-This is the README file for tinc version 1.1pre3. Installation
+This is the README file for tinc version 1.1pre11. Installation
instructions may be found in the INSTALL file.
-tinc is Copyright (C) 1998-2012 by:
-
-Ivo Timmermans,
-Guus Sliepen <guus@tinc-vpn.org>,
-and others.
+tinc is Copyright © 1998-2016 Ivo Timmermans, Guus Sliepen <guus@tinc-vpn.org>, and others.
For a complete list of authors see the AUTHORS file.
please use one of the 1.0.x versions if you need a stable version of tinc.
Although tinc 1.1 will be protocol compatible with tinc 1.0.x, the
-functionality of the tincctl program may still change, and the control socket
+functionality of the tinc program may still change, and the control socket
protocol is not fixed yet.
Compatibility
-------------
-Version 1.1pre3 is compatible with 1.0pre8, 1.0 and later, but not with older
+Version 1.1pre11 is compatible with 1.0pre8, 1.0 and later, but not with older
versions of tinc.
When the ExperimentalProtocol option is used, tinc is still compatible with
-1.0.X and 1.1pre3 itself, but not with any other 1.1preX version.
+1.0.X and 1.1pre11 itself, but not with any other 1.1preX version.
Requirements
In order to compile tinc, you will need a GNU C compiler environment. Please
ensure you have the latest stable versions of all the required libraries:
-- OpenSSL (http://www.openssl.org/) version 1.0.0 or later.
-- Libevent (http://monkey.org/~provos/libevent/)
+- LibreSSL (http://www.libressl.org/) or OpenSSL (https://openssl.org/) version 1.0.0 or later.
The following libraries are used by default, but can be disabled if necessary:
-- zlib (http://www.gzip.org/zlib/)
-- lzo (http://www.oberhumer.com/opensource/lzo/)
+- zlib (http://www.zlib.net/)
+- LZO (https://www.oberhumer.com/opensource/lzo/)
- ncurses (http://invisible-island.net/ncurses/)
-- readline (ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/readline/)
+- readline (https://cnswww.cns.cwru.edu/php/chet/readline/rltop.html)
Features
connections automatically. When direct connections are not possible, data will
be forwarded by intermediate nodes.
-By default, nodes authenticate each other using 2048 bit RSA (or 521 bit
-ECDSA*) keys. Traffic is encrypted using Blowfish in CBC mode (or AES-256 in
-CTR mode*), authenticated using HMAC-SHA1 (or HMAC-SHA-256*), and is protected
-against replay attacks.
-
-*) When using the ExperimentalProtocol option.
+Tinc 1.1 support two protocols. The first is a legacy protocol that provides
+backwards compatibility with tinc 1.0 nodes, and which by default uses 2048 bit
+RSA keys for authentication, and encrypts traffic using Blowfish in CBC mode
+and HMAC-SHA1. The second is a new protocol which uses Curve25519 keys for
+authentication, and encrypts traffic using Chacha20-Poly1305, and provides
+forward secrecy.
Tinc fully supports IPv6.
Ethernet network switch or hub.
Normally, when started tinc will detach and run in the background. In a native
-Windows environment this means tinc will intall itself as a service, which will
+Windows environment this means tinc will install itself as a service, which will
restart after reboots. To prevent tinc from detaching or running as a service,
use the -D option.
-The status of the VPN can be queried using the "tincctl" tool, which connects
+The status of the VPN can be queried using the "tinc" command, which connects
to a running tinc daemon via a control connection. The same tool also makes it
easy to start and stop tinc, and to change its configuration.
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