Point-to-point policy entries | Black Box ET0100A, ET1000A, ET0010A

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Table 51 Point-to-point policy entries

Field	Description
Name	Enter a unique name to identify the policy. Names can be 1 - 40 characters in
	length. Alphanumeric characters and spaces are valid. The special characters
	<, >, &, ,“ *, ?, /, \, : and cannot be used in the policy name. Names are not
	case sensitive.
Priority	Enter the priority for this policy from 1 to 65000. PEPs enforce policies in
	descending priority order with the highest priority number processed first.
Renew Keys/	Specifies the lifetime of the keys and policies, and the frequency at which the
Refresh	keys are regenerated and policies’ lifetimes are updated on the PEPs.
Lifetime	Regenerate keys and update policies either at a specified interval in hours or
	daily at a specified time. Click either Hours or Daily.
	• Hours - enter the re-key interval in hours between 0 and 65535 hours. 0
	hours causes keys and policies to never expire and never update. Use 0
	hours for drop and clear policy types.
	• Daily - enter the re-key time using the 24 hour system clock set to the
	required local time of the ETPM workstation. The re-key time will translate to
	the local times of the ETKMSs and PEPs that might be located in other time
	zones.
Type	Specifies the action applied to packets that match the protocol and networks
	included in this policy.
	• Drop - drops all packets matching this policy.
	• Bypass - passes all packets matching this policy with no encryption and
	authentication.
	• IPSec - encrypts or decrypts all packets matching this policy.
IPSec	Specifies the encryption and authentication algorithms used in an IPSec policy.
	Select the encryption algorithm from the Encryption Algorithms list:
	• AES - Advanced Encryption Standard (default)
	• 3DES - a more secure variant of Data Encryption Standard
	Select the authentication algorithm from the Authentication Algorithms list:
	• HMAC-SHA-1- Secure Hash Algorithm
	• HMAC-MD5- Message Digest 5
	Note: Layer 4 policies require AES and HMAC-SHA-1.
Key Generation	Specifies the key generation and distribution mechanism for the PEPs included
	in this policy.
	• By Network Set - The default ETKMS within each network set generates
	and distributes the keys to the PEPs included in those network sets.
	• Global ETKMS - A global ETKMS generates the keys and sends them to
	the default ETKMSs in each network set for distribution to all of PEPs
	included in the policy.
	Select the desired ETKMS from the Global ETKMS list.

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EncrypTight, ET0100A, ET0010A, ET1000A specifications

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Black Box ET0100A, ET1000A, ET0010A, EncrypTight Point-to-point policy entries, Field Description

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Table 51 Point-to-point policy entries

Field

Description

Name

Priority

Lifetime

Type

IPSec

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