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Table 49 Peer ID Type and Content Fields

PEER ID TYPE

CONTENT

 

 

E-mail

Type an e-mail address (up to 31 characters) by which to identify the remote IPSec

 

router.

The domain name or e-mail address that you use in the Content field is used for identification purposes only and does not need to be a real domain name or e-mail address. The domain name also does not have to match the remote router’s IP address or what you configure in the Secure Gateway Address field below.

15.8.1 ID Type and Content Examples

Two IPSec routers must have matching ID type and content configuration in order to set up a VPN tunnel.

The two Prestiges in this example can complete negotiation and establish a VPN tunnel

Table 50 Matching ID Type and Content Configuration Example

PRESTIGE A

PRESTIGE B

 

 

Local ID type: E-mail

Local ID type: IP

 

 

Local ID content: tom@yourcompany.com

Local ID content: 1.1.1.2

 

 

Peer ID type: IP

Peer ID type: E-mail

 

 

Peer ID content: 1.1.1.2

Peer ID content: tom@yourcompany.com

 

 

The two Prestiges in this example cannot complete their negotiation because Prestige B’s Local ID type is IP, but Prestige A’s Peer ID type is set to E-mail. An “ID mismatched” message displays in the IPSEC LOG.

Figure 63 Mismatching ID Type and Content Configuration Example

PRESTIGE A

PRESTIGE B

 

 

Local ID type: IP

Local ID type: IP

 

 

Local ID content: 1.1.1.10

Local ID content: 1.1.1.10

 

 

Peer ID type: E-mail

Peer ID type: IP

 

 

Peer ID content: aa@yahoo.com

Peer ID content: N/A

 

 

15.9 Pre-Shared Key

A pre-shared key identifies a communicating party during a phase 1 IKE negotiation (see Section IKE Phases for more on IKE phases). It is called “pre-shared” because you have to share it with another party before you can communicate with them over a secure connection.

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