PRE-TEST moon# echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward sun# echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward moon# ipsec start Starting strongSwan 4.3.6 IPsec [starter]... sun# ipsec start Starting strongSwan 4.3.6 IPsec [starter]... moon# sleep 2 moon# ipsec up net-net 002 "net-net" #1: initiating Main Mode 104 "net-net" #1: STATE_MAIN_I1: initiate 003 "net-net" #1: ignoring Vendor ID payload [strongSwan] 003 "net-net" #1: received Vendor ID payload [XAUTH] 003 "net-net" #1: received Vendor ID payload [Dead Peer Detection] 106 "net-net" #1: STATE_MAIN_I2: sent MI2, expecting MR2 108 "net-net" #1: STATE_MAIN_I3: sent MI3, expecting MR3 003 "net-net" #1: next payload type of ISAKMP Hash Payload has an unknown value: 41 003 "net-net" #1: malformed payload in packet 010 "net-net" #1: STATE_MAIN_I3: retransmission; will wait 20s for response 003 "net-net" #1: next payload type of ISAKMP Hash Payload has an unknown value: 207 003 "net-net" #1: malformed payload in packet 003 "net-net" #1: discarding duplicate packet; already STATE_MAIN_I3 003 "net-net" #1: discarding duplicate packet; already STATE_MAIN_I3 010 "net-net" #1: STATE_MAIN_I3: retransmission; will wait 40s for response 003 "net-net" #1: next payload type of ISAKMP Hash Payload has an unknown value: 56 003 "net-net" #1: malformed payload in packet 031 "net-net" #1: max number of retransmissions (2) reached STATE_MAIN_I3. Possible authentication failure: no acceptable response to our first encrypted message TEST moon# cat /var/log/auth.log | grep 'malformed payload in packet' [YES] Feb 27 23:31:03 moon pluto[21937]: "net-net" #1: malformed payload in packet Feb 27 23:31:12 moon pluto[21937]: "net-net" #1: malformed payload in packet Feb 27 23:31:32 moon pluto[21937]: "net-net" #1: malformed payload in packet sun# cat /var/log/auth.log | grep 'probable authentication failure.*mismatch of preshared secrets.*malformed payload in packet' [YES] Feb 27 23:31:02 sun pluto[8458]: "net-net" #1: probable authentication failure (mismatch of preshared secrets?): malformed payload in packet Feb 27 23:31:12 sun pluto[8458]: "net-net" #1: probable authentication failure (mismatch of preshared secrets?): malformed payload in packet Feb 27 23:31:32 sun pluto[8458]: "net-net" #1: probable authentication failure (mismatch of preshared secrets?): malformed payload in packet sun# cat /var/log/auth.log | grep 'sending encrypted notification PAYLOAD_MALFORMED' [YES] Feb 27 23:31:02 sun pluto[8458]: "net-net" #1: sending encrypted notification PAYLOAD_MALFORMED to 192.168.0.1:500 Feb 27 23:31:12 sun pluto[8458]: "net-net" #1: sending encrypted notification PAYLOAD_MALFORMED to 192.168.0.1:500 Feb 27 23:31:32 sun pluto[8458]: "net-net" #1: sending encrypted notification PAYLOAD_MALFORMED to 192.168.0.1:500 moon# ipsec status | grep 'net-net.*STATE_MAIN_I4.*ISAKMP SA established' [NO] sun# ipsec status | grep 'net-net.*STATE_MAIN_R3.*ISAKMP SA established' [NO] POST-TEST moon# ipsec stop Stopping strongSwan IPsec... sun# ipsec stop Stopping strongSwan IPsec...