IN.IKED(8) Maintenance Commands and Procedures IN.IKED(8)

NAME


in.iked - daemon for the Internet Key Exchange (IKE)

SYNOPSIS


/usr/lib/inet/in.iked [-d] [-f filename] [-p level]


/usr/lib/inet/in.iked -c [-f filename]


DESCRIPTION


in.iked performs automated key management for IPsec using the Internet
Key Exchange (IKE) protocol.


in.iked implements the following:

o IKE authentication with either pre-shared keys, DSS
signatures, RSA signatures, or RSA encryption.

o Diffie-Hellman key derivation using either 768, 1024, or
1536-bit public key moduli.

o Authentication protection with cipher choices of AES, DES,
Blowfish, or 3DES, and hash choices of either HMAC-MD5 or
HMAC-SHA-1. Encryption in in.iked is limited to the IKE
authentication and key exchange. See ipsecesp(4P) for
information regarding IPsec protection choices.


in.iked is managed by the following smf(7) service:

svc:/network/ipsec/ike


This service is delivered disabled because the configuration file needs
to be created before the service can be enabled. See ike.config(5) for
the format of this file.


See "Service Management Facility" for information on managing the smf(7)
service.


in.iked listens for incoming IKE requests from the network and for
requests for outbound traffic using the PF_KEY socket. See pf_key(4P).


in.iked has two support programs that are used for IKE administration and
diagnosis: ikeadm(8) and ikecert(8).


The ikeadm(8) command can read the /etc/inet/ike/config file as a rule,
then pass the configuration information to the running in.iked daemon
using a doors interface.

example# ikeadm read rule /etc/inet/ike/config


Refreshing the ike smf(7) service provided to manage the in.iked daemon
sends a SIGHUP signal to the in.iked daemon, which will (re)read
/etc/inet/ike/config and reload the certificate database.


The preceding two commands have the same effect, that is, to update the
running IKE daemon with the latest configuration. See "Service Management
Facility" for more details on managing the in.iked daemon.

Service Management Facility


The IKE daemon (in.iked) is managed by the service management facility,
smf(7). The following group of services manage the components of IPsec:

svc:/network/ipsec/ipsecalgs (See ipsecalgs(8))
svc:/network/ipsec/policy (See ipsecconf(8))
svc:/network/ipsec/manual-key (See ipseckey(8))
svc:/network/ipsec/ike (see ike.config(5))


The manual-key and ike services are delivered disabled because the system
administrator must create configuration files for each service, as
described in the respective man pages listed above.


The correct administrative procedure is to create the configuration file
for each service, then enable each service using svcadm(8).


The ike service has a dependency on the ipsecalgs and policy services.
These services should be enabled before the ike service. Failure to do
so results in the ike service entering maintenance mode.


If the configuration needs to be changed, edit the configuration file
then refresh the service, as follows:

example# svcadm refresh ike


The following properties are defined for the ike service:

config/admin_privilege

Defines the level that ikeadm(8) invocations can change or observe
the running in.iked. The acceptable values for this property are the
same as those for the -p option. See the description of -p in
OPTIONS.


config/config_file

Defines the configuration file to use. The default value is
/etc/inet/ike/config. See ike.config(5) for the format of this file.
This property has the same effect as the -f flag. See the description
of -f in OPTIONS.


config/debug_level

Defines the amount of debug output that is written to the
debug_logfile file, described below. The default value for this is op
or operator. This property controls the recording of information on
events such as re-reading the configuration file. Acceptable value
for debug_level are listed in the ikeadm(8) man page. The value all
is equivalent to the -d flag. See the description of -d in OPTIONS.


config/debug_logfile

Defines where debug output should be written. The messages written
here are from debug code within in.iked. Startup error messages are
recorded by the smf(7) framework and recorded in a service-specific
log file. Use any of the following commands to examine the logfile
property:

example# svcs -l ike
example# svcprop ike
example# svccfg -s ike listprop


The values for these log file properties might be different, in which
case both files should be inspected for errors.


config/ignore_errors

A boolean value that controls in.iked's behavior should the
configuration file have syntax errors. The default value is false,
which causes in.iked to enter maintenance mode if the configuration
is invalid.

Setting this value to true causes the IKE service to stay online, but
correct operation requires the administrator to configure the running
daemon with ikeadm(8). This option is provided for compatibility with
previous releases.


These properties can be modified using svccfg(8) by users who have been
assigned the following authorization:

solaris.smf.value.ipsec


PKCS#11 token objects can be unlocked or locked by using ikeadm token
login and ikeadm token logout, respectively. Availability of private
keying material stored on these PKCS#11 token objects can be observed
with: ikeadm dump certcache. The following authorizations allow users to
log into and out of PKCS#11 token objects:

solaris.network.ipsec.ike.token.login
solaris.network.ipsec.ike.token.logout


See auths(1), ikeadm(8), user_attr(5), rbac(7).


The service needs to be refreshed using svcadm(8) before a new property
value is effective. General, non-modifiable properties can be viewed with
the svcprop(1) command.

# svccfg -s ipsec/ike setprop config/config_file = \
/new/config_file
# svcadm refresh ike


Administrative actions on this service, such as enabling, disabling,
refreshing, and requesting restart can be performed using svcadm(8). A
user who has been assigned the authorization shown below can perform
these actions:

solaris.smf.manage.ipsec


The service's status can be queried using the svcs(1) command.


The in.iked daemon is designed to be run under smf(7) management. While
the in.iked command can be run from the command line, this is
discouraged. If the in.iked command is to be run from the command line,
the ike smf(7) service should be disabled first. See svcadm(8).

OPTIONS


The following options are supported:

-c
Check the syntax of a configuration file.


-d
Use debug mode. The process stays attached to the
controlling terminal and produces large amounts of
debugging output. This option is deprecated. See "Service
Management Facility" for more details.


-f filename
Use filename instead of /etc/inet/ike/config. See
ike.config(5) for the format of this file. This option is
deprecated. See "Service Management Facility" for more
details.


-p level
Specify privilege level (level). This option sets how much
ikeadm(8) invocations can change or observe about the
running in.iked.

Valid levels are:

0
Base level


1
Access to preshared key info


2
Access to keying material

If -p is not specified, level defaults to 0.

This option is deprecated. See "Service Management
Facility" for more details.


SECURITY


This program has sensitive private keying information in its image. Care
should be taken with any core dumps or system dumps of a running in.iked
daemon, as these files contain sensitive keying information. Use the
coreadm(8) command to limit any corefiles produced by in.iked.

FILES


/etc/inet/ike/config

Default configuration file.


/etc/inet/secret/ike.privatekeys/*

Private keys. A private key must have a matching public-key
certificate with the same filename in /etc/inet/ike/publickeys/.


/etc/inet/ike/publickeys/*

Public-key certificates. The names are only important with regard to
matching private key names.


/etc/inet/ike/crls/*

Public key certificate revocation lists.


/etc/inet/secret/ike.preshared

IKE pre-shared secrets for Phase I authentication.


SEE ALSO


svcs(1), ipsecesp(4P), pf_key(4P), ike.config(5), attributes(7), smf(7),
coreadm(8), ikeadm(8), ikecert(8), svcadm(8), svccfg(8)


Harkins, Dan and Carrel, Dave. RFC 2409, Internet Key Exchange (IKE).
Network Working Group. November 1998.


Maughan, Douglas, Schertler, M., Schneider, M., Turner, J. RFC 2408,
Internet Security Association and Key Management Protocol (ISAKMP).
Network Working Group. November 1998.


Piper, Derrell, RFC 2407, The Internet IP Security Domain of
Interpretation for ISAKMP. Network Working Group. November 1998.

January 27, 2009 IN.IKED(8)