[Request] Libreswan plugin for Network Manager

[elegos]

Hello!

I have the need to use Libreswan instead of strongswan to connect to an IPSec IKEv1 XAuth VPN in main mode without a group. Thing is strongswan doesn't support this configuration, so I explicitally need it. Nonetheless, libreswan is as developed as strongswan and it's widely used.

using config files in /etc (ipsec.conf and .secrets) it's possible to correctly configure ipsec/libreswan, but needlessly to say, having the possibility to manage it via a GUI is 100 times better (and easier for "normal" users).

In the current repositories (Zesty) I only found the libreswan's ipsec binaries (package libreswan), but not the network manager plugin (sources are available on github).

I've tried to compile them, but I'm afraid they use a different path pattern than Ubuntu, so without making changes it's not possible to succesfully install it from sources.

Thanks

LibreSwan NetworkManager plugin sources: https://github.com/NetworkManager/network-manager-libreswan

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[Gustavo Silva (gsilvapt)]

As suggested by user.

According to bug report, this bug's importance should be "wishlist" as this is about a feature request.

@elegos, could you specify the Ubuntu version you are using and which package version you are trying to install?

[elegos (elegos)]

Hi Gustavo,

as I previously specified, I'm on Zesty (17.04) and actually there is no network manager plugin for libreswan (only for strongswan).

I know the libreswan's Network Manager plugin has already been made, as it's there in the Fedora distro.

[Douglas Kosovic (dkosovic)]

I suggest you file a Debian Request for Package (RFP) for network-manager-libreswan :
   https://wiki.debian.org/RFP

Once the package is in Debian Sid, it will automatically make its way to Ubuntu.

Or if you are able to provide a package, an Intent to Package (ITP) :
   https://wiki.debian.org/ITP

libreswan was added to Debian Sid earlier in the year and it made its way to Ubuntu 17.04.

Upstream in the GNOME Projects network-manager-libreswan GIT repository in the NEWS file, you'll notice network-manager-libreswan was renamed from network-manager-openswan at version 1.2
  https://git.gnome.org/browse/network-manager-libreswan/tree/

Debian/Ubuntu used to include network-manager-openswan, so that package might be a good starting point for updating to network-manager-libreswan.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Sagiben (sagiben)]

Hi,
I've created the package if someone would like to review it.
https://launchpad.net/~sagiben/+archive/ubuntu/network-manager-libreswan
Thanks,
 Sagi.