RACOON(8) | System Manager's Manual | RACOON(8)

# NAME

`racoon` —
IKE (ISAKMP/Oakley) key management daemon

# SYNOPSIS

`racoon` | [`-46BdFLVv`] [`-f` configfile] [`-l` logfile] [`-P` isakmp-natt-port] [`-p` isakmp-port]

# DESCRIPTION

`racoon` speaks the IKE (ISAKMP/Oakley) key management protocol, to establish security associations with other hosts. The SPD (Security Policy Database) in the kernel usually triggers `racoon`. `racoon` usually sends all informational messages, warnings and error messages to syslogd(8) with the facility `LOG_DAEMON` and the priority `LOG_INFO`. Debugging messages are sent with the priority `LOG_DEBUG`. You should configure syslog.conf(5) appropriately to see these messages.

`-4`
`-6`
  Specify the default address family for the sockets.
`-B`
  Install SA(s) from the file which is specified in racoon.conf(5).
`-d`
  Increase the debug level. Multiple `-d` arguments will increase the debug level even more.
`-F`
  Run `racoon` in the foreground.
`-f` configfile
  Use configfile as the configuration file instead of the default.
`-L`
  Include file_name:line_number:function_name in all messages.
`-l` logfile
  Use logfile as the logging file instead of syslogd(8).
`-P` isakmp-natt-port
  Use isakmp-natt-port for NAT-Traversal port-floating. The default is 4500.
`-p` isakmp-port
  Listen to the ISAKMP key exchange on port isakmp-port instead of the default port number, 500.
`-V`
  Print racoon version and compilation options and exit.
`-v`
  This flag causes the packet dump be more verbose, with higher debugging level.

`racoon` assumes the presence of the kernel random number device rnd(4) at /dev/urandom.

# RETURN VALUES

The command exits with 0 on success, and non-zero on errors.

# FILES

/etc/racoon/racoon.conf
  default configuration file.

# SEE ALSO

ipsec(4), racoon.conf(5), syslog.conf(5), setkey(8), syslogd(8)

# HISTORY

The `racoon` command first appeared in the “YIPS” Yokogawa IPsec implementation.

# SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS

The use of IKE phase 1 aggressive mode is not recommended, as described in http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/886601.

January 23, 2009 | NetBSD 9.4