// Tutorial //How to Set Up an IKEv2 VPN Server with StrongSwan on Ubuntu 18.04 Introduction A virtual private network, or VPN, allows you to securely encrypt traffic as it travels through untrusted networks, such as those at the coffee shop, a conference, or an airport. IKEv2, or Internet Key Exchange v2, is a protocol that allows for direct IPSec tunneling between the server and client. In IKEv2
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