FreeS/WAN HTML document index
Keywords: Linux, IPsec, VPN, security, encryption, cryptography, FreeS/WAN, FreeSWAN

# FreeS/WAN documentation, for version 1.96

- detailed table of contents for HTML documentation
- HTML documentation as one big file

The following documents cover most of what you need to use FreeS/WAN:

- Introduction, describing the IPsec protocols FreeS/WAN implements, why we are building it, and what you can do with it
- a new (possibly not fully debugged) document on a simple install and setup
- manual pages
- FreeS/WAN FAQ
- important CHANGES from previous releases
- known BUGS in current release
- Troubleshooting and problem reporting

Other HTML documents provide more detail or background information, or cover more specialised topics:

- Advanced configuration
- FreeS/WAN and firewalls
- Interoperation with other IPsec implementations
- Compatibility Guide Linux distributions, CPU architectures, IPv6
- Performance information
- Testing FreeS/WAN
- History and politics of cryptography
- The IPsec protocols
- Background on things like Path MTU problems and DNS
- the older installation and configuration procedure
  - Installing FreeS/WAN. You can skip this if your distribution includes FreeS/WAN.
  - Configuration. Setting up the system once it is installed.
- Mailing lists and newsgroups
- Web links (a large collection)
- Glossary (our largest file)
- Bibliography
- Distribution Roadmap: What's Where in Linux FreeS/WAN
- IPsec RFCs and related documents

For technical support and other questions, see this FAQ item.

            This index last changed:    $Date: 2002/03/26 16:44:09 $