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Openswan
Stable release
3.0.0[1] / 22 January 2021; 3 years ago (22 January 2021)
Repository
Operating systemLinux, FreeBSD
PredecessorFreeS/WAN
Available inC
TypeIPsec
LicenseGNU General Public License
Websiteopenswan.org

In the field of computer security, Openswan provides a complete IPsec implementation for Linux and FreeBSD.

Openswan, begun as a fork of the now-defunct FreeS/WAN project, continues to use the GNU General Public License. Unlike the FreeS/WAN project, it does not exclusively target the Linux operating system.

Libreswan forked from Openswan in 2012.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Release 3.0.0". 22 January 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  2. ^ Paul Wouters (2014-07-14). "History of The Libreswan Project". Retrieved 2019-03-16.