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CIPE Manual

CIPE (the name is shortened from Crypto IP Encapsulation) is a package for an encrypting IP tunnel device. This can be used to build encrypting routers for VPN (Virtual Private Networks) and similar applications.

 
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1. Introduction  About routing, VPNs and encryption.
2. Installing the CIPE software package  
3. Configuration of the CIPE software  Configuration.
4. The PKCIPE tool  The PKCIPE public key tool.
5. Usage examples  Examples of CIPE configurations.
6. Protocol descriptions  How the protocols work internally.
7. Odds and ends  
Concept Index  Index.

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Introduction

1.1 Network layers and encryption  Where encryption takes place.
1.2 IP routing and Virtual Private Networks  About IP routing and VPNs.
1.3 How CIPE works  The encapsulation method employed here.
1.4 CIPEs software components  Which pieces of software CIPE consists of.
1.5 Notes on internals  A look under the hood of CIPE.

Installing the CIPE software package

2.1 Prerequisites  What you need before installing.
2.2 Protocols and ciphers  Important compile-time options to select.
2.3 Advanced compiling  Configuring the compile for different targets.
2.4 Installation  Compiling and installing the software.
2.5 Compilation errors  If something goes wrong.
2.6 Running CIPE  Running the software.

Running CIPE

2.6.1 Program Names  How the components of CIPE are named.
2.6.2 Loading the module  Loading the kernel module.
2.6.3 Running the ciped daemon  Running the daemon.

Configuration of the CIPE software

3.1 Specifying options  How CIPE gets its parameters.
3.2 List of all parameters  All valid and needed parameters.
3.3 Incompatibility of keys to older CIPE versions  An incompatibility between Version 1.4 and earlier.
3.4 Working with SOCKS  Routing with CIPE over a SOCKS5 relayer.
3.5 Dynamic carrier addresses  How to deal with dynamic IP address assignment.
3.6 Error handling in ciped  How ciped deals with errors.

The PKCIPE tool

4.1 How it works  Short overview on PKCIPE.
4.2 Public Keys  What public keys are and how to use them.
4.3 Running the pkcipe program  Running the pkcipe program.

Usage examples

5.1 General tips  General useful tips on CIPE configuration.
5.2 Example 1  The classic VPN setups.
5.3 Example 2  A PKCIPE setup.
5.4 Connection modes  Overview on different carrier network situations.

Protocol descriptions

6.1 The CIPE protocol  Encrypted IP encapsulation used by CIPE.
6.2 The PKCIPE Protocol  Public-key based setup and key exchange.

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