Linux 2.6 kernel includes IPSec directly, and ipsec-tools can be used to create a secure point-to-point link. OpenSWAN makes use of the kernel IPSec in 2.6, and makes it available in 2.2 and 2.4 kernels. IPSec can use shared keys or x509 certificates within or without a PKI for authentication. OpenVPN has been mentioned as another option, and it uses SSL/TLS for the encryption, and also supports PKI and PSK for auth. Both provide perfect-forward secrecy (PFS) which is important if your client wants past and future communications to remain impossible to decrypt, even with a compromised or subpoenaed private key.

Any of the above can be used to encrypt a point-to-point link such as the one you describe.

http://www.openswan.org
http://www.openvpn.org

Greg

Linux Dominicana wrote:
Hello everybody

 A given scenario:

A client does want to have his own VoIP PBX with Asterisk running, but
he ask me. How secure can be the communication among all subscribers?
If there're sniffers on the middle or any other listening device on a
given netowork.

The client is not fictitial, but it main requirement is encription of
all point to point comunications for given reasons.

Any guidance, products, solutions implementation available and if
works is much better.

Suggestions are welcome

Regards

John Fach
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