CONFIG_NET_KEY: PF_KEY sockets

General informations

The Linux kernel configuration item CONFIG_NET_KEY has multiple definitions:

PF_KEY sockets found in net/xfrm/Kconfig

The configuration item CONFIG_NET_KEY:

• prompt: PF_KEY sockets
• type: tristate
• depends on: (none)
• defined in net/xfrm/Kconfig
• found in Linux kernels: 2.6.13–2.6.39, 3.0–3.19, 4.0–4.20, 5.0–5.19, 6.0–6.8, 6.9-rc+HEAD
• modules built: af_key, af_key

Help text

PF_KEYv2 socket family, compatible to KAME ones. They are required if you are going to use IPsec tools ported from KAME.

Say Y unless you know what you are doing.

PF_KEY sockets found in net/Kconfig

The configuration item CONFIG_NET_KEY:

• prompt: PF_KEY sockets
• type: tristate
• depends on: (none)
• defined in net/Kconfig
• found in Linux kernels: 2.5.47–2.5.75, 2.6.0–2.6.12
• modules built: af_key, af_key

Help text

PF_KEYv2 socket family, compatible to KAME ones. They are required if you are going to use IPsec tools ported from KAME.

Say Y unless you know what you are doing.

Hardware

LKDDb

Raw data from LKDDb:

• lkddb module af_key CONFIG_NET_KEY : net/Kconfig : "PF_KEY sockets" # in 2.5.47–2.5.75, 2.6.0–2.6.12
• lkddb module af_key CONFIG_NET_KEY : net/xfrm/Kconfig : "PF_KEY sockets" # in 2.6.13–2.6.39, 3.0–3.19, 4.0–4.20, 5.0–5.19, 6.0–6.8, 6.9-rc+HEAD

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• Linux Kernel Driver DataBase (LKDDb)

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