IPSEC-BRIEFSTATUS(8) Executable programs IPSEC-BRIEFSTATUS(8)

.SH "NAME" ipsec-briefstatus - Get brief status from IPsec service

.SH "SYNOPSIS"

.HP 432u

**ipsec briefstatus**  
\[--ctlsocket */run/pluto/pluto.ctl*]

.SH "DESCRIPTION"

.PP **ipsec briefstatus** lists brief status from the pluto daemon. Get complete status with **ipsec status**.

.SH "SEE ALSO"

.PP [**ipsec.conf**(5)](/man/enterprise-packages/libreswan/ipsec.conf.5), [**ipsec**(8)](/man/enterprise-packages/libreswan/ipsec.8), [**ipsec-add**(8)](/man/enterprise-packages/libreswan/ipsec-add.8), [**ipsec-algparse**(8)](/man/enterprise-packages/libreswan/ipsec-algparse.8), [**ipsec-briefconnectionstatus**(8)](/man/enterprise-packages/libreswan/ipsec-briefconnectionstatus.8), [**ipsec-certutil**(8)](/man/enterprise-packages/libreswan/ipsec-certutil.8), [**ipsec-checkconfig**(8)](/man/enterprise-packages/libreswan/ipsec-checkconfig.8), [**ipsec-checknflog**(8)](/man/enterprise-packages/libreswan/ipsec-checknflog.8), [**ipsec-checknss**(8)](/man/enterprise-packages/libreswan/ipsec-checknss.8), [**ipsec-connectionstatus**(8)](/man/enterprise-packages/libreswan/ipsec-connectionstatus.8), [**ipsec-crlutil**(8)](/man/enterprise-packages/libreswan/ipsec-crlutil.8), [**ipsec-delete**(8)](/man/enterprise-packages/libreswan/ipsec-delete.8), [**ipsec-down**(8)](/man/enterprise-packages/libreswan/ipsec-down.8), [**ipsec-ecdsasigkey**(8)](/man/enterprise-packages/libreswan/ipsec-ecdsasigkey.8), [**ipsec-fetchcrls**(8)](/man/enterprise-packages/libreswan/ipsec-fetchcrls.8), [**ipsec-fipsstatus**(8)](/man/enterprise-packages/libreswan/ipsec-fipsstatus.8), [**ipsec-globalstatus**(8)](/man/enterprise-packages/libreswan/ipsec-globalstatus.8), [**ipsec-import**(8)](/man/enterprise-packages/libreswan/ipsec-import.8), [**ipsec-initnss**(8)](/man/enterprise-packages/libreswan/ipsec-initnss.8), [**ipsec-letsencrypt**(8)](/man/enterprise-packages/libreswan/ipsec-letsencrypt.8), [**ipsec-listall**(8)](/man/enterprise-packages/libreswan/ipsec-listall.8), [**ipsec-listcacerts**(8)](/man/enterprise-packages/libreswan/ipsec-listcacerts.8), [**ipsec-listcerts**(8)](/man/enterprise-packages/libreswan/ipsec-listcerts.8), [**ipsec-listcrls**(8)](/man/enterprise-packages/libreswan/ipsec-listcrls.8), [**ipsec-listen**(8)](/man/enterprise-packages/libreswan/ipsec-listen.8), [**ipsec-listpubkeys**(8)](/man/enterprise-packages/libreswan/ipsec-listpubkeys.8), [**ipsec-modutil**(8)](/man/enterprise-packages/libreswan/ipsec-modutil.8), [**ipsec-newhostkey**(8)](/man/enterprise-packages/libreswan/ipsec-newhostkey.8), [**ipsec-ondemand**(8)](/man/enterprise-packages/libreswan/ipsec-ondemand.8), [**ipsec-pk12util**(8)](/man/enterprise-packages/libreswan/ipsec-pk12util.8), [**ipsec-pluto**(8)](/man/enterprise-packages/libreswan/ipsec-pluto.8), [**ipsec-purgeocsp**(8)](/man/enterprise-packages/libreswan/ipsec-purgeocsp.8), [**ipsec-redirect**(8)](/man/enterprise-packages/libreswan/ipsec-redirect.8), [**ipsec-replace**(8)](/man/enterprise-packages/libreswan/ipsec-replace.8), [**ipsec-rereadall**(8)](/man/enterprise-packages/libreswan/ipsec-rereadall.8), [**ipsec-rereadcerts**(8)](/man/enterprise-packages/libreswan/ipsec-rereadcerts.8), [**ipsec-rereadsecrets**(8)](/man/enterprise-packages/libreswan/ipsec-rereadsecrets.8), [**ipsec-restart**(8)](/man/enterprise-packages/libreswan/ipsec-restart.8), [**ipsec-route**(8)](/man/enterprise-packages/libreswan/ipsec-route.8), [**ipsec-rsasigkey**(8)](/man/enterprise-packages/libreswan/ipsec-rsasigkey.8), [**ipsec-setup**(8)](/man/enterprise-packages/libreswan/ipsec-setup.8), [**ipsec-showhostkey**(8)](/man/enterprise-packages/libreswan/ipsec-showhostkey.8), [**ipsec-showroute**(8)](/man/enterprise-packages/libreswan/ipsec-showroute.8), [**ipsec-showstates**(8)](/man/enterprise-packages/libreswan/ipsec-showstates.8), [**ipsec-shuntstatus**(8)](/man/enterprise-packages/libreswan/ipsec-shuntstatus.8), [**ipsec-start**(8)](/man/enterprise-packages/libreswan/ipsec-start.8), [**ipsec-status**(8)](/man/enterprise-packages/libreswan/ipsec-status.8), [**ipsec-stop**(8)](/man/enterprise-packages/libreswan/ipsec-stop.8), [**ipsec-trafficstatus**(8)](/man/enterprise-packages/libreswan/ipsec-trafficstatus.8), [**ipsec-unroute**(8)](/man/enterprise-packages/libreswan/ipsec-unroute.8), [**ipsec-up**(8)](/man/enterprise-packages/libreswan/ipsec-up.8), [**ipsec-vfychain**(8)](/man/enterprise-packages/libreswan/ipsec-vfychain.8), [**ipsec-whack**(8)](/man/enterprise-packages/libreswan/ipsec-whack.8)

.SH "BUGS"

.PP none

.SH "AUTHOR"

Andrew Cagney, Tuomo Soini

08/30/2026 Libreswan v5.4-HEAD

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Document: ipsec-briefstatus(8) from libreswan 5.4-r2 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://github.com/libreswan/libreswan