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.Dd February 19, 2001
.Dt IPSEC.CONF 5
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm ipsec.conf
.Nd static IPsec configuration read at system startup
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm
file is read at system startup time if
.Sy ipsec
is set to
.Dq yes
in
.Xr rc.conf 5 .
.Xr setkey 8
is run with the
.Fl f
option to load in IPsec manual keys and policies from
.Pa /etc/ipsec.conf
at boot time, before any interfaces are configured.
.Pp
Please see the
.Xr setkey 8
manpage for all the commands available.
.Sh FILES
.Bl -tag -width /etc/ipsec.conf -compact
.It Pa /etc/ipsec.conf
The file
.Nm
resides in
.Pa /etc .
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr ipsec 4 ,
.Xr setkey 8
.Sh HISTORY
The
.Nm
file appeared in
.Nx 1.5 .