ip-macsec(8) — Linux manual page

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IP-MACSEC(8)                      Linux                     IP-MACSEC(8)

NAME         top

       ip-macsec - MACsec device configuration

SYNOPSIS         top

       ip link add link DEVICE name NAME type macsec [ [ address
       <lladdr> ] port PORT | sci <u64> ] [ cipher { default | gcm-
       aes-128 | gcm-aes-256 | gcm-aes-xpn-128 | gcm-aes-xpn-256 } ] [
       icvlen ICVLEN ] [ encrypt { on | off } ] [ send_sci { on | off }
       ] [ end_station { on | off } ] [ scb { on | off } ] [ protect {
       on | off } ] [ replay { on | off } ] [ window WINDOW ] [ validate
       { strict | check | disabled } ] [ encodingsa SA ] [ offload { off
       | phy | mac } ]

       ip macsec add DEV tx sa { 0..3 } [ OPTS ] key ID KEY
       ip macsec set DEV tx sa { 0..3 } [ OPTS ]
       ip macsec del DEV tx sa { 0..3 }

       ip macsec add DEV rx SCI [ on | off ]
       ip macsec set DEV rx SCI [ on | off ]
       ip macsec del DEV rx SCI

       ip macsec add DEV rx SCI sa { 0..3 } [ OPTS ] key ID KEY
       ip macsec set DEV rx SCI sa { 0..3 } [ OPTS ]
       ip macsec del DEV rx SCI sa { 0..3 }

       ip macsec offload DEV { off | phy | mac }

       ip macsec show [ DEV ]

       OPTS := [ pn { 1..2^32-1 } | xpn { 1..2^64-1 } ] [ salt SALT ] [
       ssci <u32> ] [ on | off ]
       SCI := { sci <u64> | port PORT address <lladdr> }
       PORT := { 1..2^16-1 }
       SALT := 96-bit hex string

DESCRIPTION         top

       The ip macsec commands are used to configure transmit secure
       associations and receive secure channels and their secure
       associations on a MACsec device created with the ip link add
       command using the macsec type.

EXAMPLES         top

   Create a MACsec device on link eth0 (offload is disabled by default)
       # ip link add link eth0 macsec0 type macsec port 11 encrypt on

   Configure a secure association on that device
       # ip macsec add macsec0 tx sa 0 pn 1024 on key 01 81818181818181818181818181818181

   Configure a receive channel
       # ip macsec add macsec0 rx port 1234 address c6:19:52:8f:e6:a0

   Configure a receive association
       # ip macsec add macsec0 rx port 1234 address c6:19:52:8f:e6:a0 sa 0 pn 1 on key 00 82828282828282828282828282828282

   Display MACsec configuration
       # ip macsec show

   Configure offloading on an interface
       # ip macsec offload macsec0 phy

   Configure offloading upon MACsec device creation
       # ip link add link eth0 macsec0 type macsec port 11 encrypt on offload mac

EXTENDED PACKET NUMBER EXAMPLES         top

   Create a MACsec device on link eth0 with enabled extended packet
       number (offload is disabled by default)
       # ip link add link eth0 macsec0 type macsec port 11 encrypt on cipher gcm-aes-xpn-128

   Configure a secure association on that device
       # ip macsec add macsec0 tx sa 0 xpn 1024 on salt 838383838383838383838383 ssci 123 key 01 81818181818181818181818181818181

   Configure a receive channel
       # ip macsec add macsec0 rx port 11 address c6:19:52:8f:e6:a0

   Configure a receive association
       # ip macsec add macsec0 rx port 11 address c6:19:52:8f:e6:a0 sa 0 xpn 1 on salt 838383838383838383838383 ssci 123 key 00 82828282828282828282828282828282

   Display MACsec configuration
       # ip macsec show

NOTES         top

       This tool can be used to configure the 802.1AE keys of the
       interface. Note that 802.1AE uses GCM-AES with a initialization
       vector (IV) derived from the packet number. The same key must not
       be used with the same IV more than once. Instead, keys must be
       frequently regenerated and distributed.  This tool is thus mostly
       for debugging and testing, or in combination with a user-space
       application that reconfigures the keys. It is wrong to just
       configure the keys statically and assume them to work
       indefinitely. The suggested and standardized way for key
       management is 802.1X-2010, which is implemented by
       wpa_supplicant.

EXTENDED PACKET NUMBER NOTES         top

       Passing cipher gcm-aes-xpn-128 or gcm-aes-xpn-256 to ip link add
       command using the macsec type requires using the keyword 'xpn'
       instead of 'pn' in addition to providing a salt using the 'salt'
       keyword and ssci using the 'ssci' keyword when using the ip
       macsec command.

SEE ALSO         top

       ip-link(8) wpa_supplicant(8)

AUTHOR         top

       Sabrina Dubroca <[email protected]>

COLOPHON         top

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iproute                        07 Mar 2016                  IP-MACSEC(8)