_UPDOWN(8)                                   System Manager's Manual                                  _UPDOWN(8)

NAME

       ipsec_updown - route and firewall manipulation script

SYNOPSIS

       _updown  is  invoked  by pluto when it has brought up a new connection. This script is used to insert the
       appropriate routing entries for IPsec operation.  It can also  be  used  to  insert  and  delete  dynamic
       iptables firewall rules.  The interface to the script is documented in the pluto man page.

SEE ALSO

       ipsec(8), ipsec_pluto(8).

HISTORY

       Man  page  written  for  the  Linux  FreeS/WAN  project <http://www.freeswan.org/> by Michael Richardson.
       Original  program   written   by   Henry   Spencer.   Extended   for   the   Linux   strongSwan   project
       <http://www.strongswan.org/> by Andreas Steffen.

                                                   27 Apr 2006                                        _UPDOWN(8)