
Configuring Access Point Security 6-41
The Inbound and Outbound SPI settings are required to be interpolated to function correctly. For example:AP1 Inbound SPI = 800AP1 Outbound SPI = 801Inbound ESP 
Encryption Key
Enter a key for inbound traffic. The length of the key is determined 
by the selected encryption algorithm. The key must match the 
outbound key at the remote gateway. 
Outbound ESP 
Encryption Key
Define a key for outbound traffic. The length of the key is 
determined by the selected encryption algorithm. The key must 
match the inbound key at the remote gateway.
ESP Authentication 
Algorithm
Select the authentication algorithm to use with ESP. This option is 
available only when ESP with Authentication was selected for 
the ESP type. Options include:
• MD5 - Enables the Message Digest 5 algorithm, which 
requires 128-bit (32-character hexadecimal) keys. 
• SHA1 - Enables Secure Hash Algorithm 1, which requires 
160-bit (40-character hexadecimal) keys. 
Inbound ESP 
Authentication Key
Define a key for computing the integrity check on the inbound 
traffic with the selected authentication algorithm. The key must be 
32/40 (for MD5/SHA1) hexadecimal (0-9, A-F) characters in length. 
The key must match the corresponding outbound key on the remote 
security gateway. 
Outbound ESP 
Authentication Key
Enter a key for computing the integrity check on outbound traffic 
with the selected authentication algorithm. The key must be 32/40 
(for MD5/SHA1) hexadecimal (0-9, A-F) characters in length. The 
key must match the corresponding inbound key on the remote 
security gateway.
Inbound SPI (Hex)  Define an up to six-character (maximum) hexadecimal value to 
identify the inbound security association created by the encryption 
algorithm. The value must match the corresponding outbound SPI 
value configured on the remote security gateway.
Outbound SPI (Hex) Enter an up to six (maximum) hexadecimal value to identify the 
outbound security association created by the encryption algorithm. 
The value must match the corresponding inbound SPI value 
configured on the remote security gateway.