Nortel Networks 620, 608(WL) manual Authentication Attribute

Chapter 2

SpeedTouch™ IPSec terminology

2.3 Authentication Attribute

What is ... Two main methods for authentication are supported in the SpeedTouch™:

pre-shared key

certificates

The authentication parameters used for the IKE negotiations are bundled in the SpeedTouch™ in a descriptor with a symbolic name.

This symbolic descriptor is called the Authentication Attribute, and is encountered when you configure the SpeedTouch™ via the Command Line Interface.

For pre-shared key authentication, this attribute holds the pre-shared key. For authentication with certificates it simply indicates the authentication method.

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