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Benchmarks for Native IPsec in the 2.6 Kernel
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Contributed by Chad Brandt
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Tuesday, 12 October 2004
The new native IPsec implementation for 2.6.x kernels greatly improves the security of Linux systems.IPsec is an addition to IP protocol that allows authentication and encryption of IP datagrams. It is defined in detail in IETF RFCs 2401, RFC 2402, RFC 2406 and RFC 2407 (see Resources). IPsec can be used to secure a rather wide range of scenarios; one of its best-known usages is creating virtual private networks (VPNs). A VPN is a secure, private tunnel between two sub-networks using encrypted communication over the Internet.
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