--- gvpe/doc/gvpe.5 2004/06/11 15:56:12 1.1 +++ gvpe/doc/gvpe.5 2005/01/27 06:58:48 1.3 @@ -129,31 +129,31 @@ .\" ======================================================================== .\" .IX Title "GVPE 5" -.TH GVPE 5 "2004-06-11" "1.7" "GNU Virtual Private Ethernet" +.TH GVPE 5 "2005-01-27" "1.7" "GNU Virtual Private Ethernet" .SH "NAME" GNU\-VPE \- Overview of the GNU Virtual Private Ethernet suite. .SH "DESCRIPTION" .IX Header "DESCRIPTION" \&\s-1GVPE\s0 is a suite designed to provide a virtual private network for multiple nodes over an untrusted network. -.PP -\&\*(L"Virtual\*(R" means that no physical network is created (of course), but an +.IP "\(bu" 4 +.IX Xref "Virtual" +Virtual means that no physical network is created (of course), but an ethernet is emulated by creating multiple tunnels between the member nodes. -.IX Xref "Virtual" -.PP -\&\*(L"Private\*(R" means that non-participating nodes cannot decode (\*(L"sniff)\*(R" nor -inject (\*(L"spoof\*(R") packets. +.IP "\(bu" 4 .IX Xref "Private" -.PP +Private means that non-participating nodes cannot decode (\*(L"sniff)\*(R" nor +inject (\*(L"spoof\*(R") packets. +.Sp In the case of gvpe, even participating nodes cannot sniff packets send to other nodes or spoof packets as if sent from other nodes. -.PP -\&\*(L"Network\*(R" means that more than two parties can participate in the -network, so for instance it's possible to connect multiple branches of a -company into a single network. Many so-called \*(L"vpn\*(R" solutions only create -point-to-point tunnels. +.IP "\(bu" 4 .IX Xref "Network" +Network means that more than two parties can participate in the network, +so for instance it's possible to connect multiple branches of a company +into a single network. Many so-called \*(L"vpn\*(R" solutions only create +point-to-point tunnels. .Sh "\s-1DESIGN\s0 \s-1GOALS\s0" .IX Subsection "DESIGN GOALS" .IP "\s-1SIMPLE\s0 \s-1DESIGN\s0" 4 @@ -215,7 +215,9 @@ .PP This uses a 16 byte \s-1HMAC\s0 checksum to authenticate packets (I guess 8\-12 would also be pretty secure ;) and will additionally prefix each packet -with 8 bytes of random data. +with 8 bytes of random data. In the long run, people should move to +\&\s-1SHA\-224\s0 and beyond, but support in openssl is missing as of writing this +document. .PP In general, remember that \s-1AES\-128\s0 seems to be more secure and faster than \&\s-1AES\-192\s0 or \s-1AES\-256\s0, more randomness helps against sniffing and a longer