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'''FireBrick acting as the ipsec 'server', and configuring a strongSwan/Debian client.'''
 
This example uses strongSwan on Debian, but the config would suit other flavours once you've installed the package(s).
 
See also: [[FireBrick to Openswan Strongswan IPsec (Howto)]]
 
==Install Packages==
$ sudo apt-get install strongswan libcharon-extra-plugins
 
You may also want <tt>libstrongswan-extra-plugins</tt> if you need the curl plugin for strongswan to fetch CA certificates (eg from Let's Encrypt).
libcharon-extra-plugins is needed for the eap-identity plugin which is required to connect to the FireBrick. The plugin is loaded automatically, so you don't need to change any config files (normally you'd have to change the "load =" statement in strongswan.conf).
 
<tt>libcharon-extra-plugins</tt> is needed for the eap-identity plugin which is required to connect to the FireBrick. The plugin is loaded automatically, so you don't need to change any config files (normally you'd have to change the "load =" statement in strongswan.conf).
==Certificate==
 
==CA Certificate==
Download your CA certificate, and copy to /etc/ipsec.d/cacerts/ on your client box. Strongswan shouldn't mind if PEM or DER.
 
Usually you can use ACME and Letsencrypt to assign a certificate to the FireBrick, so skip the next step if you're doing this.
 
If using a manually creates certificate, Download your CA certificate from the FireBrick, and copy to <tt>/etc/ipsec.d/cacerts/</tt> on your client box. Strongswan shouldn't mind if PEM or DER.
 
If you're using a Let's Encrypt cert on the FireBrick (which is easy) - you'll need to symlink the system CA:
ln -s /etc/ssl/certs/ISRGRootX1.pem /etc/ipsec.d/cacerts/ISRGRootX1.pem
 
==strongSwan Config==
Add your connection to /etc/ipsec.conf:
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="bashini">
conn usernamefirebrick # Arbitrary name - doesn't have to be username'firebrick'
left=%defaultroute # Use your default route to the internet
leftfirewall=yes # Yes as you may be behind firewall/NAT
leftauth=eap-mschapv2 # Match the EAP method defined on FireBrick
leftid=@peer-ID # Peer ID as defined in FB IPsec IKE setting
leftsourceip=%config # Ask for an IP from the roaming pool
eap_identity=username # Username as in ipsec.secrets and FB config
right=hostname.example.com # Hostname/IP of FireBrick
rightauth=pubkey # FireBrick should be set to auth-method Certificate
rightid=@hostname.example.com # ID of FireBrick
auto=startroute # Try to connect immediately on startup
</syntaxhighlight>
 
If the FireBrick is configured to give an IPv6 address in the Roaming pool, then tell strongSwan to request IPv6 too:
<syntaxhighlight lang="ini">
leftsourceip=%config4,%config6
</syntaxhighlight>
 
Here's some StrongSwan info on split tunnelling: https://wiki.strongswan.org/projects/strongswan/wiki/ForwardingAndSplitTunneling
 
You use <tt>leftsubnet</tt> on the strongSwan roadwarrior to determine whether to use the tunnel as default gateway - you'd need <tt>leftsubnet=0.0.0.0/0</tt> to ensure all traffic used the tunnel, and <tt>leftsubnet=<serverLAN></tt> for split tunnelling.
 
For example:
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="ini">
leftsourceip=%config4,%config6
rightsubnet=0.0.0.0/0,::/0
</syntaxhighlight>
 
If you want to route additional blocks via the tunnel, use rightsubnet, eg:
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="ini">
rightsubnet=10.1.0.0/24,10.2.0.0/24,fd00:1::/64,fd00:1::/64 # IPs to route down tunnel
</syntaxhighlight>
 
== Further help==
 
ipsec up <username> # manually attempt to bring up the connection - look for errors
ipsec listcacerts # check if your cert is loaded
ipsec statusall
 
 
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