Bug #12075
closedChanges to an existing IPsec configuration are not applied on HA secondary after XMLRPC sync
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Description
When synchronizing settings over XMLRPC, the secondary only reconfigures the IPsec daemon if IPsec is enabled or disabled as a whole and not for other changes.
If a setting is changed on an existing setup, such as altering a PSK or adding a new tunnel, the secondary gets the settings in config.xml but they are not activated in strongswan. For example, new settings are not reflected in /var/etc/swanctl.conf until something else comes along and reloads them (e.g. manually, reboot, etc).
Normally the settings should be applied on sync, but in some cases that could lead to the secondary interfering in active tunnels, so testing and care is needed to ensure it is not disruptive. Settings could also be applied during transition to CARP master but that could be prone to timing issues.
MM Updated by Marcos M about 5 years ago
Perhaps it could be treated similarly to FRR and OpenVPN where the secondary checks whether its interface is CARP, and if so, it only starts the service if it's interface is in master.
VG Updated by Viktor Gurov about 5 years ago
VG Updated by Viktor Gurov about 5 years ago
PH1 entries with BACKUP VIP or VIPs aliased to BACKUP CARP must be skipped in `ipsec_get_phase1_src()` (see also https://redmine.pfsense.org/issues/11793) - otherwise secondary node tries to start CARP-binded PH1 entries after reboot
JP Updated by Jim Pingle about 5 years ago
- Status changed from New to Pull Request Review
JP Updated by Jim Pingle about 5 years ago
Copied from my comments on the PR:
Skipping entries negates the entire point of doing the configure during XMLRPC sync. You may as well just reconfigure during the CARP transition if you're going to do that.
Rather than skipping entries, set the child SA start action to 'none' on sync when using a CARP VIP in backup status, and then when it changes to master, resync and let it be whatever the user set (or default if unset). When child SA start action is 'none' it won't attempt to automatically initiate.
RB Updated by Renato Botelho about 5 years ago
- Status changed from Pull Request Review to Feedback
- Assignee set to Viktor Gurov
PR has been merged. Thanks!
VG Updated by Viktor Gurov about 5 years ago
- % Done changed from 0 to 100
Applied in changeset commit:6ae26227e1ce622ff9bec0999bb829cec92373e8.
ML Updated by Max Leighton almost 5 years ago
This seems to work for me. When I make changes to an existing tunnel's encryption settings, interface, local ID, etc, /var/etc/ipsec/swanctl.conf on the secondary immediately reflects the changes without any manual intervention. However, I am not able to replicate the initial problem in 2.5.2 so it's not clear if this only affected earlier builds 2.6?
Tested in
2.6.0-DEVELOPMENT (amd64)
built on Sat Oct 09 05:20:31 UTC 2021
FreeBSD 12.2-STABLE
MM Updated by Marcos M almost 5 years ago
- Status changed from Feedback to Resolved
Tested on 22.01.a.20211010.0500 with configuration that I originally experienced the issue in. It works correctly now.
JP Updated by Jim Pingle almost 5 years ago
- Plus Target Version changed from 21.09 to 22.01
VG Updated by Viktor Gurov almost 5 years ago
- Related to Bug #12566: IPsec initiates on HA backup node when a tunnel interface is set to a gateway group added