From owner-freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Apr 21 13:09:03 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-security@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4963E16A4CE for ; Thu, 21 Apr 2005 13:09:03 +0000 (GMT) Received: from avscan1.sentex.ca (avscan1.sentex.ca [199.212.134.11]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9B32D43D31 for ; Thu, 21 Apr 2005 13:09:02 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from mike@sentex.net) Received: from localhost (localhost.sentex.ca [127.0.0.1]) by avscan1.sentex.ca (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id j3LD91Se062905 for ; Thu, 21 Apr 2005 09:09:01 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from mike@sentex.net) Received: from avscan1.sentex.ca ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (avscan1.sentex.ca [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id 62247-07 for ; Thu, 21 Apr 2005 09:09:01 -0400 (EDT) Received: from lava.sentex.ca (pyroxene.sentex.ca [199.212.134.18]) by avscan1.sentex.ca (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id j3LD91KI062890 for ; Thu, 21 Apr 2005 09:09:01 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from mike@sentex.net) Received: from simian.sentex.net (simeon.sentex.ca [192.168.43.27]) by lava.sentex.ca (8.13.3/8.12.11) with ESMTP id j3LD8tUi053253 for ; Thu, 21 Apr 2005 09:08:55 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from mike@sentex.net) Message-Id: <6.2.1.2.0.20050421090724.04cc1668@64.7.153.2> X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.2.1.2 Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 09:08:19 -0400 To: freebsd-security@freebsd.org From: Mike Tancsa Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at avscan1b Subject: Fwd: (KAME-snap 9012) racoon in the kame project X-BeenThere: freebsd-security@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Security issues [members-only posting] List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 13:09:03 -0000 FYI, looks like support for Racoon is ending. Does anyone have any experience with the version in ipsec-tools ? ---Mike >Racoon users, > >This is the announcement that the kame project will quit providing >a key management daemon, the racoon, and that "ipsec-tools" will become >the formal team to release the racoon. >The final release of the racoon in the kame project will be on 4/25. > >Because there were some problem for users currently, > - I did not add new feature. > - I intent to fix security holes and apply patches. > however, it could not be enough done. > - I could not reply your questions, bug reports and > useful suggestions. >I was sorry that it was not enough support for users. I was thinking >that I would not want to make trouble for users anymore. > >There is another racoon as known as "ipsec-tools" in the sourceforge. >It is being developed very actively, is stable than racoon and >implemented radical feature. But it is sometime trouble for users >that double racoons are released. It is also wasteful that development >resource is devided. I was thinking that two racoon could be merged. > >There was an oppotunity having a meeting with some of "ipsec-tools" >developers at the IETF 62th in Minneapolis. I told my thought to >the developers. They willingly agreed with my proposal. > >They told me that they could become the formal support team. So the kame >project decided to quit providing, and supporting racoon. > >If you are interesting in the "ipsec-tools", please visit thier web page, > http://ipsec-tools.sourceforge.net/ >and subscribe to the mailing list by yourself. > http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ipsec-tools-devel > >Thank you up to now, and best regards, > >P.S. >Some people interested in "racoon2". It is still pre-alpha version, >not satisfied with users. I will concentrate developping "racoon2" >to be stable. It needs more than one year at least. > >//Shoichi Sakane -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mike Tancsa, tel +1 519 651 3400 Sentex Communications, mike@sentex.net Providing Internet since 1994 www.sentex.net Cambridge, Ontario Canada www.sentex.net/mike