Control: tags -1 + wontfix

On Sat, 17 Sep 2022 22:11:05 +0200 Thomas Uhle 
<thomas.u...@mailbox.tu-dresden.de> wrote:
> [...]
> 
> Well, maybe it's too late for some explanations.  Anyway, these three 
> documents on the internet (among others) may explain the difference 
> between main mode and aggressive mode:
> * https://www.ipsec-howto.org/x202.html#AEN283
> * https://www.internet-computer-security.com/VPN-Guide/Aggressive-Mode.html
> * 
> https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/security-vpn/ipsec-negotiation-ike-protocols/217432-understand-ipsec-ikev1-protocol.html
> 
> I've searched the internet because I am not quite sure about it; but if I 
> remember correctly then Cisco has preferred or used by default aggressive 
> mode.  Please remember that vpnc was developed as a replacement to Cisco's 
> proprietary client to have a free alternative for connecting to Cisco 
> IPSec/VPN servers from any platform having similar simplicity in terms of 
> configuration and usage.
> Yet you may decide for a different VPN software that provides much more 
> features for tweaking the IPSec connection exactly the way you need or 
> want it, libreswan or strongswan for instance.  Both support main mode and 
> aggressive mode and are packaged for Debian.

With the explanation Thomas gave I tag this bug as wontfix.

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