This is the error you might get while configuring Openswan. As I received this error when I was configuring openswan to connect my sonicwall vpn.
Error:
#1: Informational Exchange message must be encrypted
Solution:
Make sure you have set these parameters in your Sonicwall
IKE (Phase 1) Proposal
DH Group: Group 5 (not 2)
Encryption: 3DES
Authentication: SHA1
Life Time: 28800
Ipsec (Phase 2) Proposal
Protocol: ESP
Encryption: 3DES
Authentication: SHA1
Check "Enable Perfect Forward Secrecy"
DH Group: Group 5
Life Time (seconds) 28800
Check these parameters in your linux machine
# vi /etc/ipsec.conf
auth=esp
esp=3DES-SHA1 # protocol used for authentication in sonicwall
ike=3DES-SHA1
To view a screenshot of this page on sonicwall click on the following link
Sonicwall configuration for VPN
To have a look at all the configuration files and steps follow this page:
openswan configuration in Red Hat linux
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