Changes between Version 4 and Version 5 of DataChannelOffload/LinuxUAPI

Timestamp:

05/03/23 14:57:59 (12 months ago)

Author:

Antonio Quartulli

Comment:

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DataChannelOffload/LinuxUAPI

@@ -21 +21 @@
 == API
 
+The ovpn-dco Netlink API is composed by a set of commands aimed at managing the main objects living in kernel space: peers and keys.\\
+Since the whole data channel processing happens in kernel space, ovpn-dco needs to be aware of all the needed details so that it can operate independently from userspace.
+
 === Peer handling
+
+The following commands are used to create, manage and destroy a peer in kernel space. Creating a peer is an essential step in order to enable sending and receiving data packets to/from it.
 
 ==== OVPN_CMD_NEW_PEER
@@ -37 +42 @@
 === Key handling
 
+The following commands are used to create, swap and delete primary and secondary keys for a specific peer. This means that a peer must be created before adding a new key.\\
+A key comes with its own cipher, therefore, it is possible to use different ciphers for each peer and, possibly, switch cipher for a certain peer at runtime (not tested).
+
 ==== OVPN_CMD_NEW_KEY
 Add a new encryption/decryption key pair for a specific peer
@@ -47 +55 @@
 
 
-=== Events (from kernelspace to userspace)
+=== Events (from kernel to userspace)
 
 ==== OVPN_CMD_DEL_PEER