diff --git a/extras/strongswan/configs/initiator/ipsec.conf b/extras/strongswan/configs/initiator/ipsec.conf
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+config setup
+  strictcrlpolicy=no
+
+conn initiator
+  mobike=no
+  auto=add
+  type=tunnel
+  keyexchange=ikev2
+  ike=aes256gcm16-prfsha256-modp2048!
+  esp=aes256gcm16-esn!
+
+# local:
+  leftauth=psk
+  leftid=@sswan.vpn.example.com
+  leftsubnet=192.168.5.0/24
+
+# remote: (gateway)
+  rightid=@roadwarrior.vpp
+  right=192.168.10.2
+  rightauth=psk
+  rightsubnet=192.168.3.0/24
+
diff --git a/extras/strongswan/configs/initiator/ipsec.secrets b/extras/strongswan/configs/initiator/ipsec.secrets
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+: PSK 'Vpp123'
diff --git a/extras/strongswan/configs/initiator/vpp.conf b/extras/strongswan/configs/initiator/vpp.conf
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+create host-interface name vpp
+set interface ip addr host-vpp 192.168.10.2/24
+set interface state host-vpp up
+
+create host-interface name priv
+set interface ip addr host-priv 192.168.3.1/24
+set interface state host-priv up
+
+ikev2 profile add pr1
+ikev2 profile set pr1 auth shared-key-mic string Vpp123
+ikev2 profile set pr1 id local fqdn roadwarrior.vpp
+ikev2 profile set pr1 id remote fqdn sswan.vpn.example.com
+
+ikev2 profile set pr1 traffic-selector local ip-range 192.168.3.0 - 192.168.3.255 port-range 0 - 65535 protocol 0
+ikev2 profile set pr1 traffic-selector remote ip-range 192.168.5.0 - 192.168.5.255 port-range 0 - 65535 protocol 0
+
+ikev2 profile set pr1 responder host-vpp 192.168.10.1
+ikev2 profile set pr1 ike-crypto-alg aes-gcm-16 256 ike-dh modp-2048
+ikev2 profile set pr1 esp-crypto-alg aes-gcm-16 256
+
+event-logger clear
+trace add af-packet-input 100
+
+create ipip tunnel src 192.168.10.2 dst 192.168.10.1
+ikev2 profile set pr1 tunnel ipip0
+ip route add 192.168.5.0/24 via 192.168.10.1 ipip0
+set interface unnumbered ipip0 use host-vpp
+
+ikev2 set liveness 30 4
+ikev2 set logging level 4