RE: PGPNet Upgrade path ?

["Aditya Deshmukh" <aditya.deshmukh () online gateway strangled net>]

gem () rellim com Wrote : 

> IPSEC has nothing to do with PGP.  Also there is really no such thing
> as a PGP key.  PGP uses what ever key scheme you ask it to use.  IPSEC
> is the same way.  Both use keys, but are not themselves key standards.
>
> OpenVPN similarly can use what ever key scheme you wish.  Since it is
> based on the OpenSSL crupto libs it is very flexible that way.  For
> simple setups you can use pre-shared keys.  For more complex setups
> you can use public/private key pairs of any type that OpenSSL 
> understands.

This is the main problem - how do I get PGP key server keys in a format
Openssl understand ? And I have implemented CA and ipsec vpn using 
freeSWAN.org + x.509 patch it works pretty nicely, but here in this 
case the public/private KEYs are in a different format... 


> IMHO, if OpenVPN does not do what you want then you misunderstand the
> problem.

The problem is very clear : how do I tranlate PGP keys to a format 
X.509 / openssl can understand ? I havent a solution to this one yet.



m () rtij nl Wrote :

> > I know for ipsec VPNs I could use the winxp's builtin 
> > But that would require moving all the PGP keys to 
> > X.509 certs.
>
> Yes, absolutely. For OpenVPN you need to use X509 certs, you 
> will have to rework your whole PKI. However:

I have already used openvpn and (free|open|whatever)swan, have 
created openssl CA with batch files that run both on windows and 
linux/freebsd/solaris at other sites.... 

All these programs are great in own right but I cannot connect the
Dots.

> So if you consider dropping PGP all together, have a look at OpenVPN.

This is the last option. If nothing is found then it is going to be openvpn 

But meanwhile 

I need a VPN that uses PGP keys for auth that are stored in PGP Key
Server, does not matter If it free or paid but if anyone know that
There is such a program please let me know.... 

Thank you in advance for the time taken to dig out the answers :)






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