[Info-vax] OpenVMS and IPV6 / IPsec / Security from Multinet

[Kerry Main]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Info-vax [mailto:info-vax-bounces at info-vax.com] On Behalf Of
> Johnny Billquist
> Sent: 02-Sep-14 7:43 AM
> To: info-vax at info-vax.com
> Subject: Re: [New Info-vax] Rethinking DECNET ?
> 
> On 2014-09-02 11:36, Jan-Erik Soderholm wrote:
> > Johnny Billquist wrote 2014-09-02 11:25:
> >> On 2014-09-01 23:45, Dirk Munk wrote:
> >>> David Froble wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> And there-in lies the problem.  HP's TCP/IP on VMS does not
> support
> >>>> IPsec.  Remember, this is c.o.v ....
> >>>>
> >>>> PErsonally, I think IPsec is great.  I haven't paid much attention to
> >>>> any security flaws, since as a VMS user, it would not matter to me.
> >>>
> >>> You're right, and that is why I'm of the opinion that getting the IPv4
> >>> and IPv6 stacks (incl. IPsec) in order is one of the most important
> >>> tasks now.
> >>>
> >>> Yes, IPv6 too. It is gaining momentum, Belgium is word record holder
> >>> with 30% of all internet connections having IPv6, and the percentage
> is
> >>> rising quite fast.
> >>>
> >>> I will go further than that, in my opinion IPsec should be mandatory
> for
> >>> a VMS cluster with cluster traffic over IP. At the moment IP cluster
> >>> traffic can be encrypted with SSH (AFAIK). Of course it should have
> been
> >>> IPsec from the beginning, SSH is a hobby solution compared with
> IPsec.
> >>
> >> Well, if VMS gets IPv6, then it will get IPsec, since that is
> >> mandatory for
> >> IPv6...
> >>
> >>      Johnny
> >>

[snip...]

Just a fyi, while I agree the native TCPIP stack is lacking in the IPV6
area, the readers of this list should also be aware that Multinet
(commercial TCPIP stack from OpenVMS partner - Process Software) 
does offer a fair amount of additional IPV6 support features that 
includes IPsec.

Reference webinar on OpenVMS / IPsec and other Security features:
http://tinyurl.com/OpenVMS-IPSEC


Regards,

Kerry Main
Back to the Future IT Inc.
 .. Learning from the past to plan the future

Kerry dot main at backtothefutureit dot com