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IPsec VPN implementation providing IKEv1/IKEv2 key exchange for encrypted network tunnels

From libreswan 5.4.1-r1 (enterprise-packages), captured 2026-11-08 by running ipsec --help (exit 0). permalink

Usage: ipsec {command} [argument] ...>
where {command} is one of:

	add			briefstatus
	certutil		checkconfig
	checknflog		checknss
	connectionstatus	briefconnectionstatus
	delete			down
	fetchcrls		fipsstatus
	import			initnss
	listall			listcacerts
	listcerts		listcrls
	listen			listpubkeys
	ondemand		pk12util
	purgeocsp		replace
	rereadall		rereadcerts
	rereadsecrets		restart
	route			showstates
	shuntstatus		start
	status			stop
	trafficstatus		unroute
	up			add
	addconn			algparse
	cavp			ecdsasigkey
	eddsasigkey		letsencrypt
	newhostkey		pluto
	readwriteconf		rsasigkey
	setup			showhostkey
	showroute		whack

See also: man ipsec {command} or ipsec {command} help
See <https://libreswan.org/> for more general info.
Libreswan v5.4.1-HEAD

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