[Openswan Users] Does strongswan provide development APIs just like OpenSSL?

[Jianqing Zhang]

Well, my objective is to measure the latency of each phase of IPSec
communication session. I need insert some timing checkpoints in the IPSec
code.
If what you said is unfortunately true, is the only solution to modify the
source code of strongswan?

Thanks

On 6/22/07, Leonardo Rodrigues Magalhães <leolistas at solutti.com.br> wrote:
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> Jianqing Zhang escreveu:
> > Does strongswan provide development APIs just like OpenSSL, by which I
> > can set up IPSec tunnels in my own program? If so, where can I find
> > some examples?
> >
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>     No and certainly never will. SSL VPNs and IPSec are completly
> different techniques, despite the fact both provides secure communication.
>
>     If you need to secure connection from your own program, stick with
> OpenSSL and forget IPSec. If you want to secure the whole network
> traffic thus allowing your programs to transmit insecure data which will
> be secured on the network layer, then IPSec is the answer for your
> problems !
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>     IPSec secures things on network layer. SSL Secures things on
> application layer.
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