February 19, 2001 IPSEC.CONF 5

### NAME

ipsec.conf - static IPsec configuration read at system startup

### DESCRIPTION

The ipsec.conf file is read at system startup time if ipsec is set to ``yes'' in rc.conf(5). setkey(8) is run with the -f option to load in IPsec manual keys and policies from ```/etc/ipsec.conf` at boot time, before any interfaces are configured.

Please see the setkey(8) manpage for all the commands available.

### FILES

```/etc/ipsec.conf`
  The file ipsec.conf resides in ```/etc`.

### SEE ALSO

ipsec(4), setkey(8)

### HISTORY

The ipsec.conf file appeared in NetBSD1.5.