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IKEC(1) General Commands Manual IKEC(1)

NAME

ikecInternet Key Exchange Connect

SYNOPSIS

ikec [-r name] [-u username] [-p password] [-a]

DESCRIPTION

The ikec command line application provides a simple interface for users to interact with iked(8) ( Shrew Soft IKE Daemon ). This interface allows a user to control an IPsec VPN Client connection with a remote gateway. The parameters used for the connection are described in a Site Configuration file ( see below ).

The options are as follows:

name
Specify the Site Configuration name.
username
Specify the Xauth username for the connection.
password
Specify the Xauth password for the connection.
Automatically initiate the connection.

RETURN VALUES

The command exits with 0 on success, and non-zero on errors.

FILES

All user related configuration data is stored under the ~/.iked directory. Site Configuration files are stored under the ~/.iked/sites directory. Certificates and keys are are typically stored under the ~/.iked/certs directory. These directories are automatically created when the ikec application is run for the first time by a user.

SITE CONFIGRUATIONS

TODO : copy info from readme.

SEE ALSO

iked(8), ikec-qt(1), ikea-qt(1),

HISTORY

The ikec program was written by Matthew Grooms ( mgrooms@shrew.net ) as part of the Shrew Soft ( http://www.shrew.net ) family of IPsec products.

Febuary 2, 2007 Debian