Chapter 4

Configuration via the Command Line Interface

4.3 Peer Security Descriptor

What is ... All security parameters required to establish an IKE session are grouped into a string called a Peer Security Descriptor. This descriptor contains the methods for message authentication, encryption and hashing, and the lifetime of the Security Association.

The Peer Security Descriptor parameters are explained in section 4.3.1.

How is it used A Peer Security Descriptor is required as one of the parameters to successfully create an operational Peer. The Peer refers to the Peer Security Descriptor by its symbolic name.

A number of Peer Security Descriptors are pre-configured in the SpeedTouch™. The user can modify these descriptors, or define additional descriptors to fit his requirements.

In this section The following topics are discussed in this section:

Topic

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4.3.1 Peer Security Descriptor Parameters

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4.3.2 List all Peer Security Descriptors

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4.3.3 Create a New Peer Security Descriptor

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4.3.4 Set or Modify the Peer Descriptor Parameters

116

 

 

4.3.5 Delete a Peer Descriptor

117

 

 

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