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Chapter 15 IPSec VPN

15.6.4 Authentication

Before the NBG-460N and remote IPSec router establish an IKE SA, they have to verify each other’s identity. This process is based on pre-shared keys and router identities.

In main mode, the NBG-460N and remote IPSec router authenticate each other in steps 5 and 6, as illustrated below. Their identities are encrypted using the encryption algorithm and encryption key the NBG-460N and remote IPSec router selected in previous steps.

Figure 139 IKE SA: Main Negotiation Mode, Steps 5 - 6: Authentication

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The NBG-460N and remote IPSec router use a pre-shared key in the authentication process, though it is not actually transmitted or exchanged.

Note: The NBG-460N and the remote IPSec router must use the same pre-shared key.

Router identity consists of ID type and ID content. The ID type can be IP address, domain name, or e-mail address, and the ID content is a specific IP address, domain name, or e-mail address. The ID content is only used for identification; the IP address, domain name, or e-mail address that you enter does not have to actually exist.

The NBG-460N and the remote IPSec router each has its own identity, so each one must store two sets of information, one for itself and one for the other router. Local ID type and ID content refers to the ID type and ID content that applies to the router itself, and peer ID type and ID content refers to the ID type and ID content that applies to the other router in the IKE SA.

Note: The NBG-460N’s local and peer ID type and ID content must match the remote IPSec router’s peer and local ID type and ID content, respectively.

In the following example, the ID type and content match so the NBG-460N and the remote IPSec router authenticate each other successfully.

Table 72 VPN Example: Matching ID Type and Content

NBG-460N	REMOTE IPSEC ROUTER
Local ID type: E-mail	Local ID type: IP
Local ID content: tom@yourcompany.com	Local ID content: 1.1.1.2

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