What is "IPsec Policy Agent" in my Windows 8 service list? And how is "IPsec Policy Agent" service related to ipsecsvc.dll?

"IPsec Policy Agent" is a Windows 8 service that Internet Protocol security (IPsec) supports network-level peer authentication, data origin authentication, data integrity, data confidentiality (encryption), and replay protection. This service enforces IPsec policies created through the IP Security Policies snap-in or the command-line tool "netsh ipsec". If you stop this service, you may experience network connectivity issues if your policy requires that connections use IPsec. Also,remote management of Windows Firewall is not available when this service is stopped. "IPsec Policy Agent" service is provided by ipsecsvc.dll program file.

Detailed information on "IPsec Policy Agent" service:

Service name: PolicyAgent
Display name: IPsec Policy Agent
Execution command: C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k NetworkServiceNetworkRestricted
Dependencies: {Tcpip, bfe}

"IPsec Policy Agent" service is provided by a program called: ipsecsvc.dll:

Name: ipsecsvc.dll
Location: C:\Windows\System32\ipsecsvc.dll
Description: Windows IPsec SPD Server DLL
File version: 6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247)
Size: 474624 bytes
Modified: 7/26/2012 3:05:51 AM UTC

Disabling "IPsec Policy Agent" service may cause issues when running Windows 8 system.

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