Hello, I have been trying to use kerberos for IPsec between linux machine and Windows machine. Both of them are connected to a Windows server 2003 machine which has active directory configured. I cannot find any proper document on this. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks & Regards, Anandan

Maybe, this guide helps: Windows Vista Beta/Linux IPsec Interop Testing It seems to me that Kerberos is not possible, and that certificates or a pre-shared key would be a better choice. Note: Windows Server 2003 is briefly discussed in this guide

Hi, Thanks for your help. I have already tried with Pre-shared keys and Certificates and i was able to successfully do it. Now i am trying with Kerberos. I am also thinking that kerberos between linux and windows is not possible. I want to find out whether is it possible to setup IPsec with kerberos between linux and windows... if so wat is the workaround needed for that... ?? if not why is not possible? Thanks & Regards, Anandan

Hi, Kerberos between Windows and Linux is possible, please refer to article. Windows 2000 Kerberos Interoperability http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb742432.aspx gssMonger - Tool for verifying Kerberos authentication interoperability between Windows and other platforms http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=986a0a97-cfa9-4a45-b738-535791f02460 Thanks. This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

Hi Mervyn, Thanks for the information. I have already tried the normal kerberos authentication between Linux and Windows. But my problem here is Interoperability of IPsec racoon configuration with Kerberos. Is that possible?? Regards, Anandan

Hi Anandan, Theoretically, its possible. But we cannot guarantee it works under all situations. Thanks. This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.