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NAME         top

       ip-xfrm - transform configuration

SYNOPSIS         top

       ip [ OPTIONS ] xfrm  { COMMAND | help }

       ip xfrm XFRM-OBJECT { COMMAND | help }

       XFRM-OBJECT := state | policy | monitor

       ip xfrm state { add | update } ID [ ALGO-LIST ] [ mode MODE ] [
               mark MARK [ mask MASK ] ] [ reqid REQID ] [ seq SEQ ] [
               replay-window SIZE ] [ replay-seq SEQ ] [ replay-oseq SEQ
               ] [ replay-seq-hi SEQ ] [ replay-oseq-hi SEQ ] [ flag
               FLAG-LIST ] [ sel SELECTOR ] [ LIMIT-LIST ] [ encap ENCAP
               ] [ coa ADDR[/PLEN] ] [ ctx CTX ] [ extra-flag EXTRA-
               FLAG-LIST ] [ output-mark OUTPUT-MARK [ mask MASK ] ] [
               if_id IF-ID ] [ offload [ crypto|packet ] dev DEV dir DIR
               ] [ tfcpad LENGTH ]

       ip xfrm state allocspi ID [ mode MODE ] [ mark MARK [ mask MASK ]
               ] [ reqid REQID ] [ seq SEQ ] [ min SPI max SPI ]

       ip xfrm state { delete | get } ID [ mark MARK [ mask MASK ] ]

       ip [ -4 | -6 ] xfrm state deleteall [ ID ] [ mode MODE ] [ reqid
               REQID ] [ flag FLAG-LIST ]

       ip [ -4 | -6 ] xfrm state list [ ID ] [ nokeys ] [ mode MODE ] [
               reqid REQID ] [ flag FLAG-LIST ]

       ip xfrm state flush [ proto XFRM-PROTO ]

       ip xfrm state count

       ID := [ src ADDR ] [ dst ADDR ] [ proto XFRM-PROTO ] [ spi SPI ]

       XFRM-PROTO := esp | ah | comp | route2 | hao

       ALGO-LIST := [ ALGO-LIST ] ALGO

       ALGO := { enc | auth } ALGO-NAME ALGO-KEYMAT |
               auth-trunc ALGO-NAME ALGO-KEYMAT ALGO-TRUNC-LEN |
               aead ALGO-NAME ALGO-KEYMAT ALGO-ICV-LEN |
               comp ALGO-NAME

       MODE := transport | tunnel | beet | ro | in_trigger

       FLAG-LIST := [ FLAG-LIST ] FLAG

       FLAG := noecn | decap-dscp | nopmtudisc | wildrecv | icmp | af-
               unspec | align4 | esn

       SELECTOR := [ src ADDR[/PLEN] ] [ dst ADDR[/PLEN] ] [ dev DEV ]
               [ UPSPEC ]

       UPSPEC := proto { PROTO |
               { tcp | udp | sctp | dccp } [ sport PORT ] [ dport PORT ]
               |
               { icmp | ipv6-icmp | mobility-header } [ type NUMBER ] [
               code NUMBER ] |
               gre [ key { DOTTED-QUAD | NUMBER } ] }

       LIMIT-LIST := [ LIMIT-LIST ] limit LIMIT

       LIMIT := { time-soft | time-hard | time-use-soft | time-use-hard
               } SECONDS |
               { byte-soft | byte-hard } SIZE |
               { packet-soft | packet-hard } COUNT

       ENCAP := { espinudp | espinudp-nonike | espintcp } SPORT DPORT
               OADDR

       EXTRA-FLAG-LIST := [ EXTRA-FLAG-LIST ] EXTRA-FLAG

       EXTRA-FLAG := dont-encap-dscp | oseq-may-wrap

       ip xfrm policy { add | update } SELECTOR dir DIR [ ctx CTX ] [
               mark MARK [ mask MASK ] ] [ index INDEX ] [ ptype PTYPE ]
               [ action ACTION ] [ priority PRIORITY ] [ flag FLAG-LIST
               ] [ if_id IF-ID ] [ offload packet dev DEV ] [ LIMIT-LIST
               ] [ TMPL-LIST ]

       ip xfrm policy { delete | get } { SELECTOR | index INDEX } dir
               DIR [ ctx CTX ] [ mark MARK [ mask MASK ] ] [ ptype PTYPE
               ] [ if_id IF-ID ]

       ip [ -4 | -6 ] xfrm policy { deleteall | list } [ nosock ] [
               SELECTOR ] [ dir DIR ] [ index INDEX ] [ ptype PTYPE ] [
               action ACTION ] [ priority PRIORITY ] [ flag FLAG-LIST]

       ip xfrm policy flush [ ptype PTYPE ]

       ip xfrm policy count

       ip xfrm policy set [ hthresh4 LBITS RBITS ] [ hthresh6 LBITS
               RBITS ]

       ip xfrm policy setdefault DIR ACTION [ DIR ACTION ] [ DIR ACTION
               ]

       ip xfrm policy getdefault

       SELECTOR := [ src ADDR[/PLEN] ] [ dst ADDR[/PLEN] ] [ dev DEV ] [
               UPSPEC ]

       UPSPEC := proto { PROTO |
               { tcp | udp | sctp | dccp } [ sport PORT ] [ dport PORT ]
               |
               { icmp | ipv6-icmp | mobility-header } [ type NUMBER ] [
               code NUMBER ] |
               gre [ key { DOTTED-QUAD | NUMBER } ] }

       DIR := in | out | fwd

       PTYPE := main | sub

       ACTION := allow | block

       FLAG-LIST := [ FLAG-LIST ] FLAG

       FLAG := localok | icmp

       LIMIT-LIST := [ LIMIT-LIST ] limit LIMIT

       LIMIT := { time-soft | time-hard | time-use-soft | time-use-hard
               } SECONDS |
               { byte-soft | byte-hard } SIZE |
               { packet-soft | packet-hard } COUNT

       TMPL-LIST := [ TMPL-LIST ] tmpl TMPL

       TMPL := ID [ mode MODE ] [ reqid REQID ] [ level LEVEL ]

       ID := [ src ADDR ] [ dst ADDR ] [ proto XFRM-PROTO ] [ spi SPI ]

       XFRM-PROTO := esp | ah | comp | route2 | hao

       MODE := transport | tunnel | beet | ro | in_trigger

       LEVEL := required | use

       ip xfrm monitor [ all-nsid ] [ nokeys ] [ all
                | LISTofXFRM-OBJECTS ]

       LISTofXFRM-OBJECTS := [ LISTofXFRM-OBJECTS ] XFRM-OBJECT

       XFRM-OBJECT := acquire | expire | SA | policy | aevent | report

DESCRIPTION         top

       xfrm is an IP framework for transforming packets (such as
       encrypting their payloads). This framework is used to implement
       the IPsec protocol suite (with the state object operating on the
       Security Association Database, and the policy object operating on
       the Security Policy Database). It is also used for the IP Payload
       Compression Protocol and features of Mobile IPv6.

       ip xfrm state add         add new state into xfrm
       ip xfrm state update      update existing state in xfrm
       ip xfrm state allocspi    allocate an SPI value
       ip xfrm state delete      delete existing state in xfrm
       ip xfrm state get         get existing state in xfrm
       ip xfrm state deleteall   delete all existing state in xfrm
       ip xfrm state list        print out the list of existing state in xfrm
       ip xfrm state flush       flush all state in xfrm
       ip xfrm state count       count all existing state in xfrm

       ID     is specified by a source address, destination address,
              transform protocol XFRM-PROTO, and/or Security Parameter
              Index SPI.  (For IP Payload Compression, the Compression
              Parameter Index or CPI is used for SPI.)

       XFRM-PROTO
              specifies a transform protocol: IPsec Encapsulating
              Security Payload (esp), IPsec Authentication Header (ah),
              IP Payload Compression (comp), Mobile IPv6 Type 2 Routing
              Header (route2), or Mobile IPv6 Home Address Option (hao).

       ALGO-LIST
              contains one or more algorithms to use. Each algorithm
              ALGO is specified by:

              •      the algorithm type: encryption (enc),
                     authentication (auth or auth-trunc), authenticated
                     encryption with associated data (aead), or
                     compression (comp)

              •      the algorithm name ALGO-NAME (see below)

              •      (for all except comp) the keying material ALGO-
                     KEYMAT, which may include both a key and a salt or
                     nonce value; refer to the corresponding RFC

              •      (for auth-trunc only) the truncation length ALGO-
                     TRUNC-LEN in bits

              •      (for aead only) the Integrity Check Value length
                     ALGO-ICV-LEN in bits

              Encryption algorithms include ecb(cipher_null), cbc(des),
              cbc(des3_ede), cbc(cast5), cbc(blowfish), cbc(aes),
              cbc(serpent), cbc(camellia), cbc(twofish), and
              rfc3686(ctr(aes)).

              Authentication algorithms include digest_null, hmac(md5),
              hmac(sha1), hmac(sha256), hmac(sha384), hmac(sha512),
              hmac(rmd160), and xcbc(aes).

              Authenticated encryption with associated data (AEAD)
              algorithms include rfc4106(gcm(aes)), rfc4309(ccm(aes)),
              and rfc4543(gcm(aes)).

              Compression algorithms include deflate, lzs, and lzjh.

       MODE   specifies a mode of operation for the transform protocol.
              IPsec and IP Payload Compression modes are transport,
              tunnel, and (for IPsec ESP only) Bound End-to-End Tunnel
              (beet).  Mobile IPv6 modes are route optimization (ro) and
              inbound trigger (in_trigger).

       FLAG-LIST
              contains one or more of the following optional flags:
              noecn, decap-dscp, nopmtudisc, wildrecv, icmp, af-unspec,
              align4, or esn.

       SELECTOR
              selects the traffic that will be controlled by the policy,
              based on the source address, the destination address, the
              network device, and/or UPSPEC.

       UPSPEC selects traffic by protocol. For the tcp, udp, sctp, or
              dccp protocols, the source and destination port can
              optionally be specified.  For the icmp, ipv6-icmp, or
              mobility-header protocols, the type and code numbers can
              optionally be specified.  For the gre protocol, the key
              can optionally be specified as a dotted-quad or number.
              Other protocols can be selected by name or number PROTO.

       LIMIT-LIST
              sets limits in seconds, bytes, or numbers of packets.

       ENCAP  encapsulates packets with protocol espinudp, espinudp-
              nonike, or espintcp, using source port SPORT, destination
              port DPORT , and original address OADDR.

       MARK   used to match xfrm policies and states

       OUTPUT-MARK
              used to set the output mark to influence the routing of
              the packets emitted by the state

       IF-ID  xfrm interface identifier used to in both xfrm policies
              and states

       DEV    Network interface name used to offload policies and states

       ip xfrm policy add         add a new policy
       ip xfrm policy update      update an existing policy
       ip xfrm policy delete      delete an existing policy
       ip xfrm policy get         get an existing policy
       ip xfrm policy deleteall   delete all existing xfrm policies
       ip xfrm policy list        print out the list of xfrm policies
       ip xfrm policy flush       flush policies

       nosock filter (remove) all socket policies from the output.

       SELECTOR
              selects the traffic that will be controlled by the policy,
              based on the source address, the destination address, the
              network device, and/or UPSPEC.

       UPSPEC selects traffic by protocol. For the tcp, udp, sctp, or
              dccp protocols, the source and destination port can
              optionally be specified.  For the icmp, ipv6-icmp, or
              mobility-header protocols, the type and code numbers can
              optionally be specified.  For the gre protocol, the key
              can optionally be specified as a dotted-quad or number.
              Other protocols can be selected by name or number PROTO.

       DIR    selects the policy direction as in, out, or fwd.

       CTX    sets the security context.

       PTYPE  can be main (default) or sub.

       ACTION can be allow (default) or block.

       PRIORITY
              is a number that defaults to zero.

       FLAG-LIST
              contains one or both of the following optional flags:
              local or icmp.

       LIMIT-LIST
              sets limits in seconds, bytes, or numbers of packets.

       TMPL-LIST
              is a template list specified using ID, MODE, REQID, and/or
              LEVEL.

       ID     is specified by a source address, destination address,
              transform protocol XFRM-PROTO, and/or Security Parameter
              Index SPI.  (For IP Payload Compression, the Compression
              Parameter Index or CPI is used for SPI.)

       XFRM-PROTO
              specifies a transform protocol: IPsec Encapsulating
              Security Payload (esp), IPsec Authentication Header (ah),
              IP Payload Compression (comp), Mobile IPv6 Type 2 Routing
              Header (route2), or Mobile IPv6 Home Address Option (hao).

       MODE   specifies a mode of operation for the transform protocol.
              IPsec and IP Payload Compression modes are transport,
              tunnel, and (for IPsec ESP only) Bound End-to-End Tunnel
              (beet).  Mobile IPv6 modes are route optimization (ro) and
              inbound trigger (in_trigger).

       LEVEL  can be required (default) or use.

       ip xfrm policy count   count existing policies

       Use one or more -s options to display more details, including
       policy hash table information.

       ip xfrm policy set   configure the policy hash table

       Security policies whose address prefix lengths are greater than
       or equal policy hash table thresholds are hashed. Others are
       stored in the policy_inexact chained list.

       LBITS  specifies the minimum local address prefix length of
              policies that are stored in the Security Policy Database
              hash table.

       RBITS  specifies the minimum remote address prefix length of
              policies that are stored in the Security Policy Database
              hash table.

       ip xfrm monitor    state monitoring for xfrm objects

       The xfrm objects to monitor can be optionally specified.

       If the all-nsid option is set, the program listens to all network
       namespaces that have a nsid assigned into the network namespace
       were the program is running.  A prefix is displayed to show the
       network namespace where the message originates. Example:

         [nsid 1]Flushed state proto 0

AUTHOR         top

       Manpage revised by David Ward <david.ward@ll.mit.edu>
       Manpage revised by Christophe Gouault
       <christophe.gouault@6wind.com>
       Manpage revised by Nicolas Dichtel <nicolas.dichtel@6wind.com>

COLOPHON         top

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