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Re: JFK, IKEv2 and ESPUDP



Michael Richardson <mcr@sandelman.ottawa.on.ca> writes:

>   While I dislike the kludge which is ESPUDP, and I am very saddened that
> it has put constraints on future keying protocols, I believe that we do need
> a solution to ESP getting through NAT. 
> 
>   It also answer the question of what we do with ESPUDP if adopt JFK on a
> port other than 500.
> 
> { I prefer:
>       IPv4/ESP/IPv6/shipworm-UDP/IPv4
> 
>   this devolves to IPv4/ESP/IPv6 when NAT vendors deploy v6 via 6to4, or when
> native IPv6 is available. Putting 6to4 support into gateways is really easy,
> so don't tell me that IPv6 won't be available on many gateways.}

We have a similar issue with KINK -- the answer is that you need
to make room in the keying protocol to transmit ESPoUDP data within
the "keying" stream.

-derek

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