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author | Parménides GV <parmegv@sdf.org> | 2014-04-08 11:38:09 +0200 |
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committer | Parménides GV <parmegv@sdf.org> | 2014-04-08 11:43:27 +0200 |
commit | 5fc5d37330d3535a0f421632694d1e7918fc22d7 (patch) | |
tree | 1aad0c286e58962c8895854907e530b9bc9bce5a /app/openvpn/doc/doxygen/doc_reliable.h | |
parent | c206a91d320995f37f8abb33188bfd384249da3d (diff) |
Compiles correctly: app/build-native + gradle.
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diff --git a/app/openvpn/doc/doxygen/doc_reliable.h b/app/openvpn/doc/doxygen/doc_reliable.h new file mode 100644 index 00000000..5264906a --- /dev/null +++ b/app/openvpn/doc/doxygen/doc_reliable.h @@ -0,0 +1,49 @@ +/* + * OpenVPN -- An application to securely tunnel IP networks + * over a single TCP/UDP port, with support for SSL/TLS-based + * session authentication and key exchange, + * packet encryption, packet authentication, and + * packet compression. + * + * Copyright (C) 2010 Fox Crypto B.V. <openvpn@fox-it.com> + * + * + * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify + * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 + * as published by the Free Software Foundation. + * + * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, + * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of + * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the + * GNU General Public License for more details. + * + * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License + * along with this program (see the file COPYING included with this + * distribution); if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., + * 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA + */ + +/** + * @file + * Reliability Layer module documentation file. + */ + +/** + * @defgroup reliable Reliability Layer module + * + * The Reliability Layer is part of OpenVPN's control channel. It + * provides a reliable and sequential transport mechanism for control + * channel messages between OpenVPN peers. This module forms the + * interface between the \link external_multiplexer External + * Multiplexer\endlink and the \link control_tls Control Channel TLS + * module\endlink. + * + * @par UDP or TCP as VPN tunnel transport + * + * This is especially important when OpenVPN is configured to communicate + * over UDP, because UDP does not offer a reliable and sequential + * transport. OpenVPN endpoints can also communicate over TCP which does + * provide a reliable and sequential transport. In both cases, using UDP + * or TCP as an external transport, the internal Reliability Layer is + * active. + */ |