Policy Design Examples

These hub and spoke policies require the four network sets created in “Encrypt Traffic Between Regional Centers” on page 214 and twelve network sets for the branch networks.

Table 56 Network sets for the hub and spoke policies

 

 

 

Default

 

Networks

PEPs

ETKMS

Network Set A1

192.33.5.0 netmask 255.255.255.0

PEP A1

ETKMS 1

Network Set A2

192.33.6.0 netmask 255.255.255.0

PEP A2

ETKMS 1

Network Set A3

192.33.9.0 netmask 255.255.255.0

PEP A3

ETKMS 1

Network Set B1

172.44.5.0 netmask 255.255.255.0

PEP B1

ETKMS 1

Network Set B2

172.44.6.0 netmask 255.255.255.0

PEP B2

ETKMS 1

Network Set B3

172.44.7.0 netmask 255.255.255.0

PEP B3

ETKMS 1

Network Set C1

100.22.5.0 netmask 255.255.255.0

PEP C1

ETKMS 1

Network Set C2

100.22.7.0 netmask 255.255.255.0

PEP C2

ETKMS 1

Network Set C3

100.22.9.0 netmask 255.255.255.0

PEP C3

ETKMS 1

Network Set D1

100.33.2.0 netmask 255.255.255.0

PEP D1

ETKMS 1

Network Set D2

100.33.3.0 netmask 255.255.255.0

PEP D2

ETKMS 1

Network Set D3

100.33.5.0 netmask 255.255.255.0

PEP D3

ETKMS 1

 

 

 

 

The next three tables show the four regional hub and spoke policies.

Using Network Sets A, A1, A2, and A3, create a hub and spoke policy for region A as shown in the following table:

Table 57

Region A hub and spoke policy

 

 

 

Field

 

Setting

Name

 

Region A Hub and Spoke

Priority

 

900

Renew Keys/Refresh Lifetime

4 hours

Type

 

IPSec

IPSec

 

Encryption Algorithms - AES

 

 

Authentication Algorithms - HMAC-SHA-1

Key Generation

By Network Set

Addressing Mode Override

Preserve internal network addresses

Minimize Policy Size

Disable

Hub

 

Network Set A

Spokes

 

Network Set A1

 

 

Network Set A2

 

 

Network Set A3

Protocol

 

Any

 

 

 

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