Chapter 8

Internet Protocol Security Configuration

About this chapter

This chapter explains how to set up and manage the Internet Protocol Security (IPsec) suite of protocols to secure information within a network. IPsec enables authentication and encryption of data in transition between a filer and its CIFS client running Windows 2000 or higher.

Topics in this chapter

This chapter discusses the following topics:

Understanding IPsec
Setting up IPsec
Managing security policies
Viewing security associations
Using IPsec hardware acceleration