Libreswan implements the IKE and IPsec standards for VPN. These standards have been created and are still maintained at the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) in the IPsecME Working Group. Libreswan is used as a remote access VPN as well as cloud encryption. It is known for its goal of Opportunistic Encryption which aims to encrypt the entire internet by default.
- Twitter: Interested students can look at our https://libreswan.org/wiki/GSoC2018 Project Ideas page, and our completed student projects page at https://libreswan.org/wiki/Student_projects If a student is interested in a specific project, they can also contact [email protected] with their idea, or discuss their idea on the libreswan mailing list or irc channel.