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h1. ipsec.conf: ca <name>

h1. ca <name>

*ca* sections are optional sections that can be used to assign special parameters to a Certification Authority (CA).

Because the daemons automatically import CA certificates from [[IpsecDirectoryCacerts|/etc/ipsec.d/cacerts]], there is no need to explicitly add them with a CA section, unless you want to assign special parameters (like a CRL) to a CA.

h2. Parameters

_also = <section name>_

p((. includes ca section <name>.

_auto = *ignore* | add_

_cacert = <path>_

p((. defines a path to the CA certificate either relative to [[IpsecDirectoryCacerts|/etc/ipsec.d/cacerts]] or as an absolute path.

_crluri = <uri>_

p((. defines a CRL distribution point (ldap, http, or file URI).

_crluri1_

p((. synonym for _crluri_.

_crluri2 = <uri>_

p((. defines an alternative CRL distribution point (ldap, http, or file URI).

_ldaphost = <hostname>_

p((. defines an ldap host. Currently used by IKEv1 only.

_ocspuri = <uri>_

p((. defines an OCSP URI.

_ocspuri1_

p((. synonym for _ocspuri_.

_ocspuri2 = <uri>_

p((. defines an alternative OCSP URI. Currently used by IKEv2 only.

_certuribase = <uri>_

p((. defines the base URI for the [[HashAndUrl|Hash and URL]] feature supported by IKEv2.
Instead of exchanging complete certificates, IKEv2 allows to send an URI
that resolves to the DER encoded certificate. The certificate URIs are built
by appending the SHA1 hash of the DER encoded certificates to this base URI.