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#IPsec solutions Racoon2 Libreswan Strongswan. | #IPsec solutions Racoon2 Libreswan Strongswan. | ||
'''1. Racoon2:''' | |||
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- Lightweight and easy to use with minimal CPU/RAM usage, compared to other solutions. | - Lightweight and easy to use with minimal CPU/RAM usage, compared to other solutions. | ||
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- Harder to configure for complex setups. | - Harder to configure for complex setups. | ||
'''2. Libreswan:''' | |||
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- Actively maintained and stable on older hardware | - Actively maintained and stable on older hardware | ||
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- might need kernel patches. | - might need kernel patches. | ||
'''3. Strongswan:''' | |||
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- Modern and actively maintained. | - Modern and actively maintained. | ||
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- Slightly heavier on ressources | - Slightly heavier on ressources | ||
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**Racoon2: easier to configure for basic setups but it is a deprecated project | **Racoon2: easier to configure for basic setups but it is a deprecated project | ||
**Libreswan: stable and maintained but less native on FreeBSD, might need kernel patches. | **Libreswan: stable and maintained but less native on FreeBSD, might need kernel patches. | ||
**Strongswan: Most modern solution with good documentation and community supports more protocols than the other solutions but might be more complex to configure and is heavier than others solutions | **Strongswan: Most modern solution with good documentation and community supports more protocols than the other solutions but might be more complex to configure and is heavier than others solutions | ||
Revision as of 12:53, 9 February 2026
- IPsec solutions Racoon2 Libreswan Strongswan.
1. Racoon2:
- Advantages:
- Lightweight and easy to use with minimal CPU/RAM usage, compared to other solutions. - Native on FreeBSD. - Simple configuration for point-to-point.
- Disadvantages:
- Project not actively maintained, last update was in 2020. - Limited support for modern features (IKEv2, NAT traversal), configuration is possible but may be more complex than others solutions. - Apple clients can have difficulty connecting because of the limitations of pfkeyv2 interface to the linux kernel that racoon2 uses. - Harder to configure for complex setups.
2. Libreswan:
- Advantages:
- Actively maintained and stable on older hardware - IRC community. - Support NAT traversal, IKEv2 and enterprise VPN.
- Disadvantages:
- Less native support on FreeBSD. - heavier on ressource usage. - might need kernel patches.
3. Strongswan:
- Advantages:
- Modern and actively maintained. - Full support for IKEv2, EAP, PKI and Mobike - Well documented with community support. - Native of FreeBSD and Linux.
- Disadvantages:
- More complex to configure than racoon2 and libreswan. - Slightly heavier on ressources
- Summary:
- Racoon2: easier to configure for basic setups but it is a deprecated project
- Libreswan: stable and maintained but less native on FreeBSD, might need kernel patches.
- Strongswan: Most modern solution with good documentation and community supports more protocols than the other solutions but might be more complex to configure and is heavier than others solutions
