Compatible Systems 5.4 manual VPN User Dialog Box, Name, VPN Group, IKE Shared Key

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VPN User Dialog Box

>Name

This is the name of a user who will connect to the device using VPN client software.

>VPN Group

The user whose name is entered in the first column will be given the privi- leges and session parameters described in the specified VPN Group Config- uration.

Any number of user entries may specify the same VPN Group Configuration in the database, but the VPN Group Configuration itself may allow a limited number of simultaneous users to actually have open VPN sessions with a device.

IKE Shared Key

This is a shared alphanumeric secret between 1-255 characters long. It is used to generate session keys which are used to authenticate and/or encrypt each packet received or sent through the tunnel.

STEP/STAMP Authentication Secret

This is a shared alphanumeric long term secret between 1-255 characters long. It is used to generate a series of short term keys which will authenticate traffic from this user on a packet-by-packet basis.

The same secret must be entered into the VPN client in order for authentica- tion to succeed.