Note that when applied to TCP sockets, calling {@link IpSecTransform#close()} on an + * applied transform before completion of graceful shutdown may result in the shutdown sequence + * failing to complete. As such, applications requiring graceful shutdown MUST close the socket + * prior to deactivating the applied transform. Socket closure may be performed asynchronously + * (in batches), so the returning of a close function does not guarantee shutdown of a socket. + * Setting an SO_LINGER timeout results in socket closure being performed synchronously, and is + * sufficient to ensure shutdown. + * + * Specifically, if the transform is deactivated (by calling {@link IpSecTransform#close()}), + * prior to the socket being closed, the standard [FIN - FIN/ACK - ACK], or the reset [RST] + * packets are dropped due to the lack of a valid Transform. Similarly, if a socket without the + * SO_LINGER option set is closed, the delayed/batched FIN packets may be dropped. + * *
When applying a new tranform to a socket, the previous transform will be removed. However, @@ -364,6 +377,19 @@ public final class IpSecManager { * will throw IOException if the user deactivates the transform (by calling {@link * IpSecTransform#close()}) without calling {@link #removeTransportModeTransforms}. * + *
Note that when applied to TCP sockets, calling {@link IpSecTransform#close()} on an + * applied transform before completion of graceful shutdown may result in the shutdown sequence + * failing to complete. As such, applications requiring graceful shutdown MUST close the socket + * prior to deactivating the applied transform. Socket closure may be performed asynchronously + * (in batches), so the returning of a close function does not guarantee shutdown of a socket. + * Setting an SO_LINGER timeout results in socket closure being performed synchronously, and is + * sufficient to ensure shutdown. + * + * Specifically, if the transform is deactivated (by calling {@link IpSecTransform#close()}), + * prior to the socket being closed, the standard [FIN - FIN/ACK - ACK], or the reset [RST] + * packets are dropped due to the lack of a valid Transform. Similarly, if a socket without the + * SO_LINGER option set is closed, the delayed/batched FIN packets may be dropped. + * *
When applying a new tranform to a socket, the previous transform will be removed. However,