I need some technical explanation about VPN in F18.

(F18, KDE environment)

Please tell me, what happens if I import a PCF file on the Network Manager UI?

My PCF file refers to a Cisco VPN using group password.

- Is the group password accessible during the import (of course it is otherwise it's useless...)

- How it is decrpyted?

- Which programs are involved? (Is any of them so called unsafe?)

- Where're the passwords stored? (Probably in KWallet)

- Are the VPN passwords "clear-text" accessible somewhere?

I need to prove that using this PCF file is secure on F18 too. The PCF file is originating from Windows environment. The publishing company uses official Cisco client.

I know that there are tons of sites and apps to decrypt the password, but I need to prove that the basic Fedora installation is secure.

Do you need more information? Please ask me!

Thanks in advance,

Peter SOLYOM-NAGY