Encrypting network communication using IPSEC
Internet Protocol Security
(IPSEC) is a protocol suite developed to encapsulate security using encryption, integrity, and authentication for Internet Protocol. It operates at the Internet layer of the IP protocol and is currently supported by all major operating systems. IPSEC implementation is suitable from small to large enterprise networks and can be used as an alternative to Oracle Advanced Security encryption. In this recipe we will show how to establish an IPSEC connection between nodeorcl5
and a Windows client. On Red Hat
we will use freeswan IPSEC implementation and will configure a test-like setup using prehashed keys.
Getting ready
As a prerequisite, create a new virtual machine and install Windows 7 and Oracle Client 11.2.0.3 on it.
How it works...
We will start this recipe with the Linux IPSEC freeswan configuration.
First, we will configure the participant hosts, encryption algorithms, and the checksum algorithm. Open the freeswan configuration...