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PDEL_PPP(3)		     Library Functions Manual		     PDEL_PPP(3)

NAME
     pdel_ppp -- PPP library for VPNs that uses netgraph(3)

LIBRARY
     PDEL Library (libpdel, -lpdel)

SYNOPSIS
     #include <sys/types.h>
     #include <pdel/ppp/*.h>

DESCRIPTION
     The libpdel(3) library includes a PPP stack with support for:

     -	 The IP network layer (IPCP)

     -	 Authentication via PAP, CHAP-MD5, MS-CHAPv1, MS-CHAPv2, and RADIUS

     -	 The PPTP transport layer with PPTP server support

     -	 The L2TP transport layer with L2TP server support

     -	 Microsoft MPPE encryption

     This  library  works in conjunction with the various netgraph(4) nodes that
     come with the FreeBSD kernel and is a PPP library, not a PPP server.   That
     is,  it  handles  all the PPP state machinery, while deferring all "policy"
     decisions to the application code via callbacks.  For example, the applica-
     tion is ultimately responsible for acquiring  and	verifying  user  creden-
     tials, determining what IP addresses may be negotiated, etc.

     The  library  constructs  netgraph node graphs that have a "loose end" net-
     graph hook which transmits and receives IP packets; the application is  re-
     sponsible	 for   connecting  this  hook  to  something  useful  (e.g.,  an
     ng_iface(3) node), configuring  the  interface,  etc.   The  library  makes
     available	to the application all the information that it needs in order to
     properly do such configuration (such as the negotiated IP addresses).

     At this time, there is no documentation other than this man  page	and  the
     comments  in  the code.  There is a fully functioning sample PPTP/L2TP test
     server in the test subdirectory that is statically configured and allows  a
     single  connection  at  a time.  It demonstrates how to create a server and
     the application callbacks.  The application callbacks are documented in the
     corresponding header files.

     Because PPTP and L2TP are the only supported transport types, this  library
     is most useful for implementing VPN software.

SEE ALSO
     libpdel(3),

HISTORY
     The    PDEL    library    was    developed    at	 Packet   Design,   LLC.
     http://www.packetdesign.com/

AUTHORS
     Archie Cobbs <archie@freebsd.org>

FreeBSD ports 15.quarterly	  June 2, 2004			     PDEL_PPP(3)

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