StrongSwan: Difference between revisions

m Initial setup: Changed directories for VICI, added working folder
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# As most of this work will require root privileges, open a Terminal and elevate to root by typing <code>su</code>. Type the root user password.
# As most of this work will require root privileges, open a Terminal and elevate to root by typing <code>su</code>. Type the root user password.
# Move to the correct path. If strongSwan is installed correctly, you should be able to type <code>cd /etc/swanctl</code>. This is strongSwan's PKI directory.
# Create a working directory to create all the certificates and keys in. A good place would be a separate folder in the <code>home</code> directory. I usually use <code>/home/'user'/Documents/strongswan</code>.
# Create the correct directories in <code>/etc/swanctl</code> as these are not created by default at the moment. Use the following:
cd /etc/swanctl
mkdir x509
mkdir x509ca
mkdir ecdsa


== Creating a self-signed certificate authority (CA) ==
== Creating a self-signed certificate authority (CA) ==