[Bug 596449] Review Request: NetworkManager-openswan - NetworkManager VPN plugin for Openswan (IPsec)

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--- Comment #4 from Avesh Agarwal <avagarwa at redhat.com> 2010-05-26 15:45:30 EDT ---
(In reply to comment #3)
> Some non-packaging review points:
> 
> - NM-vpnc describes itself in the UI as for 'Cisco Compatible VPN'
> - This describes itself in the UI as for 'IPSec based VPNs (Openswan)'
> 
> 1) this should use 'VPNs' instead of 'VPN'
NetworkManager-openswan has "VPNs". Not sure if i understood you correctly. 

> 2) I don't know that '(Openswan)' is a useful detail to show the user
> 
Showing Openswan is necessary, because it is only specific to Openswan. So
users should be able to know that this plugin only works with Openswan.

> Also, it appears that this only supports Cisco-style xauth+ike VPNs. As I
> understand it, Openswan supports a variety of auth mechanisms (certificates,
> etc.) that this isn't exposing.    

You are right. I am exposing only XAUTH and PSK based VPNs right now mainly
like "road-warrior connections". But that does not mean that it not only works
with Cisco VPN servers. It can also work other vpn servers that supports
XAUTH+PSK. By doing this would help a lot to get feedback from various users
who mostly use it with Cisco VPN servers. As I have NetworkManager-openswan
helper in place now, adding other features would mainly require GUI changes
only, and some minor changes in the helper.

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