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Date:      Thu, 24 Jan 2002 13:06:36 -0700
From:      Nate Williams <nate@yogotech.com>
To:        anderson@centtech.com
Cc:        dr3node <dr3node@danceonfire.net>, freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Can't set up an IPsec tunnel.
Message-ID:  <15440.26956.433891.236940@caddis.yogotech.com>
In-Reply-To: <3C505AFD.52FF9ADE@centtech.com>
References:  <200201241847.AHX10883@vmms1.verisignmail.com> <3C50588C.7200324B@centtech.com> <200201241900.AHX11812@vmms1.verisignmail.com> <3C505AFD.52FF9ADE@centtech.com>

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> As far as I know, no, because that would be like a "man in the middle" attack (I
> think).  Like this:
> 
> A <--- B ---> C
> 
> If A is talking to C via IPSEC, A tells C it's IP (the true IP) and C tells A
> it's IP (its true IP, behind the masquaraded host), but A sees C as B's IP
> address.  How does it know that C knows that B exists?

It doesn't matter, since B can't read/modify the traffic A or C
generated.

It can certainly mess with the headers all it wants, but that won't help
it figure out what is going on.

(Again, this assumes that A & C have authenticated themselves correctly,
per the IPSEC specification. :)


Nate

> dr3node wrote:
> > 
> > On Thursday 24 January 2002 21:55, you wrote:
> > > IPSEC won't work through masquarading boxes or NAT firewalls.
> > >
> > > Eric
> > 
> > is there any way way to cheat?
> > 
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