.org"
remote_id "10.5.5.128"
local_addr 0.0.0.0/0
remote_addr 10.5.5.128
p1_xform
{ auth_method rsa_sig oakley_group 5 auth_alg md5 encr_alg \
blowfish }
}
{
label "receiver side"
remote_id "ipsec-wizard@example.org"
local_id_type ip
local_id "10.5.5.128"
local_addr 10.5.5.128
remote_addr 0.0.0.0/0
p1_xform
{ auth_method rsa_sig oakley_group 5 auth_alg md5 encr_alg blowfish }
# NOTE: Specifying preshared null-and-voids the remote_id/local_id
# fields.
p1_xform
{ auth_method preshared oakley_group 5 auth_alg md5 encr_alg \
blowfish}
}
ATTRIBUTES
See
attributes(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+--------------------+-----------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+--------------------+-----------------+
|Interface Stability | Committed |
+--------------------+-----------------+
SEE ALSO
dlopen(3C),
random(4D),
attributes(7),
cryptoadm(8),
ikeadm(8),
ikecert(8),
in.iked(8),
ipsecalgs(8),
ipsecconf(8),
ipseckey(8),
svccfg(8) Harkins, Dan and Carrel, Dave.
RFC 2409, Internet Key Exchange (IKE).
Cisco Systems, November 1998.
Maughan, Douglas et. al.
RFC 2408, Internet Security Association and Key Management Protocol (ISAKMP). National Security Agency, Ft.
Meade, MD. November 1998.
Piper, Derrell.
RFC 2407, The Internet IP Security Domain of Interpretation for ISAKMP. Network Alchemy. Santa Cruz, California.
November 1998.
Kivinen, T.
RFC 3526, More Modular Exponential (MODP) Diffie-Hellman Groups for Internet Key Exchange (IKE). The Internet Society, Network
Working Group. May 2003.
Lepinksi, M. and Kent, S.
RFC 5114, Additional Diffie-Hellman Groups for Use with IETF Standards. BBN Technologies, January 2008.
Fu, D. and Solinas, J.
RFC 5903, Elliptic Curve Groups modulo a Prime (ECP Groups) for IKE and IKEv2. NSA, June 2010.
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