Tlhaloso: IPsec ke tekanyetso ea theknoloji bakeng sa ho kenya ts'ireletso likarolong tsa Internet Protocol (IP) . Ts'ebeliso ea marang-rang ea IPsec e tšehetsa ho kenyeletsa le ho netefatsa. IPsec e atisa ho sebelisoa ka mokhoa o bitsoang "tunnel mode" le Virtual Private Network (VPN) . Leha ho le joalo, IPsec e boetse e tšehetsa "mokhoa oa ho tsamaisa" bakeng sa khokahano e tobileng pakeng tsa lik'homphieutha tse peli.
Ka kakaretso, IPsec e sebetsana le marang-rang (Layer 3) ea moetsi oa OSI . IPsec e tšehetsoa ho Microsoft Windows (Win2000 le liphetolelo tse ncha) hammoho le mefuta e mengata ea Linux / Unix.