MACSec in virtual Ethernet adapters

Question

Can I use MACSec in the virtual Ethernet adapters(containers or VMs) without configuring it in the physical MAC address?

There were multiple examples of MACSec implementation in VMs in the internet but all were using the physical address for the implementation of MACSec. (For example, see this page: https://costiser.ro/2016/08/01/macsec-implementation-on-linux/)

So I have to know whether MACSec can be implemented without the use of physical interface?

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 12 '19 at 03:51

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I have found an answer to my question. Thought of sharing this.

MACsec can be used in both VMs and containers. Only thing is that they need to have all privileges. Using privileged containers solved my problem.

answered Nov 12 '19 at 03:51

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