Re: iSCSI using IPSEC

["Julian Satran" <Julian_Satran@il.ibm.com>]

iSCSI can use  any IPsec implementation. Obviously iSCSI will not be
implemented at iSCSI level as it sits somewhere else in the stack.  The
coordination between IPsec and iSCSI is by administrative means and some
things that should or should not be done (key negotiations, SA use) are
specified in the IPS security draft.

Julo


                                                                                                                
                      Rahul Gupta                                                                               
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                      Rahul Gupta                                                                               
                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                



Hi all,
I am new developer on iscsi & ipsec . I have a small basic query.

1) Does Ipsec needs to be developed at the iscsi level and incorporated as
a
part of iscsi or it is a standalone entity ???

2) How does iscsi utilizes the ipsec functionality ..?? ( Since Ipsec is
between TCP and IP in the stack while iscsi is above TCP...)

Regards
Rahul Gupta