Subject: Re: IPSEC in GENERIC
To: Igor Sobrado <igor@string1.ciencias.uniovi.es>
From: Martin S. Weber <Ephaeton@gmx.net>
List: tech-kern
Date: 02/20/2006 20:03:14
On Mon, Feb 20, 2006 at 07:50:20PM +0100, Igor Sobrado wrote:
> At some time in the near future, IPsec will be required in GENERIC
> kernels (...)
> IPsec is becoming the standard for VPNs really fast and it is a
> required component for IPv6.  IPsec is only optional for IPv4.

(aha. Thus ipsec is only optional but will be required ? Why ?)

Rather the question should be, why is INET6 in GENERIC?

(to achieve a deployment it doesn't have and never will ?)

-Martin