6: Basic Parameters

 

 

 

 

Authentication

The type of authentication used by the host on each side of the VPN tunnel

 

 

to verify the identity of the other host. For RSA Public Key, each host

 

 

generates a RSA public-private key pair, and shares its public key with the

 

 

remote host. The RSA Public Key for the SLC 8000 advanced console

 

 

manager (which has 2192 bits) can be viewed at either the web or CLI. For

 

 

Pre-Shared Key, each host enters the same passphrase to be used for

 

 

authentication.

 

 

 

 

RSA Public Key for

If RSA Public Key is selected for authentication, enter the public key for the

 

Remote Host

remote host.

 

 

 

 

Pre-Shared Key

If Pre-Shared Key is selected for authentication, enter the key.

 

 

 

 

Retype Pre-Shared Key

If Pre-Shared Key is selected for authentication, re-enter the key.

 

 

 

 

Perfect Forward Secrecy

When a new IPSec SA is negotiated after the IPSec SA lifetime expires, a

 

 

new Diffie-Hellman key exchange can be performed to generate a new

 

 

session key to be used to encrypt the data being sent through the tunnel. If

 

 

this is enabled, it provides greater security, since the old session keys are

 

 

destroyed.

 

 

 

 

Mode Configuration Client

If this is enabled, the SLC unit can receive network configuration from the

 

 

remote host. This allows the remote host to assign an IP address/netmask

 

 

to the SLC advanced console manager side of the VPN tunnel.

 

 

 

 

XAUTH Client

If this is enabled, the SLC 8000 advanced console manager will send

 

 

authentication credentials to the remote host if they are requested. XAUTH,

 

 

or Extended Authentication, can be used as an additional security measure

 

 

on top of the Pre-Shared Key or RSA Public Key.

 

 

 

 

XAUTH Login (Client)

If XAUTH Client is enabled, this is the login used for authentication.

 

 

 

 

XAUTH Password

If XAUTH Client is enabled, this is the password used for authentication.

 

 

 

 

Retype Password

If XAUTH Client is enabled, this is the password used for authentication.

 

 

 

3.To save, click Apply button.

4.To see a details of the VPN tunnel connection, including the cryptographic algorithms used, select the View Detailed Status link.

5.To see the last 100 lines of the logs associated with the VPN tunnel, select the View VPN Logs link.

6.To see the RSA public key for the SLC 8000 advanced console manager (required for configuring the remote host if RSA Public Keys are being used), select the View SLC RSA Public Key link.

Configuring an IPsec VPN Tunnel through the CLI

1.Set vpn <parameters>:

tunnel <enabledisable> ethport <12>

auth <rsapsk>

remotehost <RemoteHost IP Address or name> remoteid <Authentication name> remotehop <IP Address>

remotesubnet <one or more subnets in CIDR notation> localid <Authentication Name>

localhop <IP Address>

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