Security for VPNs with IPsec

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CONTENTS

Configuring Security for VPNs with IPsec 1

Finding Feature Information 1
Prerequisites for Configuring Security for VPNs with IPsec 1
Restrictions for Configuring Security for VPNs with IPsec 2
Information About Configuring Security for VPNs with IPsec 2
Supported Standards 3
Supported Hardware Switching Paths and Encapsulation 4
Supported Hardware 4
VPN Accelerator Module Support 4
AIMs and NM Support 5
Supported Switching Paths 6
Supported Encapsulation 7
IPsec Functionality Overview 7
IKEv1 Transform Sets 9
IKEv2 Transform Sets 9
IPsec Traffic Nested to Multiple Peers 10
Crypto Access Lists 10
Crypto Access List Overview 11
When to Use the permit and deny Keywords in Crypto Access Lists 11
Mirror Image Crypto Access Lists at Each IPsec Peer 13
When to Use the any Keyword in Crypto Access Lists 14
Transform Sets: A Combination of Security Protocols and Algorithms 14
About Transform Sets 14
Cisco IOS Suite-B Support for IKE and IPsec Cryptographic Algorithms 16
Suite-B Requirements 17
Where to Find Suite-B Configuration Information 17
Crypto Map Sets 18
About Crypto Maps 18
Load Sharing Among Crypto Maps 19

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Crypto Map Guidelines 19

Static Crypto Maps 19
Dynamic Crypto Maps 20
Dynamic Crypto Maps Overview 20
Tunnel Endpoint Discovery 21
Redundant Interfaces Sharing the Same Crypto Map 23
Establish Manual SAs 23
How to Configure IPsec VPNs 24
Creating Crypto Access Lists 24
What to Do Next 25
Configuring Transform Sets for IKEv1 and IKEv2 Proposals 25
Restrictions 25
Configuring Transform Sets for IKEv1 26
What to Do Next 27
Configuring Transform Sets for IKEv2 27
Transform Sets for IKEv2 Examples 29
What to Do Next 30
Creating Crypto Map Sets 30
Creating Static Crypto Maps 30
Troubleshooting Tips 33
What to Do Next 33
Creating Dynamic Crypto Maps 33
Troubleshooting Tips 37
What to Do Next 37
Creating Crypto Map Entries to Establish Manual SAs 37
Troubleshooting Tips 40
What to Do Next 40
Applying Crypto Map Sets to Interfaces 40
Configuration Examples for IPsec VPN 42
Example: Configuring AES-Based Static Crypto Map 42
Additional References 43
Feature Information for Security for VPNs with IPsec 44
IPsec Virtual Tunnel Interfaces 49
Finding Feature Information 49
Restrictions for IPsec Virtual Tunnel Interface 49

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Information About IPsec Virtual Tunnel Interface 51

Benefits of Using IPsec Virtual Tunnel Interfaces 51
Static Virtual Tunnel Interfaces 51
Dynamic Virtual Tunnel Interfaces 52
Traffic Encryption with the IPsec Virtual Tunnel Interface 53
Multi-SA Support for Dynamic Virtual Tunnel Interfaces for IKEv1 55
Multi-SA Support for Dynamic Virtual Tunnel Interfaces for IKEv2 55
Dynamic Virtual Tunnel Interface Life Cycle 56
Routing with IPsec Virtual Tunnel Interfaces 56
How to Configure IPsec Virtual Tunnel Interface 56
Configuring Static IPsec Virtual Tunnel Interfaces 57
Configuring Dynamic IPsec Virtual Tunnel Interfaces 59
Configuring Multi-SA Support for Dynamic Virtual Tunnel Interfaces Using IKEv1 61
Configuring Multi-SA Support for Dynamic Virtual Tunnel Interfaces Using IKEv2 66
Defining an AAA Attribute List 66
Configuring the VRF 67
Configuring Internet Key Exchange Version 2 (IKEv2) 69
Configuring IKEv2 Proposal 69
Configuring IKEv2 Policy 71
Configuring IKEv2 Keyring 73
Configuring IKEv2 Profile (Basic) 75
Configuring an IPsec Profile and a Virtual Template 81
Configuration Examples for IPsec Virtual Tunnel Interface 83
Example: Static Virtual Tunnel Interface with IPsec 84
Example: Verifying the Results for the IPsec Static Virtual Tunnel Interface 85
Example: VRF-Aware Static Virtual Tunnel Interface 86
Example: Static Virtual Tunnel Interface with QoS 87
Example: Static Virtual Tunnel Interface with Virtual Firewall 87
Example: Dynamic Virtual Tunnel Interface Easy VPN Server 88
Verifying the Results for the Dynamic Virtual Tunnel Interface Easy VPN Server Example 89
Example: Dynamic Virtual Tunnel Interface Easy VPN Client 90
Verifying the Results for the Dynamic Virtual Tunnel Interface Easy VPN Client Example 91
Example: VRF-Aware IPsec with a Dynamic VTI When VRF is Configured Under a Virtual
Template 91

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Example: VRF-Aware IPsec with Dynamic VTI When VRF is Configured Under a Virtual
Template with the Gateway Option in an IPsec Profile 92
Example: VRF-Aware IPsec with a Dynamic VTI When VRF is Configured Under an
ISAKMP Profile 93
Example: VRF-Aware IPsec with a Dynamic VTI When VRF is Configured Under an
ISAKMP Profile and a Gateway Option in an IPsec Profile 94
Example: VRF-Aware IPsec with a Dynamic VTI When a VRF is Configured Under Both
a Virtual Template and an ISAKMP Profile 94
Example: Configuring Multi-SA Support for Dynamic VTI Using IKEv2 95
Example: Dynamic Virtual Tunnel Interface with Virtual Firewall 97
Example: Dynamic Virtual Tunnel Interface with QoS 98
Example: Dynamic Virtual Tunnel Interface Using GRE with IPsec Protection 98
Additional References 99
Feature Information for IPsec Virtual Tunnel Interfaces 100
L2TP IPsec Support for NAT and PAT Windows Clients 103
Finding Feature Information 103
Prerequisites for L2TP IPsec Support for NAT and PAT Windows Clients 104
Restrictions for L2TP IPsec Support for NAT and PAT Windows Clients 104
Information About L2TP IPsec Support for NAT and PAT Windows Clients 104
How L2TP IPsec Support for NAT and PAT Windows Clients Works 104
How to Enable L2TP IPsec Support for NAT and PAT Windows Clients 106
Enabling L2TP IPsec Support 106
Configuration Examples for L2TP IPsec Support for NAT and PAT Windows Clients 108
Example: Dynamic Map Configuration 108
Additional References 110
Feature Information for L2TP IPsec Support for NAT and PAT Windows Clients 111
SafeNet IPsec VPN Client Support 113
Finding Feature Information 113
Prerequisites for SafeNet IPsec VPN Client Support 113
Restrictions for SafeNet IPsec VPN Client Support 114
Information About SafeNet IPsec VPN Client Support 114
ISAKMP Profile and ISAKMP Keyring Configurations Background 114
Local Termination Address or Interface 114
Benefit of SafeNet IPsec VPN Client Support 114
How to Configure SafeNet IPsec VPN Client Support 115
Limiting an ISAKMP Profile to a Local Termination Address or Interface 115

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Limiting a Keyring to a Local Termination Address or Interface 116

Monitoring and Maintaining SafeNet IPsec VPN Client Support 117
Examples 118
debug crypto isakmp Command Output for an ISAKMP Keyring That IsBound to
Local Termination Addresses Example 118
debug crypto isakmp Command Output for an ISAKMP ProfileThat Is Boundto a Local
Termination Address Example 119
show crypto isakmp profile Command Output Example 119
Troubleshooting SafeNet IPsec VPN Client Support 119
Configuration Examples for SafeNet IPsec VPN Client Support 119
ISAKMP Profile Bound to a Local Interface Example 120
ISAKMP Keyring Bound to a Local Interface Example 120
ISAKMP Keyring Bound to a Local IP Address Example 120
ISAKMP Keyring Bound to an IP Address and Limited to a VRF Example 120
Additional References 120
Related DocumentsStandards 121
MIBs 121
RFCs 121
Technical Assistance 122
Ability to Disable Extended Authentication for Static IPsec Peers 123
Finding Feature Information 123
Feature Overview 123
Benefits 124
Restrictions 124
Related Documents 124
Supported Standards MIBs and RFCs 124
Prerequisites 124
Configuration Tasks 125
Disabling Xauth for Static IPsec Peers 125
Configuration Examples 125
Disabling Xauth for Static IPsec Peers Configuration 126
Feature Information for Ability to Disable Xauth for Static IPsec Peers 126
Crypto Conditional Debug Support 127
Finding Feature Information 127
Prerequisites for Crypto Conditional Debug Support 127
Restrictions for Crypto Conditional Debug Support 128

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Information About Crypto Conditional Debug Support 128

Supported Condition Types 128
How to Enable Crypto Conditional Debug Support 129
Enabling Crypto Conditional Debug Messages 129
Performance Considerations 129
Disable Crypto Debug Conditions 130
Enabling Crypto Error Debug Messages 131
debug crypto error CLI 132
Configuration Examples for the Crypto Conditional Debug CLIs 132
Enabling Crypto Conditional Debugging Example 132
Disabling Crypto Conditional Debugging Example 133
Additional References 133
VPN Acceleration Module 135
Finding Feature Information 135
Prerequisites 135
Information about VPN Acceleration 135
Feature Information 136
Feature Overview 136
Benefits 137
Related Features and Technologies 139
Related Documents 139
Supported Platforms 139
Supported Standards MIBs and RFCs 140
How To Configure VPN Acceleration 140
Configuring an IKE Policy 140
Configuring IPSec 142
Creating Crypto Access Lists 142
Defining Transform Sets 143
Creating Crypto Map Entries using IKE 144
Verifying the Configuration 144
Troubleshooting Tips 146
Monitoring and Maintaining the VPN Acceleration Module 147
Configuration Examples for VPN Acceleration 148
Configuring IKE Policies Example 148
Configuring IPSec Configuration Example 148

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Glossary 149
Option to Disable Hardware Crypto EngineFailover to Software Crypto Engine 151
Finding Feature Information 151
Prerequisites for Option to Disable Hardware Crypto Engine Failover to Software Crypto Engine 152
Information About Option to Disable Hardware Crypto Engine Failover to Software Crypto Engine 152
Hardware Crypto Engine Failover to the Software Crypto Engine Overview 152
Option to Disable Hardware Crypto Engine Failover 152
How to Configure Option to Disable Hardware Crypto Engine Failover to Software Crypto Engine 152
Disabling Hardware Crypto Engine Failover to the Software Crypto Engine 152
Configuration Examples for Option to Disable Hardware Crypto Engine Failover to Software
Crypto Engine 153
Disabled Hardware Crypto Engine Failover Example 153
Additional References 154

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 Configuring Security for VPNs with IPsec
This module describes how to configure basic IPsec VPNs. IPsec is a framework of open standards
developed by the IETF. It provides security for the transmission of sensitive information over unprotected
networks such as the Internet. IPsec acts at the network layer, protecting and authenticating IP packets
between participating IPsec devices (“peers”), such as Cisco routers.

Note Security threats, as well as the cryptographic technologies to help protect against them, are constantly
changing. For more information about the latest Cisco cryptographic recommendations, see the Next
Generation Encryption (NGE) white paper.

• Finding Feature Information, page 1

• Prerequisites for Configuring Security for VPNs with IPsec, page 1
• Restrictions for Configuring Security for VPNs with IPsec, page 2
• Information About Configuring Security for VPNs with IPsec, page 2
• How to Configure IPsec VPNs, page 24
• Configuration Examples for IPsec VPN, page 42
• Additional References, page 43
• Feature Information for Security for VPNs with IPsec, page 44

Finding Feature Information

Your software release may not support all the features documented in this module. For the latest feature
information and caveats, see the release notes for your platform and software release. To find information
about the features documented in this module, and to see a list of the releases in which each feature is
supported, see the Feature Information Table at the end of this document.
Use Cisco Feature Navigator to find information about platform support and Cisco software image support.
To access Cisco Feature Navigator, go to www.cisco.com/go/cfn. An account on Cisco.com is not required.

Prerequisites for Configuring Security for VPNs with IPsec

IKE Configuration
You must configure Internet Key Exchange (IKE) as described in the module Configuring Internet Key
Exchange for IPsec VPNs.

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Note If you decide not to use IKE, you must still disable it as described in the module Configuring Internet Key
Exchange for IPsec VPNs.

Ensure Access Lists Are Compatible with IPsec

IKE uses UDP port 500. The IPsec encapsulating security payload (ESP) and authentication header (AH)
protocols use protocol numbers 50 and 51, respectively. Ensure that your access lists are configured so that
traffic from protocol 50, 51, and UDP port 500 are not blocked at interfaces used by IPsec. In some cases,
you might need to add a statement to your access lists to explicitly permit this traffic.

Restrictions for Configuring Security for VPNs with IPsec

NAT Configuration
If you use Network Address Translation (NAT), you should configure static NAT so that IPsec works
properly. In general, NAT should occur before the router performs IPsec encapsulation; in other words,
IPsec should work with global addresses.

Nested IPsec Tunnels

IPsec supports nested tunnels that terminate on the same router. Double encryption of locally generated
IKE packets and IPsec packets is supported only when a static virtual tunnel interface (sVTI) is configured.
Double encryption is supported on releases up to and including Cisco IOS Release 12.4(15)T, but not on
later releases.
With CSCts46591, the following nested IPsec tunnels are supported:
• Virtual tunnel interface (VTI) in VTI
• VTI in Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE)/IPsec
• GRE/IPsec in VTI
• GRE/IPsec in GRE/IPsec

Unicast IP Datagram Application Only

IPsec can be applied to unicast IP datagrams only. Because the IPsec Working Group has not yet addressed
the issue of group key distribution, IPsec does not currently work with multicasts or broadcast IP
datagrams.

Information About Configuring Security for VPNs with IPsec

• Supported Standards, page 3
• Supported Hardware Switching Paths and Encapsulation, page 4
• IPsec Functionality Overview, page 7
• IPsec Traffic Nested to Multiple Peers, page 10
• Crypto Access Lists, page 10
• Transform Sets: A Combination of Security Protocols and Algorithms, page 14

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• Cisco IOS Suite-B Support for IKE and IPsec Cryptographic Algorithms, page 16
• Crypto Map Sets, page 18

Supported Standards
Cisco implements the following standards with this feature:
• IPsec—IPsec is a framework of open standards that provides data confidentiality, data integrity, and
data authentication between participating peers. IPsec provides these security services at the IP layer;
IPsec uses IKE to handle negotiation of protocols and algorithms based on the local policy, and
generate the encryption and authentication keys to be used by IPsec. IPsec can be used to protect one
or more data flows between a pair of hosts, between a pair of security gateways, or between a security
gateway and a host.

Note The term IPsec is sometimes used to describe the entire protocol of IPsec data services
and IKE security protocols, and is also sometimes used to describe only the data services.

• IKE—A hybrid protocol that implements Oakley and SKEME key exchanges inside the Internet
Security Association and Key Management Protocol (ISAKMP) framework. While IKE is used with
other protocols, its initial implementation is with the IPsec protocol. IKE provides authentication of
IPsec peers, negotiates IPsec security associations, and establishes IPsec keys.
The component technologies implemented for IPsec include:

Note Cisco no longer recommends using DES, 3DES, MD5 (including HMAC variant), and Diffie-Hellman
(DH) groups 1, 2 and 5; instead, you should use AES, SHA and DH Groups 14 or higher. For more
information about the latest Cisco cryptographic recommendations, see the Next Generation Encryption
(NGE) white paper.

• AES—Advanced Encryption Standard. A cryptographic algorithm that protects sensitive, unclassified

information. AES is a privacy transform for IPsec and IKE and has been developed to replace DES.
AES is designed to be more secure than DES. AES offers a larger key size, while ensuring that the
only known approach to decrypt a message is for an intruder to try every possible key. AES has a
variable key length—the algorithm can specify a 128-bit key (the default), a 192-bit key, or a 256-bit
key.
• DES—Data Encryption Standard. An algorithm that is used to encrypt packet data. Cisco software
implements the mandatory 56-bit DES-CBC with Explicit IV. Cipher Block Chaining (CBC) requires
an initialization vector (IV) to start encryption. The IV is explicitly given in the IPsec packet. For
backwards compatibility, Cisco IOS IPsec also implements the RFC 1829 version of ESP DES-CBC.
Cisco IOS also implements Triple DES (168-bit) encryption, depending on the software versions available
for a specific platform. Cisco no longer recommends Triple DES (3DES).

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Note Cisco IOS images with strong encryption (including, but not limited to 56-bit data encryption feature sets)
are subject to United States government export controls, and have a limited distribution. Images to be
installed outside the United States require an export license. Customer orders might be denied or subject to
delay due to United States government regulations. Contact your sales representative or distributor for more
information, or send an e-mail to [email protected].

• SEAL—Software Encryption Algorithm. An alternative algorithm to software-based DES, 3DES, and

AES. SEAL encryption uses a 160-bit encryption key and has a lower impact on the CPU when
compared to other software-based algorithms.
• SHA-2 and SHA-1 family (HMAC variant)—Secure Hash Algorithm (SHA) 1 and 2. Both SHA-1 and
SHA-2 are hash algorithms used to authenticate packet data and verify the integrity verification
mechanisms for the IKE protocol. HMAC is a variant that provides an additional level of hashing.
SHA-2 family adds the SHA-256 bit hash algorithm and SHA-384 bit hash algorithm. This
functionality is part of the Suite-B requirements that comprises four user interface suites of
cryptographic algorithms for use with IKE and IPSec that are described in RFC 4869. Each suite
consists of an encryption algorithm, a digital signature algorithm, a key agreement algorithm, and a
hash or message digest algorithm. See the Configuring Security for VPNs with IPsec feature module
for more detailed information about Cisco IOS Suite-B support.
• Diffie-Hellman—A public-key cryptography protocol that allows two parties to establish a shared
secret over an unsecure communications channel. Diffie-Hellman is used within IKE to establish
session keys. It supports 768-bit (the default), 1024-bit, 1536-bit, 2048-bit, 3072-bit, and 4096-bit DH
groups. It also supports a 2048-bit DH group with a 256-bit subgroup, and 256-bit and 384-bit elliptic
curve DH (ECDH). Cisco recommends using 2048-bit or larger DH key exchange, or ECDH key
exchange.
• MD5 (Hash-based Message Authentication Code (HMAC) variant)—Message digest algorithm 5
(MD5) is a hash algorithm. HMAC is a keyed hash variant used to authenticate data.
IPsec as implemented in Cisco software supports the following additional standards:
• AH—Authentication Header. A security protocol, which provides data authentication and optional
anti-replay services. AH is embedded in the data to be protected (a full IP datagram).
• ESP—Encapsulating Security Payload. A security protocol, which provides data privacy services and
optional data authentication, and anti-replay services. ESP encapsulates the data to be protected.

Supported Hardware Switching Paths and Encapsulation

• Supported Hardware, page 4
• Supported Switching Paths, page 6
• Supported Encapsulation, page 7

Supported Hardware

• VPN Accelerator Module Support, page 4

• AIMs and NM Support, page 5

VPN Accelerator Module Support

The VPN Accelerator Module (VAM) is a single-width acceleration module. It provides high-performance,
hardware-assisted tunneling and encryption services suitable for VPN remote access, site-to-site intranet,

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and extranet applications. It also provides platform scalability and security while working with all services
necessary for successful VPN deployments—security, quality of service (QoS), firewall and intrusion
detection, service-level validation, and management. The VAM off-loads IPsec processing from the main
processor, thus freeing resources on the processor engines for other tasks.
The VAM provides hardware-accelerated support for the following multiple encryption functions:
• 56-bit DES standard mode: CBC
• 3-Key Triple DES (168-bit)
• SHA-1 and MD5
• Rivest, Shamir, Adleman (RSA) public-key algorithm
• Diffie-Hellman key exchange RC4-40
For more information on VAMs, see the document VPN Acceleration Module (VAM).

AIMs and NM Support

The data encryption Advanced Integration Module (AIM) and Network Module (NM) provide hardware-
based encryption.
The data encryption AIMs and NM are hardware Layer 3 (IPsec) encryption modules and provide DES and
Triple DES IPsec encryption for multiple T1s or E1s of bandwidth. These products also have hardware
support for Diffie-Hellman, RSA, and DSA key generation.
Before using either module, note that RSA manual keying is not supported.
See the table below to determine which VPN encryption module to use.

IPPCP Software for Use with AIMs and NMs in Cisco 2600 and Cisco 3600 Series Routers
The software Internet Protocol Payload Compression Protocol (IPPCP) with AIMs and NMs allows
customers to use Lempel-Ziv-Stac (LZS) software compression with IPsec when a VPN module is in Cisco
2600 and Cisco 3600 series routers, allowing users to effectively increase the bandwidth on their interfaces.
Without IPPCP software, compression is not supported with the VPN encryption hardware AIM and NM;
that is, a user has to remove the VPN module from the router and run the software encryption with software
compression. IPPCP enables all VPN modules to support LZS compression in the software when the VPN
module is in the router, thereby allowing users to configure data compression and increase their bandwidth,
which is useful for a low data link.
Without IPPCP, compression occurs at Layer 2, and encryption occurs at Layer 3. After a data stream is
encrypted, it is passed on for compression services. When the compression engine receives the encrypted
data streams, the data expands and does not compress. This feature enables both compression and
encryption of the data to occur at Layer 3 by selecting LZS with the IPsec transform set; that is, LZS
compression occurs before encryption, and with better compression ratio.

Table 1 AIM/VPN Encryption Module Support by Cisco IOS Release

Platform Encryption Encryption Encryption Encryption Encryption

Module Support Module Support Module Support Module Support Module Support
by Cisco IOS by Cisco IOS by Cisco IOS by Cisco IOS by Cisco IOS
Release— Release— Release— Release— Release—
12.2(13)T 12.3(4)T 12.3(5) 12.3(6) 12.3(7)T
Cisco 831 Software-based Software-based Software-based Software-based Software-based
AES AES AES AES AES

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Platform Encryption Encryption Encryption Encryption Encryption

Module Support Module Support Module Support Module Support Module Support
by Cisco IOS by Cisco IOS by Cisco IOS by Cisco IOS by Cisco IOS
Release— Release— Release— Release— Release—
12.2(13)T 12.3(4)T 12.3(5) 12.3(6) 12.3(7)T
Cisco 1710 Software-based Software-based Software-based Software-based Software-based
AES AES AES AES AES
Cisco 1711
Cisco 1721
Cisco 1751
Cisco 1760

Cisco 2600 XM — — — AIM-VPN/ AIM-VPN/

BPII-Plus BPII-Plus
Hardware Hardware
Encryption Encryption
Module Module

Cisco 2611 XM — AIM-VPN/BPII AIM-VPN/BPII AIM-VPN/BPII AIM-VPN/

Hardware Hardware Hardware BPII-Plus
Cisco 2621 XM
Encryption Encryption Encryption Hardware
Cisco 2651 XM Module Module Module Encryption
Module

Cisco 2691 XM AIM-VPN/EPII AIM-VPN/EPII AIM-VPN/EPII AIM-VPN/EPII AIM-VPN/

Hardware Hardware Hardware Hardware EPII-Plus
Encryption Encryption Encryption Encryption Hardware
Module Module Module Module Encryption
Module

Cisco 3660 AIM-VPN/HPII AIM-VPN/HPII AIM-VPN/ AIM-VPN/ AIM-VPN/

Hardware Hardware HPII-Plus HPII-Plus HPII-Plus
Cisco 3745
Encryption Encryption Hardware Hardware Hardware
Module Module Encryption Encryption Encryption
Module Module Module

Cisco 3735 AIM-VPN/EPII AIM-VPN/EPII AIM-VPN/ AIM-VPN/ AIM-VPN/

Hardware Hardware EPII-Plus EPII-Plus EPII-Plus
Encryption Encryption Hardware Hardware Hardware
Module Module Encryption Encryption Encryption
Module Module Module

For more information on AIMs and NM, see the Installing Advanced Integration Modules in Cisco 2600
Series, Cisco 3600 Series, and Cisco 3700 Series Routers document.

Supported Switching Paths

The table below lists the supported switching paths that work with IPsec.

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Table 2 Supported Switching Paths for IPsec

Switching Paths Examples

Cisco Express Forwarding ip cef
interface ethernet0/0
ip route-cache
! Ensure that you will not hit flow
switching.
no ip route-cache flow

Cisco Express Forwarding-flow switching ! Enable global CEF.

ip cef
interface ethernet0/0
ip route-cache
ip route-cache flow
! Enable CEF for the interface
ip route-cache cef

Fast switching interface ethernet0/0

ip route-cache
! Ensure that you will not hit flow
switching.
no ip route-cache flow
! Disable CEF for the interface, which
supersedes global CEF.
no ip route-cache cef

Fast-flow switching interface ethernet0/0

ip route-cache
! Enable flow switching
p route-cache flow
! Disable CEF for the interface.
no ip route-cache cef

Process switching interface ethernet0/0

no ip route-cache

Supported Encapsulation
IPsec works with the following serial encapsulations: Frame Relay, High-Level Data-Links Control
(HDLC), and PPP.
IPsec also works with Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE) and IPinIP Layer 3, Layer 2 Forwarding
(L2F), Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP), Data Link Switching+ (DLSw+), and Source Route Bridging
(SRB) tunneling protocols; however, multipoint tunnels are not supported. Other Layer 3 tunneling
protocols may not be supported for use with IPsec.
Because the IPsec Working Group has not yet addressed the issue of group key distribution, IPsec currently
cannot be used to protect group traffic (such as broadcast or multicast traffic).

IPsec Functionality Overview

IPsec provides the following network security services. (In general, the local security policy dictates the use
of one or more of these services.)
• Data confidentiality—The IPsec sender can encrypt packets before transmitting them across a
network.
• Data integrity—The IPsec receiver can authenticate packets sent by the IPsec sender to ensure that the
data has not been altered during transmission.
• Data origin authentication—The IPsec receiver can authenticate the source of the sent IPsec packets.
This service is dependent upon the data integrity service.

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• Anti-replay—The IPsec receiver can detect and reject replayed packets.

IPsec provides secure tunnels between two peers, such as two routers. You define which packets are
considered sensitive and should be sent through these secure tunnels, and you define the parameters that
should be used to protect these sensitive packets by specifying the characteristics of these tunnels. When
the IPsec peer recognizes a sensitive packet, the peer sets up the appropriate secure tunnel and sends the
packet through the tunnel to the remote peer. (The use of the term tunnel in this chapter does not refer to
using IPsec in tunnel mode.)
More accurately, these tunnels are sets of security associations (SAs) that are established between two
IPsec peers. The SAs define the protocols and algorithms to be applied to sensitive packets and specify the
keying material to be used by the two peers. SAs are unidirectional and are established per security
protocol (AH or ESP).
With IPsec, you can define the traffic that needs to be protected between two IPsec peers by configuring
access lists and applying these access lists to interfaces using crypto map sets. Therefore, traffic may be
selected on the basis of the source and destination address, and optionally the Layer 4 protocol and port.
(The access lists used for IPsec are only used to determine the traffic that needs to be protected by IPsec,
not the traffic that should be blocked or permitted through the interface. Separate access lists define
blocking and permitting at the interface.)
A crypto map set can contain multiple entries, each with a different access list. The crypto map entries are
searched in a sequence—the router attempts to match the packet to the access list specified in that entry.
When a packet matches a permit entry in a particular access list, and the corresponding crypto map entry is
tagged as cisco, connections are established, if necessary. If the crypto map entry is tagged as ipsec-
isakmp, IPsec is triggered. If there is no SA that the IPsec can use to protect this traffic to the peer, IPsec
uses IKE to negotiate with the remote peer to set up the necessary IPsec SAs on behalf of the data flow.
The negotiation uses information specified in the crypto map entry as well as the data flow information
from the specific access list entry. (The behavior is different for dynamic crypto map entries. See the
Creating Dynamic Crypto Maps, page 33 section later in this module.)
If the crypto map entry is tagged as ipsec-manual, IPsec is triggered. If there is no SA that IPsec can use to
protect this traffic to the peer, the traffic is dropped. In this case, the SAs are installed via the configuration,
without the intervention of IKE. If SAs do not exist, IPsec does not have all the necessary pieces
configured.
Once established, the set of SAs (outbound to the peer) is then applied to the triggering packet and to
subsequent applicable packets as those packets exit the router. “Applicable” packets are packets that match
the same access list criteria that the original packet matched. For example, all applicable packets could be
encrypted before being forwarded to the remote peer. The corresponding inbound SAs are used when
processing the incoming traffic from that peer.
Multiple IPsec tunnels can exist between two peers to secure different data streams, with each tunnel using
a separate set of SAs. For example, some data streams only need to be authenticated, while other data
streams must both be encrypted and authenticated.
Access lists associated with IPsec crypto map entries also represent the traffic that the router needs
protected by IPsec. Inbound traffic is processed against crypto map entries—if an unprotected packet
matches a permit entry in a particular access list associated with an IPsec crypto map entry, that packet is
dropped because it was not sent as an IPsec-protected packet.
Crypto map entries also include transform sets. A transform set is an acceptable combination of security
protocols, algorithms, and other settings that can be applied to IPsec-protected traffic. During the IPsec SA
negotiation, the peers agree to use a particular transform set when protecting a particular data flow.

• IKEv1 Transform Sets, page 9

• IKEv2 Transform Sets, page 9

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IKEv1 Transform Sets

An Internet Key Exchange version 1 (IKEv1) transform set represents a certain combination of security
protocols and algorithms. During the IPsec SA negotiation, the peers agree to use a particular transform set
for protecting a particular data flow.
You can specify multiple transform sets and then specify one or more of these transform sets in a crypto
map entry. The transform set defined in the crypto map entry is used in the IPsec SA negotiation to protect
the data flows specified by that crypto map entry’s access list.
During IPsec security association negotiations with IKE, peers search for a transform set that is the same at
both peers. When such a transform set is found, it is selected and applied to the protected traffic as part of
both peers’ IPsec SAs. (With manually established SAs, there is no negotiation with the peer, so both sides
must specify the same transform set.)
If you change a transform set definition, the change is applied only to crypto map entries that reference the
transform set. The change is not applied to existing security associations, but is used in subsequent
negotiations to establish new SAs. If you want the new settings to take effect sooner, you can clear all or
part of the SA database by using the clear crypto sa command.

IKEv2 Transform Sets

An Internet Key Exchange version 2 (IKEv2) proposal is a set of transforms used in the negotiation of
IKEv2 SA as part of the IKE_SA_INIT exchange. An IKEv2 proposal is regarded as complete only when it
has at least an encryption algorithm, an integrity algorithm, and a Diffie-Hellman (DH) group configured.
If no proposal is configured and attached to an IKEv2 policy, then the default proposal is used in the
negotiation. The default proposal is a collection of commonly used algorithms which are as follows:

encryption aes-cbc-128 3des

integrity sha md5
group 5 2

The transforms shown above translate to the following combinations in the following order of priority:

aes-cbc-128, sha, 5
aes-cbc-128, sha, 2
aes-cbc-128, md5, 5
aes-cbc-128, md5, 2
3des, sha1, 5
3des, sha1, 2
3des, md5, 5
3des, md5, 2

Although the crypto ikev2 proposal command is similar to the crypto isakmp policy priority command,
the IKEv2 proposal differs as follows:
• An IKEv2 proposal allows configuration of one or more transforms for each transform type.
• An IKEv2 proposal does not have any associated priority.

Note To use IKEv2 proposals in negotiation, they must be attached to IKEv2 policies. If a proposal is not
configured, then the default IKEv2 proposal is used with the default IKEv2 policy.

When multiple transforms are configured for a transform type, the order of priority is from left to right.

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A proposal with multiple transforms for each transform type translates to all possible combinations of
transforms. If only a subset of these combinations is required, then they must be configured as individual
proposals.

Device(config)# crypto ikev2 proposal proposal-1

Device(config-ikev2-proposal)# encryption aes-cbc-128, aes-cbc-192
Device(config-ikev2-proposal)# integrity sha1, sha256
Device(config-ikev2-proposal)# group 14
For example, the commands shown above translate to the following transform combinations:

aes-cbc-128, sha1, 14
aes-cbc-192, sha1, 14
aes-cbc-128, sha256, 14
aes-cbc-192, sha256, 14
To configure the first and last transform combinations, use the following commands:

Device(config)# crypto ikev2 proposal proposal-1

Device(config-ikev2-proposal)# encryption aes-cbc-128
Device(config-ikev2-proposal)# integrity sha1
Device(config-ikev2-proposal)# group 14
Device(config-ikev2-proposal)# exit
Device(config)# crypto ikev2 proposal proposal-2
Device(config-ikev2-proposal)# encryption aes-cbc-192
Device(config-ikev2-proposal)# integrity sha256
Device(config-ikev2-proposal)# group 14

IPsec Traffic Nested to Multiple Peers

You can nest IPsec traffic to a series of IPsec peers. For example, for traffic to traverse multiple firewalls
(these firewalls have a policy of not letting through traffic that they have not authenticated), the router must
establish IPsec tunnels with each firewall in turn. The “nearer” firewall becomes the “outer” IPsec peer.
In the example shown in the figure below, Router A encapsulates the traffic destined for Router C in IPsec
(Router C is the inner IPsec peer). However, before Router A can send this traffic, it must first
reencapsulate this traffic in IPsec to send it to Router B (Router B is the “outer” IPsec peer).

Figure 1 Nesting Example of IPsec Peers

It is possible for the traffic between the “outer” peers to have one kind of protection (such as data
authentication) and for traffic between the “inner” peers to have a different protection (such as both data
authentication and encryption).

Crypto Access Lists

• Crypto Access List Overview, page 11

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• When to Use the permit and deny Keywords in Crypto Access Lists, page 11
• Mirror Image Crypto Access Lists at Each IPsec Peer, page 13
• When to Use the any Keyword in Crypto Access Lists, page 14

Crypto Access List Overview

Crypto access lists are used to define which IP traffic is protected by crypto and which traffic is not
protected by crypto. (These access lists are not the same as regular access lists, which determine what
traffic to forward or block at an interface.) For example, access lists can be created to protect all IP traffic
between Subnet A and Subnet Y or Telnet traffic between Host A and Host B.
The access lists themselves are not specific to IPsec. It is the crypto map entry referencing the specific
access list that defines whether IPsec processing is applied to the traffic matching a permit in the access
list.
Crypto access lists associated with IPsec crypto map entries have four primary functions:
• Select outbound traffic to be protected by IPsec (permit = protect).
• Indicate the data flow to be protected by the new SAs (specified by a single permit entry) when
initiating negotiations for IPsec security associations.
• Process inbound traffic to filter out and discard traffic that should have been protected by IPsec.
• Determine whether or not to accept requests for IPsec security associations on behalf of the requested
data flows when processing IKE negotiation from the IPsec peer.
• Perform negotiation only for ipsec-isakmp crypto map entries.
If you want certain traffic to receive one combination of IPsec protection (for example, authentication only)
and other traffic to receive a different combination of IPsec protection (for example, both authentication
and encryption), you need to create two different crypto access lists to define the two different types of
traffic. These different access lists are then used in different crypto map entries, which specify different
IPsec policies.

When to Use the permit and deny Keywords in Crypto Access Lists
Crypto protection can be permitted or denied for certain IP traffic in a crypto access list as follows:
• To protect IP traffic that matches the specified policy conditions in its corresponding crypto map entry,
use the permit keyword in an access list.
• To refuse protection for IP traffic that matches the specified policy conditions in its corresponding
crypto map entry, use the deny keyword in an access list.

Note IP traffic is not protected by crypto if it is refused protection in all of the crypto map entries for an
interface.

After the corresponding crypto map entry is defined and the crypto map set is applied to the interface, the
defined crypto access list is applied to the interface. Different access lists must be used in different entries
of the same crypto map set. However, both inbound and outbound traffic is evaluated against the same
“outbound” IPsec access list. Therefore, the access list criteria is applied in the forward direction to traffic
exiting your router and in the reverse direction to traffic entering your router.

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In the figure below, IPsec protection is applied to traffic between Host 10.0.0.1 and Host 192.168.0.2 as the
data exits Router A’s S0 interface en route to Host 192.168.0.2. For traffic from Host 10.0.0.1 to Host
192.168.0.2, the access list entry on Router A is evaluated as follows:
source = host 10.0.0.1
dest = host 192.168.0.2

For traffic from Host 192.168.0.2 to Host 10.0.0.1, the access list entry on Router A is evaluated as follows:
source = host 192.168.0.2
dest = host 10.0.0.1

Figure 2 How Crypto Access Lists Are Applied for Processing IPsec

If you configure multiple statements for a given crypto access list that is used for IPsec, in general the first
permit statement that is matched is the statement used to determine the scope of the IPsec SA. That is, the
IPsec SA is set up to protect traffic that meets the criteria of the matched statement only. Later, if traffic
matches a different permit statement of the crypto access list, a new, separate IPsec SA is negotiated to
protect traffic matching the newly matched access list statement.
Any unprotected inbound traffic that matches a permit entry in the crypto access list for a crypto map entry
flagged as IPsec is dropped because this traffic was expected to be protected by IPsec.

Note If you view your router’s access lists by using a command such as show ip access-lists, all extended IP
access lists are shown in the command output. This display output includes extended IP access lists that are
used for traffic filtering purposes and those that are used for crypto. The show command output does not
differentiate between the different uses of the extended access lists.

The following example shows that if overlapping networks are used, then the most specific networks are
defined in crypto sequence numbers before less specific networks are defined. In this example, the more
specific network is covered by the crypto map sequence number 10, followed by the less specific network
in the crypto map, which is sequence number 20.

crypto map mymap 10 ipsec-isakmp

set peer 192.168.1.1
set transform-set test
match address 101
crypto map mymap 20 ipsec-isakmp
set peer 192.168.1.2
set transform-set test

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match address 102

access-list 101 permit ip 10.1.1.0 0.0.0.255 172.16.1.0 0.0.0.255
access-list 102 permit ip 10.0.0.0 0.255.255.255 172.16.0.0 0.15.255.255
The following example shows how having a deny keyword in one crypto map sequence number and having
a permit keyword for the same subnet and IP range in another crypto map sequence number are not
supported.

crypto map mymap 10 ipsec-isakmp

set peer 192.168.1.1
set transform-set test
match address 101
crypto map mymap 20 ipsec-isakmp
set peer 192.168.1.2
set transform-set test
match address 102
access-list 101 deny ip 10.1.1.0 0.0.0.255 172.16.1.0 0.0.0.255
access-list 101 permit ip 10.0.0.0 0.255.255.255 172.16.0.0 0.15.255.255
access-list 102 permit ip 10.1.1.0 0.0.0.255 172.16.1.0 0.0.0.255

Mirror Image Crypto Access Lists at Each IPsec Peer

Cisco recommends that for every crypto access list specified for a static crypto map entry that you define at
the local peer, you define a “mirror image” crypto access list at the remote peer. This ensures that traffic
that has IPsec protection applied locally can be processed correctly at the remote peer. (The crypto map
entries themselves must also support common transforms and must refer to the other system as a peer.)
The figure below shows some sample scenarios of mirror image and nonmirror image access lists.

Figure 3 Mirror Image vs. Nonmirror Image Crypto Access Lists (for IPsec)

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When to Use the any Keyword in Crypto Access Lists

As the above figure indicates, IPsec SAs can be established as expected whenever the two peers’ crypto
access lists are mirror images of each other. However, an IPsec SA can be established only some of the
time when access lists are not mirror images of each other. This can happen in the case where an entry in
one peer’s access list is a subset of an entry in the other peer’s access list, such as shown in Cases 3 and 4
in the above figure. IPsec SA establishment is critical to IPsec—without SAs, IPsec does not work, thus
causing packets matching the crypto access list criteria to be silently dropped instead of being forwarded
with IPsec.
In the figure above, an SA cannot be established in Case 4. This is because SAs are always requested
according to the crypto access lists at the initiating packet’s end. In Case 4, Router N requests that all traffic
between Subnet X and Subnet Y be protected, but this is a superset of the specific flows permitted by the
crypto access list at Router M, so the request is not permitted. Case 3 works because Router M’s request is
a subset of the specific flows permitted by the crypto access list at Router N.
Because of the complexities introduced when crypto access lists are not configured as mirror images at peer
IPsec devices, Cisco strongly encourages you to use mirror image crypto access lists.

When to Use the any Keyword in Crypto Access Lists

When you create crypto access lists, using the any keyword could cause problems. Cisco discourages the
use of the any keyword to specify the source or destination addresses. By default, VTI solutions use the
any keyword as a proxy identity. Use of VTI is encouraged when proxy identities of any are required.
The any keyword in a permit statement is not recommended when you have multicast traffic flowing
through the IPsec interface; the any keyword can cause multicast traffic to fail.

Note In Cisco IOS Release 12.4(9)T and later releases, multicast traffic from the router will be encapsulated into
IPsec if proxy identities allow encapsulation.

The permit any any statement is strongly discouraged because this causes all outbound traffic to be
protected (and all protected traffic is sent to the peer specified in the corresponding crypto map entry) and
requires protection for all inbound traffic. Then, all inbound packets that lack IPsec protection are silently
dropped, including packets for routing protocols, the Network Time Protocol (NTP), echo, echo response,
and so on.
You need to be sure that you define which packets to protect. If you must use the any keyword in a permit
statement, you must preface that statement with a series of deny statements to filter out any traffic (that
would otherwise fall within that permit statement) that you do not want to be protected.
The use of the any keyword in access control lists (ACLs) with reverse route injection (RRI) is not
supported. (For more information on RRI, see the section “Creating Crypto Map Sets, page 30.”)

Transform Sets: A Combination of Security Protocols and Algorithms

• About Transform Sets, page 14

About Transform Sets

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Note Cisco no longer recommends using ah-md5-hmac, esp-md5-hmac, esp-des or esp-3des. Instead, you should
use ah-sha-hmac, esp-sha-hmac or esp-aes. For more information about the latest Cisco cryptographic
recommendations, see the Next Generation Encryption (NGE) white paper.

A transform set represents a certain combination of security protocols and algorithms. During the IPsec SA
negotiation, the peers agree to use a particular transform set for protecting a particular data flow.
You can specify multiple transform sets, and then specify one or more of these transform sets in a crypto
map entry. The transform set defined in the crypto map entry is used in the IPsec SA negotiation to protect
the data flows specified by that crypto map entry’s access list.
During IPsec security association negotiations with IKE, peers search for an identical transform set for both
peers. When such a transform set is found, it is selected and applied to the protected traffic as part of both
peers’ IPsec SAs. (With manually established SAs, there is no negotiation with the peer, so both sides must
specify the same transform set.)
If you change a transform set definition, the change is only applied to crypto map entries that reference the
transform set. The change is not applied to existing security associations, but is used in subsequent
negotiations to establish new SAs. If you want the new settings to take effect sooner, you can clear all or
part of the SA database by using the clear crypto sa command.
The table below shows allowed transform combinations.

Table 3 Allowed Transform Combinations

Transform Type Transform Description

AH Transform (Pick only one.) ah-md5-hmac AH with the MD5 (Message
Digest 5) (an HMAC variant)
authentication algorithm. (No
longer recommened).

ah-sha-hmac AH with the SHA (Secure Hash

Algorithm) (an HMAC variant)
authentication algorithm.

ESP Encryption Transform esp-aes ESP with the 128-bit Advanced

(Pick only one.) Encryption Standard (AES)
encryption algorithm.

esp-gcm The esp-gcm and esp-gmac

transforms are ESPs with either a
esp-gmac
128-bit or a 256-bit encryption
algorithm. The default for either
of these transforms is 128 bits.
Both esp-gcm and esp-gmac
transforms cannot be configured
together with any other ESP
transform within the same crypto
IPsec transform set using the
crypto ipsec transform-set
command.

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Transform Type Transform Description

esp-aes 192 ESP with the 192-bit AES
encryption algorithm.

esp-aes 256 ESP with the 256-bit AES

encryption algorithm.

esp-des ESP with the 56-bit Data

Encryption Standard (DES)
encryption algorithm. (No longer
recommended).

esp-3des ESP with the 168-bit DES

encryption algorithm (3DES or
Triple DES). (No longer
recommended).

esp-null Null encryption algorithm.

esp-seal ESP with the 160-bit SEAL

encryption algorithm.

ESP Authentication Transform esp-md5-hmac ESP with the MD5 (HMAC

(Pick only one.) variant) authentication algorithm.
(No longer recommended).

esp-sha-hmac ESP with the SHA (HMAC

variant) authentication algorithm.

IP Compression Transform comp-lzs IP compression with the Lempel-

Ziv-Stac (LZS) algorithm

Cisco IOS Suite-B Support for IKE and IPsec Cryptographic Algorithms
Suite-B adds support for four user interface suites of cryptographic algorithms for use with IKE and IPSec
that are described in RFC 4869. Each suite consists of an encryption algorithm, a digital signature
algorithm, a key agreement algorithm, and a hash or message digest algorithm.
Suite-B has the following cryptographic algorithms:
• Suite-B-GCM-128-Provides ESP integrity protection, confidentiality, and IPsec encryption algorithms
that use the 128-bit AES using Galois and Counter Mode (AES-GCM) described in RFC 4106. This
suite should be used when ESP integrity protection and encryption are both needed.
• Suite-B-GCM-256-Provides ESP integrity protection and confidentiality using 256-bit AES-GCM
described in RFC 4106. This suite should be used when ESP integrity protection and encryption are
both needed.
• Suite-B-GMAC-128-Provides ESP integrity protection using 128-bit AES- Galois Message
Authentication Code (GMAC) described in RFC 4543, but does not provide confidentiality. This suite
should be used only when there is no need for ESP encryption.
• Suite-B-GMAC-256-Provides ESP integrity protection using 256-bit AES-GMAC described in RFC
4543, but does not provide confidentiality. This suite should be used only when there is no need for
ESP encryption.

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IPSec encryption algorithms use AES-GCM when encryption is required and AES-GMAC for message
integrity without encryption.
IKE negotiation uses AES Cipher Block Chaining (CBC) mode to provide encryption and Secure Hash
Algorithm (SHA)-2 family containing the SHA-256 and SHA-384 hash algorithms, as defined in RFC
4634, to provide the hash functionality. Diffie-Hellman using Elliptic Curves (ECP), as defined in RFC
4753, is used for key exchange and the Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm (ECDSA), as defined in
RFC 4754, to provide authentication.

• Suite-B Requirements, page 17

• Where to Find Suite-B Configuration Information, page 17

Suite-B Requirements
Suite-B imposes the following software crypto engine requirements for IKE and IPsec:
• HMAC-SHA256 and HMAC-SHA384 are used as pseudorandom functions; the integrity check within
the IKE protocol is used. Optionally, HMAC-SHA512 can be used.
• Elliptic curve groups 19 (256-bit ECP curve) and 20 (384-bit ECP curve) are used as the Diffie-
Hellman group in IKE. Optionally, group 21 (521-bit ECP curve) can be used.
• The Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm (ECDSA) algorithm (256-bit and 384-bit curves) is
used for the signature operation within X.509 certificates.
• GCM (16 byte ICV) and GMAC is used for ESP (128-bit and 256-bit keys). Optionally, 192-bit keys
can be used.
• Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) support for validation of X.509 certificates using ECDSA signatures
must be used.
• PKI support for generating certificate requests using ECDSA signatures and for importing the issued
certificates into IOS must be used.
• IKEV2 support for allowing the ECDSA signature (ECDSA-sig) as authentication method must be
used.

Where to Find Suite-B Configuration Information

Suite-B configuration support is described in the following documents:
• For more information on the esp-gcm and esp-gmac transforms, see the “Configuring Transform Sets
for IKEv1, page 26” section.
• For more information on SHA-2 family (HMAC variant) and Elliptic Curve (EC) key pair
configuration, see the Configuring Internet Key Exchange for IPsec VPNs feature module.
• For more information on configuring a transform for an integrity algorithm type, see the “Configuring
the IKEv2 Proposal” section in the Configuring Internet Key Exchange Version 2 (IKEv2) and
FlexVPN Site-to-Site feature module.
• For more information on configuring the ECDSA-sig to be the authentication method for IKEv2, see
the “Configuring IKEv2 Profile (Basic)” section in the Configuring Internet Key Exchange Version 2
(IKEv2) and FlexVPN Site-to-Site feature module.
• For more information on configuring elliptic curve Diffie-Hellman (ECDH) support for IPsec SA
negotiation, see the Configuring Internet Key Exchange for IPsec VPNs and Configuring Internet Key
Exchange Version 2 and FlexVPN feature modules.
For more information on the Suite-B support for certificate enrollment for a PKI, see the Configuring
Certificate Enrollment for a PKI feature module.

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Crypto Map Sets

Before you create crypto map entries, you should determine the type of crypto map—static, dynamic, or
manual—best addresses the needs of your network.

• About Crypto Maps, page 18

• Load Sharing Among Crypto Maps, page 19
• Crypto Map Guidelines, page 19
• Static Crypto Maps, page 19
• Dynamic Crypto Maps, page 20
• Redundant Interfaces Sharing the Same Crypto Map, page 23
• Establish Manual SAs, page 23

About Crypto Maps

Crypto map entries created for IPsec pull together the various parts used to set up IPsec SAs, including:
• Which traffic should be protected by IPsec (per a crypto access list)
• The granularity of the flow to be protected by a set of SAs
• Where IPsec-protected traffic should be sent (who the remote IPsec peer is)
• The local address to be used for the IPsec traffic (See the “Applying Crypto Map Sets to Interfaces,
page 40” section for more details)
• What IPsec SA should be applied to this traffic (selecting from a list of one or more transform sets)
• Whether SAs are manually established or are established via IKE
• Other parameters that might be necessary to define an IPsec SA

How Crypto Maps Work

Crypto map entries with the same crypto map name (but different map sequence numbers) are grouped into
a crypto map set. Later, you apply these crypto map sets to interfaces; all IP traffic passing through the
interface is evaluated against the applied crypto map set. If a crypto map entry sees outbound IP traffic that
should be protected and the crypto map specifies the use of IKE, an SA is negotiated with the remote peer
according to the parameters included in the crypto map entry; otherwise, if the crypto map entry specifies
the use of manual SAs, an SA should have already been established via configuration. (If a dynamic crypto
map entry sees outbound traffic that should be protected and no security association exists, the packet is
dropped.)
The policy described in the crypto map entries is used during the negotiation of SAs. If the local router
initiates the negotiation, it uses the policy specified in the static crypto map entries to create the offer to be
sent to the specified IPsec peer. If the IPsec peer initiates the negotiation, the local router checks the policy
from the static crypto map entries, as well as any referenced dynamic crypto map entries, to decide whether
to accept or reject the peer’s request (offer).
For IPsec to succeed between two IPsec peers, both peers’ crypto map entries must contain compatible
configuration statements.

Compatible Crypto Maps: Establishing an SA

When two peers try to establish an SA, they must each have at least one crypto map entry that is compatible
with one of the other peer’s crypto map entries. For two crypto map entries to be compatible, they must
meet the following criteria:

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• The crypto map entries must contain compatible crypto access lists (for example, mirror image access
lists). In cases, where the responding peer is using dynamic crypto maps, the entries in the local crypto
access list must be “permitted” by the peer’s crypto access list.
• The crypto map entries must each identify the other peer (unless the responding peer is using dynamic
crypto maps).
• The crypto map entries must have at least one transform set in common.

Load Sharing Among Crypto Maps

You can define multiple remote peers using crypto maps to allow load sharing. Load sharing is useful
because if one peer fails, there is still a protected path. The peer to which packets are actually sent is
determined by the last peer that the router heard from (that is, received either traffic or a negotiation
request) for a given data flow. If the attempt fails with the first peer, IKE tries the next peer on the crypto
map list.
If you are not sure how to configure each crypto map parameter to guarantee compatibility with other
peers, you might consider configuring dynamic crypto maps as described in the section “Creating Dynamic
Crypto Maps, page 33”. Dynamic crypto maps are useful when the establishment of the IPsec tunnels is
initiated by the remote peer (such as in the case of an IPsec router fronting a server). They are not useful if
the establishment of the IPsec tunnels is locally initiated because the dynamic crypto maps are policy
templates, not complete statements of policy.

Crypto Map Guidelines

You can apply only one crypto map set to a single interface. The crypto map set can include a combination
of IPsec/IKE and IPsec/manual entries. Multiple interfaces can share the same crypto map set if you want
to apply the same policy to multiple interfaces.
If you create more than one crypto map entry for a given interface, use the seq-num argument of each map
entry to rank the map entries; the lower the seq-num argument the higher the priority. At the interface that
has the crypto map set, traffic is first evaluated against the higher priority map entries.
You must create multiple crypto map entries for a given interface if any of the following conditions exist:
• If different data flows are to be handled by separate IPsec peers.
• If you want to apply different IPsec security to different types of traffic (for the same or separate IPsec
peers); for example, if you want traffic between one set of subnets to be authenticated, and traffic
between another set of subnets to be both authenticated and encrypted. In such cases, the different
types of traffic should be defined in two separate access lists, and you must create a separate crypto
map entry for each crypto access list.
• If you are not using IKE to establish a particular set of security associations, and you want to specify
multiple access list entries, you must create separate access lists (one per permit entry) and specify a
separate crypto map entry for each access list.

Static Crypto Maps

When IKE is used to establish SAs, IPsec peers can negotiate the settings they use for the new security
associations. This means that you can specify lists (such as lists of acceptable transforms) within the crypto
map entry.
Perform this task to create crypto map entries that use IKE to establish the SAs. To create IPv6 crypto map
entries, you must use the ipv6 keyword with the crypto map command. For IPv4 crypto maps, use the
crypto map command without the ipv6 keyword.

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Dynamic Crypto Maps

Dynamic crypto maps can simplify IPsec configuration and are recommended for use with networks where
the peers are not always predetermined. To create dynamic crypto maps, you should understand the
following concepts:

• Dynamic Crypto Maps Overview, page 20

• Tunnel Endpoint Discovery, page 21

Dynamic Crypto Maps Overview

Dynamic crypto maps are only available for use by IKE.
A dynamic crypto map entry is essentially a static crypto map entry without all the parameters configured.
It acts as a policy template where the missing parameters are later dynamically configured (as the result of
an IPsec negotiation) to match a remote peer’s requirements. This allows remote peers to exchange IPsec
traffic with the router even if the router does not have a crypto map entry specifically configured to meet all
of the remote peer’s requirements.
Dynamic crypto maps are not used by the router to initiate new IPsec security associations with remote
peers. Dynamic crypto maps are used when a remote peer tries to initiate an IPsec security association with
the router. Dynamic crypto maps are also used in evaluating traffic.
A dynamic crypto map set is included by reference as part of a crypto map set. Any crypto map entries that
reference dynamic crypto map sets should be the lowest priority crypto map entries in the crypto map set
(that is, have the highest sequence numbers) so that the other crypto map entries are evaluated first; that
way, the dynamic crypto map set is examined only when the other (static) map entries are not successfully
matched.
If the router accepts the peer’s request, it installs the new IPsec security associations, it also installs a
temporary crypto map entry. This entry contains the results of the negotiation. At this point, the router
performs normal processing using this temporary crypto map entry as a normal entry, even requesting new
security associations if the current ones are expiring (based upon the policy specified in the temporary
crypto map entry). Once the flow expires (that is, all corresponding security associations expire), the
temporary crypto map entry is removed.
For both static and dynamic crypto maps, if unprotected inbound traffic matches a permit statement in an
access list, and the corresponding crypto map entry is tagged as “IPsec,” the traffic is dropped because it is
not IPsec-protected. (This is because the security policy as specified by the crypto map entry states that this
traffic must be IPsec-protected.)
For static crypto map entries, if outbound traffic matches a permit statement in an access list and the
corresponding SA is not yet established, the router initiates new SAs with the remote peer. In the case of
dynamic crypto map entries, if no SA exists, the traffic would simply be dropped (because dynamic crypto
maps are not used for initiating new SAs).

Note Use care when using the any keyword in permit entries in dynamic crypto maps. If the traffic covered by
such a permit entry can include multicast or broadcast traffic, the access list should include deny entries
for the appropriate address range. Access lists should also include deny entries for network and subnet
broadcast traffic, and for any other traffic that should not be IPsec protected.

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Tunnel Endpoint Discovery

Defining a dynamic crypto map allows only the receiving router to dynamically determine an IPsec peer.
Tunnel Endpoint Discovery (TED) allows the initiating router to dynamically determine an IPsec peer for
secure IPsec communications.
Dynamic TED helps to simplify the IPsec configuration on individual routers within a large network. Each
node has a simple configuration that defines the local network that the router is protecting and the required
IPsec transforms.
To have a large, fully-meshed network without TED, each peer needs to have static crypto maps to every
other peer in the network. For example, if there are 100 peers in a large, fully-meshed network, each router
needs 99 static crypto maps for each of its peers. With TED, only a single dynamic TED-enabled crypto
map is needed because the peer is discovered dynamically. Thus, static crypto maps do not need to be
configured for each peer.

Note TED only helps in discovering peers and does not function any differently than normal IPsec. TED does
not improve the scalability of IPsec (in terms of performance or the number of peers or tunnels).

The figure below and the corresponding steps explain a sample TED network topology.

Figure 4 Tunnel Endpoint Discovery Sample Network Topology

SUMMARY STEPS
1. Host A sends a packet that is destined for Host B.
2. Router 1 intercepts and reads the packet. According to the IKE policy, Router 1 contains the following
information: the packet must be encrypted, there are no SAs for the packet, and TED is enabled. Thus,
Router 1 drops the packet and sends a TED probe into the network. (The TED probe contains the IP
address of Host A (as the source IP address) and the IP address of Host B (as the destination IP address)
embedded in the payload.
3. Router 2 intercepts the TED probe and checks the probe against the ACLs that it protects; after the
probe matches an ACL, it is recognized as a TED probe for proxies that the router protects. The probe
then sends a TED reply with the IP address of Host B (as the source IP address) and the IP address of
Host A (as the destination IP address) embedded in the payload.
4. Router 1 intercepts the TED reply and checks the payloads for the IP address and half proxy of Router
2. It then combines the source side of its proxy with the proxy found in the second payload and initiates
an IKE session with Router 2; thereafter, Router 1 initiates an IPsec session with Router 2.

DETAILED STEPS

Step 1 Host A sends a packet that is destined for Host B.

Step 2 Router 1 intercepts and reads the packet. According to the IKE policy, Router 1 contains the following information:
the packet must be encrypted, there are no SAs for the packet, and TED is enabled. Thus, Router 1 drops the packet

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and sends a TED probe into the network. (The TED probe contains the IP address of Host A (as the source IP address)
and the IP address of Host B (as the destination IP address) embedded in the payload.
Step 3 Router 2 intercepts the TED probe and checks the probe against the ACLs that it protects; after the probe matches an
ACL, it is recognized as a TED probe for proxies that the router protects. The probe then sends a TED reply with the
IP address of Host B (as the source IP address) and the IP address of Host A (as the destination IP address) embedded
in the payload.
Step 4 Router 1 intercepts the TED reply and checks the payloads for the IP address and half proxy of Router 2. It then
combines the source side of its proxy with the proxy found in the second payload and initiates an IKE session with
Router 2; thereafter, Router 1 initiates an IPsec session with Router 2.
Note IKE cannot occur until the peer is identified.

TED Versions
The following table lists the available TED versions:

Version First Available Release Description

TEDv1 12.0(5)T Performs basic TED functionality
on nonredundant networks.

TEDv2 12.1M Enhanced to work with redundant

networks with paths through
multiple security gateways
between the source and the
destination.

TEDv3 12.2M Enhanced to allow non-IP-related

entries to be used in the access
list.

TED Restrictions
TED has the following restrictions:
• It is Cisco proprietary.
• It is available only on dynamic crypto maps. (The dynamic crypto map template is based on the
dynamic crypto map performing peer discovery. Although there are no access-list restrictions on the
dynamic crypto map template, the dynamic crypto map template should cover data sourced from the
protected traffic and the receiving router using the any keyword. When using the any keyword,
include explicit deny statements to exempt routing protocol traffic prior to entering the permit any
command.
• TED works only in tunnel mode; that is, it does not work in transport mode.
• It is limited by the performance and scalability of the limitation of IPsec on each individual platform.

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Note Enabling TED slightly decreases the general scalability of IPsec because of the set-up
overhead of peer discovery, which involves an additional “round-trip” of IKE messages
(TED probe and reply). Although minimal, the additional memory used to store data
structures during the peer discovery stage adversely affects the general scalability of
IPsec.

• IP addresses must be routed within the network.

• The access list used in the crypto map for TED can only contain IP-related entries—TCP, UDP, or
other protocols cannot be used in the access list.

Note This restriction is no longer applicable in TEDv3.

Redundant Interfaces Sharing the Same Crypto Map

For redundancy, you could apply the same crypto map set to more than one interface. The default behavior
is as follows:
• Each interface has its own piece of the security association database.
• The IP address of the local interface is used as the local address for IPsec traffic originating from or
destined to that interface.
If you apply the same crypto map set to multiple interfaces for redundancy purposes, you must specify an
identifying interface. One suggestion is to use a loopback interface as the identifying interface. This has the
following effects:
• The per-interface portion of the IPsec security association database is established one time and shared
for traffic through all the interfaces that share the same crypto map.
• The IP address of the identifying interface is used as the local address for IPsec traffic originating from
or destined to those interfaces sharing the same crypto map set.

Establish Manual SAs

The use of manual security associations is a result of a prior arrangement between the users of the local
router and the IPsec peer. The two parties may begin with manual SAs and then move to using SAs
established via IKE, or the remote party’s system may not support IKE. If IKE is not used for establishing
SAs, there is no negotiation of SAs, so the configuration information in both systems must be the same in
order for traffic to be processed successfully by IPsec.
The local router can simultaneously support manual and IKE-established SAs, even within a single crypto
map set.
There is very little reason to disable IKE on the local router (unless the router only supports manual SAs,
which is unlikely).

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Note Access lists for crypto map entries tagged as ipsec-manual are restricted to a single permit entry and
subsequent entries are ignored. In other words, the SAs established by that particular crypto map entry are
only for a single data flow. To support multiple manually established SAs for different kinds of traffic,
define multiple crypto access lists, and apply each one to a separate ipsec-manual crypto map entry. Each
access list should include one permit statement defining what traffic to protect.

How to Configure IPsec VPNs

• Creating Crypto Access Lists, page 24
• Configuring Transform Sets for IKEv1 and IKEv2 Proposals, page 25
• Creating Crypto Map Sets, page 30
• Applying Crypto Map Sets to Interfaces, page 40

Creating Crypto Access Lists

SUMMARY STEPS

1. enable
2. configure terminal
3. Do one of the following:
•access-list access-list-number {deny | permit} protocol source source-wildcard destination
destination-wildcard [log]
• ip access-list extended name
4. Repeat Step 3 for each crypto access list you want to create.

DETAILED STEPS

Command or Action Purpose

Step 1 enable Enables privileged EXEC mode.
• Enter your password if prompted.
Example:
Device> enable

Step 2 configure terminal Enters global configuration mode.

Example:
Device# configure terminal

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Command or Action Purpose

Step 3 Do one of the following: Specifies conditions to determine which IP packets are
protected.
• access-list access-list-number {deny | permit}
protocol source source-wildcard destination • You specify conditions using an IP access list designated
destination-wildcard [log] by either a number or a name. The access-list command
• ip access-list extended name designates a numbered extended access list; the ip access-
list extended command designates a named access list.
• Enable or disable crypto for traffic that matches these
Example: conditions.
Device(config)# access-list 100 permit ip
10.0.68.0 0.0.0.255 10.1.1.0 0.0.0.255 Tip Cisco recommends that you configure “mirror image”
crypto access lists for use by IPsec and that you avoid
using the any keyword.
Example:
Device(config)# ip access-list extended vpn-
tunnel

Step 4 Repeat Step 3 for each crypto access list you want to —
create.

• What to Do Next, page 25

What to Do Next
After at least one crypto access list is created, a transform set needs to be defined as described in the
“Configuring Transform Sets for IKEv1 and IKEv2 Proposals, page 25” section.
Next the crypto access lists need to be associated to particular interfaces when you configure and apply
crypto map sets to the interfaces. (Follow the instructions in the “Creating Crypto Map Sets, page 30”
and “Applying Crypto Map Sets to Interfaces, page 40” sections).

Configuring Transform Sets for IKEv1 and IKEv2 Proposals

Perform this task to define a transform set that is to be used by the IPsec peers during IPsec security
association negotiations with IKEv1 and IKEv2 proposals.

• Restrictions, page 25
• Configuring Transform Sets for IKEv1, page 26
• Configuring Transform Sets for IKEv2, page 27

Restrictions
If you are specifying SEAL encryption, note the following restrictions:
• Your router and the other peer must not have a hardware IPsec encryption.
• Your router and the other peer must support IPsec.
• Your router and the other peer must support the k9 subsystem.
• SEAL encryption is available only on Cisco equipment. Therefore, interoperability is not possible.
• Unlike IKEv1, the authentication method and SA lifetime are not negotiable in IKEv2, and because of
this, these parameters cannot be configured under the IKEv2 proposal.

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Configuring Transform Sets for IKEv1

SUMMARY STEPS

1. enable
2. configure terminal
3. crypto ipsec transform-set transform-set-name transform1 [transform2 [transform3]]
4. mode [tunnel | transport]
5. end
6. clear crypto sa [peer {ip-address | peer-name} | sa map map-name | sa entry destination-address
protocol spi]
7. show crypto ipsec transform-set [tag transform-set-name]

DETAILED STEPS

Command or Action Purpose

Step 1 enable Enables privileged EXEC mode.
• Enter your password if prompted.
Example:
Device> enable

Step 2 configure terminal Enters global configuration mode.

Example:
Device# configure terminal

Step 3 crypto ipsec transform-set transform-set- Defines a transform set and enters crypto transform configuration mode.
name transform1 [transform2 [transform3]]
• There are complex rules defining the entries that you can use for
transform arguments. These rules are explained in the command
description for the crypto ipsec transform-set command, and the
Example:
Device(config)# crypto ipsec transform-
table in “About Transform Sets, page 14” section provides a list of
set aesset esp-aes 256 esp-sha-hmac allowed transform combinations.

Step 4 mode [tunnel | transport] (Optional) Changes the mode associated with the transform set.
• The mode setting is applicable only to traffic whose source and
destination addresses are the IPsec peer addresses; it is ignored for
Example:
Device(cfg-crypto-tran)# mode transport
all other traffic. (All other traffic is in tunnel mode only.)

Step 5 end Exits crypto transform configuration mode and enters privileged EXEC
mode.

Example:
Device(cfg-crypto-tran)# end

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Command or Action Purpose

Step 6 clear crypto sa [peer {ip-address | peer- (Optional) Clears existing IPsec security associations so that any changes
name} | sa map map-name | sa entry to a transform set takes effect on subsequently established security
destination-address protocol spi] associations.
Manually established SAs are reestablished immediately.
Example: • Using the clear crypto sa command without parameters clears out
Device# clear crypto sa the full SA database, which clears out active security sessions.
• You may also specify the peer, map, or entry keywords to clear out
only a subset of the SA database.

Step 7 show crypto ipsec transform-set [tag (Optional) Displays the configured transform sets.
transform-set-name]

Example:
Device# show crypto ipsec transform-set

• What to Do Next, page 27

What to Do Next
After you have defined a transform set, you should create a crypto map as specified in the “Creating Crypto
Map Sets, page 30” section.

Configuring Transform Sets for IKEv2

SUMMARY STEPS

1. enable
2. configure terminal
3. crypto ikev2 proposal proposal-name
4. encryption transform1 [transform2] ...
5. integrity transform1 [transform2] ...
6. group transform1 [transform2] ...
7. end
8. show crypto ikev2 proposal

DETAILED STEPS

Command or Action Purpose

Step 1 enable Enables privileged EXEC mode.
• Enter your password if prompted.
Example:
Device> enable

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Command or Action Purpose

Step 2 configure terminal Enters global configuration mode.

Example:
Device# configure terminal

Step 3 crypto ikev2 proposal proposal- Specifies the name of the proposal and enters crypto IKEv2 proposal configuration
name mode.
• The proposals are referred in IKEv2 policies through the proposal name.
Example:
Device(config)# crypto ikev2
proposal proposal-1

Step 4 encryption transform1 (Optional) Specifies one or more transforms of the following encryption type:
[transform2] ...
• AES-CBC 128—128-bit AES-CBC
• AES-CBC 192—192-bit AES-CBC
Example: • AES-CBC 256—256-bit AES-CBC
Device(config-ikev2- • 3DES—168-bit DES (No longer recommended. AES is the recommended
proposal)# encryption aes- encryption algorithm).
cbc-128

Step 5 integrity transform1 [transform2] ... (Optional) Specifies one or more transforms of the following integrity type:
• The sha256 keyword specifies SHA-2 family 256-bit (HMAC variant) as the
hash algorithm.
Example:
Device(config-ikev2- • The sha384 keyword specifies SHA-2 family 384-bit (HMAC variant) as the
proposal)# integrity sha1 hash algorithm.
• The sha512 keyword specifies SHA-2 family 512-bit (HMAC variant) as the
hash algorithm
• the sha1 keyword specifies the SHA-1 (HMAC variant) as the hash algorithm.
• The md5 keyword specifies MD5 (HMAC variant) as the hash algorithm. (No
longer recommended. SHA-1 is the recommended replacement.)

Step 6 group transform1 [transform2] ... (Optional) Specifies one or more transforms of the possible DH group type:
• 1—768-bit DH (No longer recommended.)
Example: • 2—1024-bit DH (No longer recommended)
Device(config-ikev2- • 5—1536-bit DH (No longer recommended)
proposal)# group 14 • 14—Specifies the 2048-bit DH group.
• 15—Specifies the 3072-bit DH group.
• 16—Specifies the 4096-bit DH group.
• 19—Specifies the 256-bit elliptic curve DH (ECDH) group.
• 20—Specifies the 384-bit ECDH group.
• 24—Specifies the 2048-bit DH/DSA group.

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Command or Action Purpose

Step 7 end Exits crypto IKEv2 proposal configuration mode and returns to privileged EXEC
mode.

Example:
Device(config-ikev2-
proposal)# end

Step 8 show crypto ikev2 proposal (Optional) Displays the parameters for each IKEv2 proposal.

Example:
Device# show crypto ikev2
proposal

• Transform Sets for IKEv2 Examples, page 29

• What to Do Next, page 30

Transform Sets for IKEv2 Examples

The following examples show how to configure a proposal:

IKEv2 Proposal with One Transform for Each Transform Type

Device(config)# crypto ikev2 proposal proposal-1

Device(config-ikev2-proposal)# encryption aes-cbc-128
Device(config-ikev2-proposal)# integrity sha1
Device(config-ikev2-proposal)# group 14

IKEv2 Proposal with Multiple Transforms for Each Transform Type

Device(config)# crypto ikev2 proposal proposal-2

Device(config-ikev2-proposal)# encryption aes-cbc-128 aes-cbc-192
Device(config-ikev2-proposal)# integrity sha2 sha256
Device(config-ikev2-proposal)# group 14 15

The IKEv2 proposal proposal-2 translates to the following prioritized list of transform combinations:
• aes-cbc-128, sha1, 14
• aes-cbc-128, sha1, 15
• aes-cbc-128, sha256, 14
• aes-cbc-128, sha256, 15
• aes-cbc-192, sha1, 14
• aes-cbc-192, sha1, 15
• aes-cbc-192, sha256, 14
• aes-cbc-192, sha256, 15

IKEv2 Proposals on the Initiator and Responder

The proposal of the initiator is as follows:

Device(config)# crypto ikev2 proposal proposal-1

Device(config-ikev2-proposal)# encryption aes-cbc-128 aes-cbc-196

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Device(config-ikev2-proposal)# integrity sha1 sha256

Device(config-ikev2-proposal)# group 14 16

The proposal of the responder is as follows:

Device(config)# crypto ikev2 proposal proposal-2

Device(config-ikev2-proposal)# encryption aes-cbc-196 aes-cbc-128
Device(config-ikev2-proposal)# integrity sha256 sha1
Device(config-ikev2-proposal)# group 16 14

In the scenario, the initiator’s choice of algorithms is preferred and the selected algorithms are as follows:

encryption aes-cbc-128
integrity sha1
group 14

What to Do Next
After you have defined a transform set, you should create a crypto map as specified in the “Creating Crypto
Map Sets, page 30” section.

Creating Crypto Map Sets

• Creating Static Crypto Maps, page 30
• Creating Dynamic Crypto Maps, page 33
• Creating Crypto Map Entries to Establish Manual SAs, page 37

Creating Static Crypto Maps

When IKE is used to establish SAs, the IPsec peers can negotiate the settings they use for the new security
associations. This means that you can specify lists (such as lists of acceptable transforms) within the crypto
map entry.
Perform this task to create crypto map entries that use IKE to establish SAs. To create IPv6 crypto map
entries, you must use the ipv6 keyword with the crypto map command. For IPv4 crypto maps, use the
crypto map command without the ipv6 keyword.

Note Security threats, as well as the cryptographic technologies to help protect against them, are constantly
changing. For more information about the latest Cisco cryptographic recommendations, see the Next
Generation Encryption (NGE) white paper.

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SUMMARY STEPS

1. enable
2. configure terminal
3. crypto map [ipv6] map-name seq-num [ipsec-isakmp]
4. match address access-list-id
5. set peer {hostname | ip-address}
6. set transform-set transform-set-name1 [transform-set-name2...transform-set-name6]
7. set security-association lifetime {seconds seconds | kilobytes kilobytes | kilobytes disable}
8. set security-association level per-host
9. set pfs [group1 | group14 | group15 | group16 | group19 | group2 | group20 | group24 | group5]
10. end
11. show crypto map [interface interface | tag map-name]

DETAILED STEPS

Command or Action Purpose

Step 1 enable Enables privileged EXEC mode.
• Enter your password if prompted.
Example:
Device> enable

Step 2 configure terminal Enters global configuration mode.

Example:
Device# configure terminal

Step 3 crypto map [ipv6] map-name seq-num [ipsec- Creates or modifies a crypto map entry, and enters crypto map
isakmp] configuration mode.
• For IPv4 crypto maps, use the command without the ipv6 keyword.
Example:
Device(config)# crypto map static-map
1 ipsec-isakmp

Step 4 match address access-list-id Names an extended access list.

• This access list determines the traffic that should be protected by
IPsec and the traffic that should not be protected by IPsec security
Example:
Device(config-crypto-m)# match address
in the context of this crypto map entry.
vpn-tunnel

Step 5 set peer {hostname | ip-address} Specifies a remote IPsec peer—the peer to which IPsec protected traffic
can be forwarded.
• Repeat for multiple remote peers.
Example:
Device(config-crypto-m)# set-peer
192.168.101.1

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Command or Action Purpose

Step 6 set transform-set transform-set-name1 Specifies the transform sets that are allowed for this crypto map entry.
[transform-set-name2...transform-set-name6]
• List multiple transform sets in the order of priority (highest priority
first).
Example:
Device(config-crypto-m)# set transform-
set aesset

Step 7 set security-association lifetime {seconds (Optional) Specifies a SA lifetime for the crypto map entry.
seconds | kilobytes kilobytes | kilobytes
• By default, the SAs of the crypto map are negotiated according to
disable}
the global lifetimes, which can be disabled.

Example:
Device (config-crypto-m)# set security-
association lifetime seconds 2700

Step 8 set security-association level per-host (Optional) Specifies that separate SAs should be established for each
source and destination host pair.
• By default, a single IPsec “tunnel” can carry traffic for multiple
Example:
Device(config-crypto-m)# set security-
source hosts and multiple destination hosts.
association level per-host
Caution Use this command with care because multiple streams between
given subnets can rapidly consume resources.

Step 9 set pfs [group1 | group14 | group15 | (Optional) Specifies that IPsec either should ask for password forward
group16 | group19 | group2 | group20 | secrecy (PFS) when requesting new SAs for this crypto map entry or
group24 | group5] should demand PFS in requests received from the IPsec peer.
• Group 1 specifies the 768-bit Diffie-Hellman (DH) identifier
(default). (No longer recommended).
Example:
Device(config-crypto-m)# set pfs • Group 2 specifies the 1024-bit DH identifier. (No longer
group14 recommended).
• Group 5 specifies the 1536-bit DH identifier. (No longer
recommended)
• Group 14 specifies the 2048-bit DH identifier.
• Group 15 specifies the 3072-bit DH identifier.
• Group 16 specifies the 4096-bit DH identifier.
• Group 19 specifies the 256-bit elliptic curve DH (ECDH) identifier.
• Group 20 specifies the 384-bit ECDH identifier.
• Group 24 specifies the 2048-bit DH/DSA identifier
• By default, PFS is not requested. If no group is specified with this
command, group 1 is used as the default.

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Command or Action Purpose

Step 10 end Exits crypto map configuration mode and returns to privileged EXEC
mode.

Example:
Device(config-crypto-m)# end

Step 11 show crypto map [interface interface | tag Displays your crypto map configuration.
map-name]

Example:
Device# show crypto map

• Troubleshooting Tips, page 33

• What to Do Next, page 33

Troubleshooting Tips
Certain configuration changes take effect only when negotiating subsequent SAs. If you want the new
settings to take immediate effect, you must clear the existing SAs so that they are reestablished with the
changed configuration. If the router is actively processing IPsec traffic, clear only the portion of the SA
database that would be affected by the configuration changes (that is, clear only the SAs established by a
given crypto map set). Clearing the full SA database should be reserved for large-scale changes, or when
the router is processing very little other IPsec traffic.
To clear IPsec SAs, use the clear crypto sa command with appropriate parameters. (Omitting all
parameters clears out the full SA database, which clears active security sessions.)

What to Do Next
After you have successfully created a static crypto map, you must apply the crypto map set to each
interface through which IPsec traffic flows. To complete this task, see the “Applying Crypto Map Sets to
Interfaces, page 40” section.

Creating Dynamic Crypto Maps

Dynamic crypto map entries specify crypto access lists that limit traffic for which IPsec SAs can be
established. A dynamic crypto map entry that does not specify an access list is ignored during traffic
filtering. A dynamic crypto map entry with an empty access list causes traffic to be dropped. If there is only
one dynamic crypto map entry in the crypto map set, it must specify the acceptable transform sets.
Perform this task to create dynamic crypto map entries that use IKE to establish the SAs.

Note IPv6 addresses are not supported on dynamic crypto maps.

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Note Security threats, as well as the cryptographic technologies to help protect against them, are constantly
changing. For more information about the latest Cisco cryptographic recommendations, see the Next
Generation Encryption (NGE) white paper.

SUMMARY STEPS

1. enable
2. configure terminal
3. crypto dynamic-map dynamic-map-name dynamic-seq-num
4. set transform-set transform-set-name1 [transform-set-name2...transform-set-name6]
5. match address access-list-id
6. set peer {hostname | ip-address}
7. set security-association lifetime {seconds seconds | kilobytes kilobytes | kilobytes disable}
8. set pfs [group1 | group14 | group15 | group16 | group19 | group2 | group20 | group24 | group5]
9. exit
10. exit
11. show crypto dynamic-map [tag map-name]
12. configure terminal
13. crypto map map-name seq-num ipsec-isakmp dynamic dynamic-map-name [discover]
14. exit

DETAILED STEPS

Command or Action Purpose

Step 1 enable Enables privileged EXEC mode.
• Enter your password if prompted.
Example:
Device> enable

Step 2 configure terminal Enters global configuration mode.

Example:
Device# configure terminal

Step 3 crypto dynamic-map dynamic-map-name Creates a dynamic crypto map entry and enters crypto map configuration
dynamic-seq-num mode.

Example:
Device(config)# crypto dynamic-map
test-map 1

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Command or Action Purpose

Step 4 set transform-set transform-set-name1 Specifies the transform sets allowed for the crypto map entry.
[transform-set-name2...transform-set-
• List multiple transform sets in the order of priority (highest priority
name6]
first). This is the only configuration statement required in dynamic
crypto map entries.
Example:
Device(config-crypto-m)# set
transform-set aesset

Step 5 match address access-list-id (Optional) Specifies the list number or name of an extended access list.
• This access list determines which traffic should be protected by IPsec
and which traffic should not be protected by IPsec security in the
Example:
Device(config-crypto-m)# match
context of this crypto map entry.
address 101
Note Although access lists are optional for dynamic crypto maps, they are
highly recommended.

• If an access list is configured, the data flow identity proposed by the

IPsec peer must fall within a permit statement for this crypto access
list.
• If an access list is not configured, the device accepts any data flow
identity proposed by the IPsec peer. However, if an access list is
configured but the specified access list does not exist or is empty, the
device drops all packets. This is similar to static crypto maps, which
require access lists to be specified.
• Care must be taken if the any keyword is used in the access list,
because the access list is used for packet filtering as well as for
negotiation.
• You must configure a match address; otherwise, the behavior is not
secure, and you cannot enable TED because packets are sent in the
clear (unencrypted.)

Step 6 set peer {hostname | ip-address} (Optional) Specifies a remote IPsec peer. Repeat this step for multiple
remote peers.
Note This is rarely configured in dynamic crypto map entries. Dynamic
Example: crypto map entries are often used for unknown remote peers.
Device(config-crypto-m)# set peer
192.168.101.1

Step 7 set security-association lifetime {seconds (Optional) Overrides (for a particular crypto map entry) the global lifetime
seconds | kilobytes kilobytes | kilobytes value, which is used when negotiating IP Security SAs.
disable} Note To minimize the possibility of packet loss when rekeying in high
bandwidth environments, you can disable the rekey request triggered
by a volume lifetime expiry.
Example:
Device(config-crypto-m)# set
security-association lifetime
seconds 7200

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Command or Action Purpose

Step 8 set pfs [group1 | group14 | group15 | (Optional) Specifies that IPsec should ask for PFS when requesting new
group16 | group19 | group2 | group20 | security associations for this crypto map entry or should demand PFS in
group24 | group5] requests received from the IPsec peer.
• Group 1 specifies the 768-bit Diffie-Hellman (DH) identifier (default).
(No longer recommended).
Example:
Device(config-crypto-m)# set pfs • Group 2 specifies the 1024-bit DH identifier. (No longer
group14 recommended).
• Group 5 specifies the 1536-bit DH identifier. (No longer
recommended)
• Group 14 specifies the 2048-bit DH identifier.
• Group 15 specifies the 3072-bit DH identifier.
• Group 16 specifies the 4096-bit DH identifier.
• Group 19 specifies the 256-bit elliptic curve DH (ECDH) identifier.
• Group 20 specifies the 384-bit ECDH identifier.
• Group 24 specifies the 2048-bit DH/DSA identifier
• By default, PFS is not requested. If no group is specified with this
command, group1 is used as the default.

Step 9 exit Exits crypto map configuration mode and returns to global configuration
mode.

Example:
Device(config-crypto-m)# exit

Step 10 exit Exits global configuration mode.

Example:
Device(config)# exit

Step 11 show crypto dynamic-map [tag map- (Optional) Displays information about dynamic crypto maps.
name]

Example:
Device# show crypto dynamic-map

Step 12 configure terminal Enters global configuration mode.

Example:
Device# configure terminal

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Command or Action Purpose

Step 13 crypto map map-name seq-num ipsec- (Optional) Adds a dynamic crypto map to a crypto map set.
isakmp dynamic dynamic-map-name
• You should set the crypto map entries referencing dynamic maps to the
[discover]
lowest priority entries in a crypto map set.
Note You must enter the discover keyword to enable TED.
Example:
Device(config)# crypto map static-
map 1 ipsec-isakmp dynamic test-map
discover

Step 14 exit Exits global configuration mode.

Example:
Device(config)# exit

• Troubleshooting Tips, page 37

• What to Do Next, page 37

Troubleshooting Tips
Certain configuration changes take effect only when negotiating subsequent SAs. If you want the new
settings to take immediate effect, you must clear the existing SAs so that they are reestablished with the
changed configuration. If the router is actively processing IPsec traffic, clear only the portion of the SA
database that would be affected by the configuration changes (that is, clear only the SAs established by a
given crypto map set). Clearing the entire SA database must be reserved for large-scale changes, or when
the router is processing minimal IPsec traffic.
To clear IPsec SAs, use the clear crypto sa command with appropriate parameters. (Omitting all
parameters clears the full SA database, which clears active security sessions.)

What to Do Next
After you have successfully created a crypto map set, you must apply the crypto map set to each interface
through which IPsec traffic flows. To complete this task, see the “Applying Crypto Map Sets to Interfaces,
page 40” section.

Creating Crypto Map Entries to Establish Manual SAs

Perform this task to create crypto map entries to establish manual SAs (that is, when IKE is not used to
establish the SAs). To create IPv6 crypto maps entries, you must use the ipv6 keyword with the crypto
map command. For IPv4 crypto maps, use the crypto map command without the ipv6 keyword.

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SUMMARY STEPS

1. enable
2. configure terminal
3. crypto map [ipv6] map-name seq-num [ipsec-manual]
4. match address access-list-id
5. set peer {hostname | ip-address}
6. set transform-set transform-set-name
7. Do one of the following:
• set session-key inbound ah spi hex-key-string
• set session-key outbound ah spi hex-key-string
8. Do one of the following:
• set session-key inbound esp spi cipher hex-key-string [authenticator hex-key-string]
• set session-key outbound esp spi cipher hex-key-string [authenticator hex-key-string]
9. exit
10. exit
11. show crypto map [interface interface | tag map-name]

DETAILED STEPS

Command or Action Purpose

Step 1 enable Enables privileged EXEC mode.
• Enter your password if prompted.
Example:
Device> enable

Step 2 configure terminal Enters global configuration mode.

Example:
Device# configure terminal

Step 3 crypto map [ipv6] map-name seq-num [ipsec-manual] Specifies the crypto map entry to be created or
modified and enters crypto map configuration mode.
• For IPv4 crypto maps, use the crypto map
Example:
Device(config)# crypto map mymap 10 ipsec-manual
command without the ipv6 keyword.

Step 4 match address access-list-id Names an IPsec access list that determines which
traffic should be protected by IPsec and which traffic
should not be protected by IPsec in the context of this
Example: crypto map entry.
Device(config-crypto-m)# match address 102
• The access list can specify only one permit entry
when IKE is not used.

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Command or Action Purpose

Step 5 set peer {hostname | ip-address} Specifies the remote IPsec peer. This is the peer to
which IPsec protected traffic should be forwarded.
• Only one peer can be specified when IKE is not
Example:
Device(config-crypto-m)# set peer 10.0.0.5
used.

Step 6 set transform-set transform-set-name Specifies which transform set should be used.
• This must be the same transform set that is
specified in the remote peer’s corresponding
Example:
Device(config-crypto-m)# set transform-set someset
crypto map entry.
Note Only one transform set can be specified when
IKE is not used.

Step 7 Do one of the following: Sets the AH security parameter indexes (SPIs) and
keys to apply to inbound and outbound protected
• set session-key inbound ah spi hex-key-string traffic if the specified transform set includes the AH
• set session-key outbound ah spi hex-key-string protocol.
• This manually specifies the AH security
Example: association to be used with protected traffic.
Device(config-crypto-m)# set session-key inbound ah
256 98765432109876549876543210987654

Example:
Device(config-crypto-m)# set session-key outbound ah
256 fedcbafedcbafedcfedcbafedcbafedc

Step 8 Do one of the following: Sets the Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP)
Security Parameter Indexes (SPI) and keys to apply to
• set session-key inbound esp spi cipher hex-key-string inbound and outbound protected traffic if the specified
[authenticator hex-key-string] transform set includes the ESP protocol.
• set session-key outbound esp spi cipher hex-key-string
[authenticator hex-key-string] Or
Specifies the cipher keys if the transform set includes
an ESP cipher algorithm. Specifies the authenticator
Example: keys if the transform set includes an ESP authenticator
Device(config-crypto-m)# set session-key inbound esp algorithm.
256 cipher 0123456789012345
• This manually specifies the ESP security
association to be used with protected traffic.
Example:
Device(config-crypto-m)# set session-key outbound esp
256 cipher abcdefabcdefabcd

Step 9 exit Exits crypto map configuration mode and returns to

global configuration mode.

Example:
Device(config-crypto-m)# exit

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Command or Action Purpose

Step 10 exit Exits global configuration mode.

Example:
Device(config)# exit

Step 11 show crypto map [interface interface | tag map-name] Displays your crypto map configuration.

Example:
Device# show crypto map

• Troubleshooting Tips, page 40

• What to Do Next, page 40

Troubleshooting Tips
For manually established SAs, you must clear and reinitialize the SAs for the changes to take effect. To
clear IPsec SAs, use the clear crypto sa command with appropriate parameters. (Omitting all parameters
clears the entire SA database, which clears active security sessions.)

What to Do Next
After you have successfully created a crypto map set, you must apply the crypto map set to each interface
through which IPsec traffic flows. To complete this task, see the “Applying Crypto Map Sets to Interfaces,
page 40” section.

Applying Crypto Map Sets to Interfaces

You must apply a crypto map set to each interface through which IPsec traffic flows. Applying the crypto
map set to an interface instructs the device to evaluate the interface’s traffic against the crypto map set and
to use the specified policy during connection or security association negotiation on behalf of traffic to be
protected by the crypto map.
Perform this task to apply a crypto map to an interface.

SUMMARY STEPS

1. enable
2. configure terminal
3. interface type/number
4. crypto map map-name
5. exit
6. crypto map map-name local-address interface-id
7. exit
8. show crypto map [interface interface]

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DETAILED STEPS

Command or Action Purpose

Step 1 enable Enables privileged EXEC mode.
• Enter your password if prompted.
Example:
Device> enable

Step 2 configure terminal Enters global configuration mode.

Example:
Device# configure terminal

Step 3 interface type/number Configures an interface and enters interface

configuration mode.

Example:
Device(config)# interface FastEthernet 0/0

Step 4 crypto map map-name Applies a crypto map set to an interface.

Example:
Device(config-if)# crypto map mymap

Step 5 exit Exits interface configuration mode and returns to global

configuration mode.

Example:
Device(config-if)# exit

Step 6 crypto map map-name local-address interface-id (Optional) Permits redundant interfaces to share the
same crypto map using the same local identity.

Example:
Device(config)# crypto map mymap local-address
loopback0

Step 7 exit (Optional) Exits global configuration mode.

Example:
Device(config)# exit

Step 8 show crypto map [interface interface] (Optional) Displays your crypto map configuration

Example:
Device# show crypto map

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Configuration Examples for IPsec VPN

• Example: Configuring AES-Based Static Crypto Map, page 42

Example: Configuring AES-Based Static Crypto Map

This example shows how a static crypto map is configured and how an AES is defined as the encryption
method:
crypto isakmp policy 10
encryption aes 256
authentication pre-share
group 14
lifetime 180
crypto isakmp key cisco123 address 10.0.110.1
!
!
crypto ipsec transform-set aesset esp-aes 256 esp-sha-hmac
mode transport
!
crypto map aesmap 10 ipsec-isakmp
set peer 10.0.110.1
set transform-set aesset
match address 120
!
!
!
voice call carrier capacity active
!
!
mta receive maximum-recipients 0
!
!
interface FastEthernet0/0
ip address 10.0.110.2 255.255.255.0
ip nat outside
no ip route-cache
no ip mroute-cache
duplex auto
speed auto
crypto map aesmap
!
interface Serial0/0
no ip address
shutdown
!
interface FastEthernet0/1
ip address 10.0.110.1 255.255.255.0
ip nat inside
no ip route-cache
no ip mroute-cache
duplex auto
speed auto
!
ip nat inside source list 110 interface FastEthernet0/0 overload
ip classless
ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 10.5.1.1
ip route 10.0.110.0 255.255.255.0 FastEthernet0/0
ip route 172.18.124.0 255.255.255.0 10.5.1.1
ip route 172.18.125.3 255.255.255.255 10.5.1.1
ip http server
!
!
access-list 110 deny ip 10.0.110.0 0.0.0.255 10.0.110.0 0.0.0.255
access-list 110 permit ip 10.0.110.0 0.0.0.255 any
access-list 120 permit ip 10.0.110.0 0.0.0.255 10.0.110.0 0.0.0.255
!

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Additional References

Additional References
Related Documents

Related Topic Document Title

Cisco IOS commands Cisco IOS Master Commands List, All Releases

IKE, IPsec, and PKI configuration commands: • Cisco IOS Security Command Reference
complete command syntax, command mode, Commands A to C
defaults, usage guidelines, and examples
• Cisco IOS Security Command Reference
Commands D to L
• Cisco IOS Security Command Reference
Commands M to R
• Cisco IOS Security Command Reference
Commands S to Z

IKE configuration Configuring Internet Key Exchange for IPsec VPNs

Suite-B SHA-2 family (HMAC variant) and Elliptic Configuring Internet Key Exchange for IPsec VPNs
Curve (EC) key pair configuration

Suite-B Integrity algorithm type transform Configuring Internet Key Exchange Version 2
configuration (IKEv2)

Suite-B Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm Configuring Internet Key Exchange Version 2
(ECDSA) signature (ECDSA-sig) authentication (IKEv2)
method configuration for IKEv2

Suite-B Elliptic curve Diffie-Hellman (ECDH) • Configuring Internet Key Exchange for IPsec
support for IPsec SA negotiation VPNs
• Configuring Internet Key Exchange Version 2
(IKEv2) and FlexVPN Site-to-Site

Suite-B support for certificate enrollment for a PKI Configuring Certificate Enrollment for a PKI

Recommended cryptographic algorithms Next Generation Encryption

Standards

Standards Title
None —

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MIBs

MIBs MIBs Link

• CISCO-IPSEC-FLOW-MONITOR- MIB To locate and download MIBs for selected

platforms, Cisco IOS software releases, and feature
• CISCO-IPSEC-MIB
sets, use Cisco MIB Locator found at the following
• CISCO-IPSEC-POLICY-MAP-MIB URL:
http://www.cisco.com/go/mibs

RFCs

RFCs Title
RFC 2401 Security Architecture for the Internet Protocol

RFC 2402 IP Authentication Header

RFC 2403 The Use of HMAC-MD5-96 within ESP and AH

RFC 2404 The Use of HMAC-SHA-1-96 within ESP and AH

RFC 2405 The ESP DES-CBC Cipher Algorithm With Explicit

IV

RFC 2406 IP Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP)

RFC 2407 The Internet IP Security Domain of Interpretation

for ISAKMP

RFC 2408 Internet Security Association and Key Management

Protocol (ISAKMP)

Technical Assistance

Description Link
The Cisco Support and Documentation website http://www.cisco.com/cisco/web/support/
provides online resources to download index.html
documentation, software, and tools. Use these
resources to install and configure the software and
to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues with
Cisco products and technologies. Access to most
tools on the Cisco Support and Documentation
website requires a Cisco.com user ID and
password.

Feature Information for Security for VPNs with IPsec

The following table provides release information about the feature or features described in this module.
This table lists only the software release that introduced support for a given feature in a given software

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release train. Unless noted otherwise, subsequent releases of that software release train also support that
feature.
Use Cisco Feature Navigator to find information about platform support and Cisco software image support.
To access Cisco Feature Navigator, go to www.cisco.com/go/cfn. An account on Cisco.com is not required.

Table 4 Feature Information for Configuring Security for IPsec VPNs

Feature Name Software Releases Feature Information

Advanced Encryption Standard 12.2(8)T This feature adds support for the
new encryption standard AES,
which is a privacy transform for
IPsec and IKE and has been
developed to replace DES.
The following commands were
modified by this feature: crypto
ipsec transform-set, encryption
(IKE policy), show crypto ipsec
transform-set, show crypto
isakmp policy.

DES/3DES/AES VPN Encryption 12.3(7)T This feature describes in which

Module (AIM-VPN/EPII, AIM- VPN encryption hardware AIM
VPN/HPII, AIM-VPN/BPII and NM are supported, in certain
Family) Cisco IOS software releases.

IKEv2 Proposal Support 15.1(1)T An IKEv2 proposal is a set of

transforms used in the negotiation
of IKEv2 SA as part of the
IKE_SA_INIT exchange. An
IKEv2 proposal is regarded as
complete only when it has at least
an encryption algorithm, an
integrity algorithm, and a Diffie-
Hellman (DH) group configured.
If no proposal is configured and
attached to an IKEv2 policy, then
the default proposal is used in
negotiation.
The following commands were
modified by this feature: crypto
ikev2 proposal, encryption
(ikev2 proposal), group (ikev2
proposal), integrity (ikev2
proposal), show crypto ikev2
proposal.

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Feature Name Software Releases Feature Information

IPv6 Support for IPSec and 15.1(4)M This feature allows IPv6
IKEv2 addresses to be added to IPSec
and IKEv2 protocols.
In Cisco IOS Release 15.1(4)M,
this feature was introduced.
The following commands were
introduced or modified: crypto
map (global IPsec), crypto map
(isakmp), crypto map (Xauth),
ipv6 crypto map.

Option to Disable Volume-based 15.0(1)M This feature allows customers to

IPsec Lifetime Rekey disable the IPsec security
association rekey when
processing large amounts of data.
The following commands were
modified by this feature: crypto
ipsec security association
lifetime, set security-association
lifetime.

SEAL Encryption 12.3(7)T This feature adds support for

SEAL encryption in IPsec.
The following command was
modified by this feature: crypto
ipsec transform-set.

Software IPPCP (LZS) with 12.2(13)T This feature allows customers to

Hardware Encryption use LZS software compression
with IPsec when a VPN module
is in Cisco 2600 and Cisco 3600
series routers.

Suite-B Support in IOS SW 15.1(2)T Suite-B adds support for four user
Crypto interface suites of cryptographic
algorithms for use with IKE and
IPSec that are described in RFC
4869. Each suite consists of an
encryption algorithm, a digital
signature algorithm, a key
agreement algorithm, and a hash
or message digest algorithm.
The following command was
modified by this feature: crypto
ipsec transform-set.

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Third-party trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners. The use of the word partner
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 IPsec Virtual Tunnel Interfaces
IPsec virtual tunnel interfaces (VTIs) provide a routable interface type for terminating IPsec tunnels and
an easy way to define protection between sites to form an overlay network. IPsec VTIs simplify the
configuration of IPsec for protection of remote links, support multicast, and simplify network
management and load balancing.

Note Security threats, as well as the cryptographic technologies to help protect against them, are constantly
changing. For more information about the latest Cisco cryptographic recommendations, see the Next
Generation Encryption (NGE) white paper.

• Finding Feature Information, page 49

• Restrictions for IPsec Virtual Tunnel Interface, page 49
• Information About IPsec Virtual Tunnel Interface, page 51
• How to Configure IPsec Virtual Tunnel Interface, page 56
• Configuration Examples for IPsec Virtual Tunnel Interface, page 83
• Additional References, page 99
• Feature Information for IPsec Virtual Tunnel Interfaces, page 100

Finding Feature Information

Your software release may not support all the features documented in this module. For the latest feature
information and caveats, see the release notes for your platform and software release. To find information
about the features documented in this module, and to see a list of the releases in which each feature is
supported, see the Feature Information Table at the end of this document.
Use Cisco Feature Navigator to find information about platform support and Cisco software image support.
To access Cisco Feature Navigator, go to www.cisco.com/go/cfn. An account on Cisco.com is not required.

Restrictions for IPsec Virtual Tunnel Interface

IPsec Transform Set
The IPsec transform set must be configured in tunnel mode only.

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IKE Security Association

The Internet Key Exchange (IKE) security association (SA) is bound to the VTI. Therefore the same IKE
SA cannot be used for a crypto map.

IPsec SA Traffic Selectors

Static VTIs (SVTIs) support only a single IPsec SA that is attached to the VTI interface. The traffic selector
for the IPsec SA is always “IP any any.”
A dynamic VTI (DVTIs) also is a point-point interface that can support multiple IPsec SAs. The DVTI can
accept the multiple IPsec selectors that are proposed by the initiator.

IPv4 and IPv6 Packets

This feature supports SVTIs that are configured to encapsulate IPv4 packets or IPv6 packets, but IPv4
packets cannot carry IPv6 packets, and IPv6 packets cannot carry IPv4 packets.

Proxy
SVTIs support only the “IP any any” proxy.
DVTIs support multiple proxies, but DVTIs do not allow mixing "any any" proxies with non-"any any"
proxies. DVTIs permit only one type at a time, either a single "any any" proxy or multiple "no any any"
proxies.

Quality of Service (QoS) Traffic Shaping

The shaped traffic is process switched.

Stateful Failover
IPsec stateful failover is not supported with IPsec VTIs.

Tunnel Protection
Do not configure the shared keyword when using the tunnel mode ipsec ipv4 command for IPsec IPv4
mode.

Static VTIs Versus GRE Tunnels

The IPsec VTI is limited to IP unicast and multicast traffic only, as opposed to Generic Routing
Encapsulation (GRE) tunnels, which have a wider application for IPsec implementation.

VRF-Aware IPsec Configuration

VPN routing and forwarding (VRF) mustnot be configured in the Internet Security Association and Key
Management Protocol (ISAKMP) profile in VRF-aware IPsec configurations with either SVTIs or DVTIs.
Instead, the VRF must be configured on the tunnel interface for SVTIs. For DVTIs, you must apply the
VRF to the virtual template using the ip vrf forwarding command.

Single Template Model

In the single template model, the VRF is configured in the ISAKMP profile. In this model, each virtual
access that is created belongs to the internal VRF (IVRF) specified in the ISAKMP profile. But because the
IP address of the virtual access is derived from the interface to which the virtual access is unnumbered to,
the IP address of the interface will not be available in the virtual access routing table. This happens because

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the unnumbered interface does not belong to the IVRF routing table of the virtual access. In such cases, a
ping to virtual access IP address fails.

Information About IPsec Virtual Tunnel Interface

The use of IPsec VTIs both greatly simplifies the configuration process when you need to provide
protection for remote access and provides a simpler alternative to using generic routing encapsulation
(GRE) or Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP) tunnels for encapsulation and crypto maps with IPsec. A
major benefit associated with IPsec VTIs is that the configuration does not require a static mapping of
IPsec sessions to a physical interface. The IPsec tunnel endpoint is associated with an actual (virtual)
interface. Because there is a routable interface at the tunnel endpoint, many common interface capabilities
can be applied to the IPsec tunnel.
The IPsec VTI allows for the flexibility of sending and receiving both IP unicast and multicast encrypted
traffic on any physical interface, such as in the case of multiple paths. Traffic is encrypted or decrypted
when it is forwarded from or to the tunnel interface and is managed by the IP routing table. Using IP
routing to forward the traffic to the tunnel interface simplifies the IPsec VPN configuration compared to the
more complex process of using access control lists (ACLs) with the crypto map in native IPsec
configurations. Because DVTIs function like any other real interface you can apply quality of service
(QoS), firewall, and other security services as soon as the tunnel is active.
Without VPN Acceleration Module2+ (VAM2+) accelerating virtual interfaces, the packet traversing an
IPsec virtual interface is directed to the Router Processor (RP) for encapsulation. This method tends to be
slow and has limited scalability. In hardware crypto mode, all the IPsec VTIs are accelerated by the
VAM2+ crypto engine, and all traffic going through the tunnel is encrypted and decrypted by the VAM2+.
The following sections provide details about the IPsec VTI:

• Benefits of Using IPsec Virtual Tunnel Interfaces, page 51

• Static Virtual Tunnel Interfaces, page 51
• Dynamic Virtual Tunnel Interfaces, page 52
• Traffic Encryption with the IPsec Virtual Tunnel Interface, page 53
• Multi-SA Support for Dynamic Virtual Tunnel Interfaces for IKEv1, page 55
• Multi-SA Support for Dynamic Virtual Tunnel Interfaces for IKEv2, page 55
• Dynamic Virtual Tunnel Interface Life Cycle, page 56
• Routing with IPsec Virtual Tunnel Interfaces, page 56

Benefits of Using IPsec Virtual Tunnel Interfaces

IPsec VTIs allow you to configure a virtual interface to which you can apply features. Features for clear-
text packets are configured on the VTI. Features for encrypted packets are applied on the physical outside
interface. When IPsec VTIs are used, you can separate the application of features such as NAT, ACLs, and
QoS and apply them to clear-text or encrypted text, or both. When crypto maps are used, there is no simple
way to apply extra features to the IPsec tunnel.
There are two types of VTI interfaces: static VTIs (SVTIs) and dynamic VTIs (DVTIs).

Static Virtual Tunnel Interfaces

SVTI configurations can be used for site-to-site connectivity in which a tunnel provides always-on access
between two sites. The advantage of using SVTIs as opposed to crypto map configurations is that users can

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enable dynamic routing protocols on the tunnel interface without the extra 24 bytes required for GRE
headers, thus reducing the bandwidth for sending encrypted data.
Additionally, multiple Cisco IOS software features can be configured directly on the tunnel interface and
on the physical egress interface of the tunnel interface. This direct configuration allows users to have solid
control on the application of the features in the pre- or post-encryption path.
The figure below illustrates how a SVTI is used.

Figure 5 IPsec SVTI

The IPsec VTI supports native IPsec tunneling and exhibits most of the properties of a physical interface.

Note When configuring IPsec SVTI with high availability (HA), the standby router reload does not affect the
existing security associations.

Dynamic Virtual Tunnel Interfaces

DVTIs can provide highly secure and scalable connectivity for remote-access VPNs. The DVTI technology
replaces dynamic crypto maps and the dynamic hub-and-spoke method for establishing tunnels.
DVTIs can be used for both the server and remote configuration. The tunnels provide an on-demand
separate virtual access interface for each VPN session. The configuration of the virtual access interfaces is
cloned from a virtual template configuration, which includes the IPsec configuration and any Cisco IOS
software feature configured on the virtual template interface, such as QoS, NetFlow, or ACLs.
DVTIs function like any other real interface so that you can apply QoS, firewall, other security services as
soon as the tunnel is active. QoS features can be used to improve the performance of various applications
across the network. Any combination of QoS features offered in Cisco IOS software can be used to support
voice, video, or data applications.
DVTIs provide efficiency in the use of IP addresses and provide secure connectivity. DVTIs allow
dynamically downloadable per-group and per-user policies to be configured on a RADIUS server. The per-
group or per-user definition can be created using extended authentication (Xauth) User or Unity group, or it
can be derived from a certificate. DVTIs are standards based, so interoperability in a multiple-vendor
environment is supported. IPsec DVTIs allow you to create highly secure connectivity for remote access
VPNs and can be combined with Cisco Architecture for Voice, Video, and Integrated Data (AVVID) to
deliver converged voice, video, and data over IP networks. The DVTI simplifies Virtual Private Network
(VRF) routing and forwarding- (VRF-) aware IPsec deployment. The VRF is configured on the interface.

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A DVTI requires minimal configuration on the router. A single virtual template can be configured and
cloned.
The DVTI creates an interface for IPsec sessions and uses the virtual template infrastructure for dynamic
instantiation and management of dynamic IPsec VTIs. The virtual template infrastructure is extended to
create dynamic virtual-access tunnel interfaces. DVTIs are used in hub-and-spoke configurations. A single
DVTI can support several static VTIs.

Note DVTI is supported only in Easy VPNs. That is, the DVTI end must be configured as an Easy VPN server.

figure below illustrates the DVTI authentication path.

Figure 6 Dynamic IPsec VTI

The authentication shown in the figure above follows this path:

1 User 1 calls the router.
2 Router 1 authenticates User 1.
3 IPsec clones virtual access interface from virtual template interface.

Traffic Encryption with the IPsec Virtual Tunnel Interface

When an IPsec VTI is configured, encryption occurs in the tunnel. Traffic is encrypted when it is forwarded
to the tunnel interface. Traffic forwarding is handled by the IP routing table, and dynamic or static routing
can be used to route traffic to the SVTI. DVTI uses reverse route injection to further simplify the routing
configurations. Using IP routing to forward the traffic to encryption simplifies the IPsec VPN configuration
because the use of ACLs with a crypto map in native IPsec configurations is not required. The IPsec virtual
tunnel also allows you to encrypt multicast traffic with IPsec.

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IPsec packet flow into the IPsec tunnel is illustrated in the figure below.

Figure 7 Packet Flow into the IPsec Tunnel

After packets arrive on the inside interface, the forwarding engine switches the packets to the VTI, where
they are encrypted. The encrypted packets are handed back to the forwarding engine, where they are
switched through the outside interface.
The figue below shows the packet flow out of the IPsec tunnel.

Figure 8 Packet Flow out of the IPsec Tunnel

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Multi-SA Support for Dynamic Virtual Tunnel Interfaces for IKEv1

DVTI supports multiple IPsec SAs. The DVTI can accept multiple IPsec selectors that are proposed by the
initiator.
The DVTIs allow per peer features to be applied on a dedicated interface. You can order features in such
way that all features that are applied on the virtual access interfaces are applied before applying crypto.
Additionally, all the features that are applied on the physical interfaces are applied after applying crypto.
Clean routing is available across all VRFs so that there are no traffic leaks from one VRF to another before
encrypting.
Multi-SA VTIs ensure interoperation with third-party devices and provide a flexible, clean, and modular
feature set.
Multi-SA VTIs enable a clean Cisco IOS infrastructure, even when the Cisco IOS software interoperates
with third-party devices that implement only crypto maps.
VRF and Scalability of the Baseline Configuration for IKEv1
Virtual access instances inherit the Inside-VRF (IVRF) from the template configuration. Users must
configure several templates to enforce an appropriate IVRF for each customer. The number of templates
must be equal to the number of customers connecting to the headend. Such a configuration is cumbersome
and undesirable.
This complication can be avoided by allowing the IKE profile to override the virtual access VRF with the
VRF configured on the IKE profile. An even better solution will be to allow the IKE profile to override the
virtual access VRF using AAA, but this method is supported only for IKEv2.
This complication can be avoided by allowing the IKE profile to override the virtual access VRF with the
VRF configured on the IKE profile. A better solution is to allow the IKE profile to override the virtual
access VRF using AAA, but this method is supported only for IKEv2.
The VRF configured in the ISAKMP profile is applied to the virtual access first. Then the configuration
from virtual template is applied to the virtual access. If your virtual template contains ip vrf forwarding
command configuration, the VRF from the template overrides the VRF from the ISAKMP profile.
Rules for Initial Configuration of a VRF
The following rules must be applied during the initial configuration of VRF:
• If you configure IVRF in the IKE profile without configuring it in the virtual template, then you must
apply the VRF from the IKE profile on each virtual access derived from this IKE profile.
• If you configure VRF in an IKE profile and virtual template, then the virtual template IVRF gets
precedence.
Rules for Changing the VRF
If you change the VRF configured in an IKE profile, all the IKE SAs, IPsec SAs, and the virtual access
identifier derived from this profile will get deleted. The same rule applies when the VRF is configured on
the IKE profile for the first time.

Multi-SA Support for Dynamic Virtual Tunnel Interfaces for IKEv2

The configuration of an IKEv2 profile in an IPsec profile on an IKEv2 responder is not mandatory. The
IPSec DVTI sessions using the same virtual template can use different IKEv2 profiles, thus avoiding the
need for a separate virtual template for each DVTI session that needs a different IKEv2 profile. Such an
arrangement helps reduce the configuration size and save virtual template Interface Descriptor Block
(IDB).

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The IKEv2 authorization policy, which is a container of IKEv2 local AAA group authorization parameters,
contains an AAA attribute AAA_AT_IPSEC_FLOW_LIMIT and theipsec flow- limit command. This
attribute limits the number of IPsec flows that can terminate on an IPSec DVTI virtual access interface.
The value specified by the ipsec flow- limit command from the AAA overrides the value set by the set
security-policy limit command from the IPSec profile. Any change to the value set by the set security-
policy limit command in the IPSec profile is not applied to the current session but is applied to subsequent
sessions.
If the value set by the set security-policy limit command is overridden by AAA, then the value from the
IPSec profile is ignored, and any change to the value set by the set security-policy limit command in the
IPSec profile does not affect the virtual access.
VRF and Scalability of Baseline Configuration for IKEv2
The IKEv2 multi-SA does not allow simultaneous configuration of a VRF and a template on the IKEv2
profile. Instead, the VRF can be configured on AAA and applied to the virtual access interface at the time
of its creation.
You can use the AAA attribute INTERFACE_CONFIG to specify the ip vrf forwarding, ip unnumbered
commands, and other interface configuration mode commands that are applied on the virtual access
interface.

Note If you override VRF using AAA, you must also specify the ip unnumbered command using AAA because
the ip vrf forwarding command removes the ip unnumbered command configuration from the interface.

Dynamic Virtual Tunnel Interface Life Cycle

IPsec profiles define policy for DVTIs. The dynamic interface is created at the end of IKE Phase 1 and IKE
Phase 1.5. The interface is deleted when the IPsec session to the peer is closed. The IPsec session is closed
when both IKE and IPsec SAs to the peer are deleted.

Routing with IPsec Virtual Tunnel Interfaces

Because VTIs are routable interfaces, routing plays an important role in the encryption process. Traffic is
encrypted only if it is forwarded out of the VTI, and traffic arriving on the VTI is decrypted and routed
accordingly. VTIs allow you to establish an encryption tunnel using a real interface as the tunnel endpoint.
You can route to the interface or apply services such as QoS, firewalls, network address translation, and
NetFlow statistics as you would to any other interface. You can monitor the interface and route to it, and it
has an advantage over crypto maps because it is a real interface and provides the benefits of any other
Cisco IOS interface.

How to Configure IPsec Virtual Tunnel Interface

• Configuring Static IPsec Virtual Tunnel Interfaces, page 57
• Configuring Dynamic IPsec Virtual Tunnel Interfaces, page 59
• Configuring Multi-SA Support for Dynamic Virtual Tunnel Interfaces Using IKEv1, page 61
• Configuring Multi-SA Support for Dynamic Virtual Tunnel Interfaces Using IKEv2, page 66

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Configuring Static IPsec Virtual Tunnel Interfaces

SUMMARY STEPS

1. enable
2. configure terminal
3. crypto IPsec profile profile-name
4. set transform-set transform-set-name [transform-set-name2...transform-set-name6]
5. exit
6. interface type number
7. ip address address mask
8. tunnel mode ipsec ipv4
9. tunnel source interface-type interface-type
10. tunnel destination ip-address
11. tunnel protection IPsec profile profile-name [shared]
12. end

DETAILED STEPS

Command or Action Purpose

Step 1 enable Enables privileged EXEC mode.
• Enter your password if prompted.
Example:

Router> enable

Step 2 configure terminal Enters global configuration mode.

Example:

Router# configure terminal

Step 3 crypto IPsec profile profile-name Defines the IPsec parameters that are to be used for
IPsec encryption between two IPsec routers, and
enters IPsec profile configuration mode.
Example:

Router(config)# crypto IPsec profile PROF

Step 4 set transform-set transform-set-name [transform-set- Specifies which transform sets can be used with the
name2...transform-set-name6] crypto map entry.

Example:

Router(ipsec-profile)# set transform-set tset

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Command or Action Purpose

Step 5 exit Exits IPsec profile configuration mode, and enters
global configuration mode.

Example:
Router(ipsec-profile)# exit

Step 6 interface type number Specifies the interface on which the tunnel will be
configured and enters interface configuration mode.

Example:

Router(config)# interface tunnel 0

Step 7 ip address address mask Specifies the IP address and mask.

Example:

Router(config-if)# ip address 10.1.1.1 255.255.255.0

Step 8 tunnel mode ipsec ipv4 Defines the mode for the tunnel.

Example:

Router(config-if)# tunnel mode ipsec ipv4

Step 9 tunnel source interface-type interface-type Specifies the tunnel source as a loopback interface.

Example:

Router(config-if)# tunnel source loopback 0

Step 10 tunnel destination ip-address Identifies the IP address of the tunnel destination.

Example:

Router(config-if)# tunnel destination 172.16.1.1

Step 11 tunnel protection IPsec profile profile-name [shared] Associates a tunnel interface with an IPsec profile.

Example:

Router(config-if)# tunnel protection IPsec profile

PROF

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Command or Action Purpose

Step 12 end Exits interface configuration mode and returns to
privileged EXEC mode.

Example:
Router(config-if)# end

Configuring Dynamic IPsec Virtual Tunnel Interfaces

SUMMARY STEPS

1. enable
2. configure terminal
3. crypto ipsec profile profile-name
4. set transform-set transform-set-name [transform-set-name2...transform-set-name6]
5. exit
6. interface virtual-template number
7. tunnel mode ipsec ipv4
8. tunnel protection IPsec profile profile-name [shared]
9. exit
10. crypto isakamp profile profile-name
11. match identity addressip-addressmask
12. virtual template template-number
13. end

DETAILED STEPS

Command or Action Purpose

Step 1 enable Enables privileged EXEC mode.
• Enter your password if prompted.
Example:

Router> enable

Step 2 configure terminal Enters global configuration mode.

Example:

Router# configure terminal

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Command or Action Purpose

Step 3 crypto ipsec profile profile-name Defines the IPsec parameters that are to be used for
IPsec encryption between two IPsec routers and enters
IPsec profile configuration mode.
Example:

Router(config)# crypto ipsec profile PROF

Step 4 set transform-set transform-set-name [transform-set- Specifies which transform sets can be used with the
name2...transform-set-name6] crypto map entry.

Example:

Router(ipsec-profile)# set transform-set tset

Step 5 exit Exits ipsec profile configuration mode and enters

global configuration mode.

Example:

Router(ipsec-profile)# exit

Step 6 interface virtual-template number Defines a virtual-template tunnel interface and enters
interface configuration mode.

Example:

Router(config)# interface virtual-template 2

Step 7 tunnel mode ipsec ipv4 Defines the mode for the tunnel.

Example:

Router(config-if)# tunnel mode ipsec ipv4

Step 8 tunnel protection IPsec profile profile-name [shared] Associates a tunnel interface with an IPsec profile.

Example:

Router(config-if)# tunnel protection ipsec profile

PROF

Step 9 exit Exits interface configuration mode.

Example:

Router(config-if)# exit

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Command or Action Purpose

Step 10 crypto isakamp profile profile-name Defines the ISAKAMP profile to be used for the
virtual template.

Example:

Router(config)# crypto isakamp profile red

Step 11 match identity addressip-addressmask Matches an identity from the ISAKMP profile and
enters isakmp-profile configuration mode.

Example:
Router(conf-isa-prof)# match identity address
10.1.1.0 255.255.255.0

Step 12 virtual template template-number Specifies the virtual template attached to the
ISAKAMP profile.

Example:

Router(config)# virtual-template 1

Step 13 end Exits global configuration mode and enters privileged

EXEC mode.

Example:
Router(config)# end

Configuring Multi-SA Support for Dynamic Virtual Tunnel Interfaces Using

IKEv1

Note Security threats, as well as the cryptographic technologies to help protect against them, are constantly
changing. For more information about the latest Cisco cryptographic recommendations, see the Next
Generation Encryption (NGE) white paper.

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SUMMARY STEPS
1. enable
2. configure terminal
3. ip vrf vrf-name
4. rd route-distinguisher
5. exit
6. crypto keyring keyring-name
7. pre-shared-keyaddress key key
8. exit
9. crypto isakmp profile profile-name
10. keyring keyring-name
11. match identity address mask
12. virtual-template template-number
13. exit
14. crypto ipsec transform-set transform-set-name transform1 [transform2] [transform3]
15. exit
16. crypto ipsec profilename
17. set security-policy limitmaximum-limit
18. set transform-settransform-set-name [transform-set-name2 .... transform-set-name6]
19. exit
20. interface virtual-template number type tunnel
21. ipvrfforwardingvrf-name
22. ip unnumberedtype number
23. tunnel modeipsec ipv4ipv4
24. tunnelprotectionprofileipsec profile-name [shared]
25. end

DETAILED STEPS

Step 1 enable

Example:
Router> enable
Enables privileged EXEC mode.
Step 2 configure terminal

Example:
Router# configure terminal
Enters global configuration mode.
Step 3 ip vrf vrf-name

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Example:
Router(config)# ip vrf VRF-100-1

Defines the VRF instance and enters VRF configuration mode

Step 4 rd route-distinguisher

Example:
Router(config-vrf)# rd 100:21

Creates routing and forwarding tables for a VRF.

Step 5 exit

Example:
Router(config-vrf)# exit

Exits VRF configuration mode and enters global configuration mode.

Step 6 crypto keyring keyring-name

Example:
Router(config)# crypto keyring cisco-100-1

Defines a crypto key ring and enters key ring configuration mode.
Step 7 pre-shared-keyaddress key key

Example:
Router(config-keyring)# pre-shared-key address
10.1.1.1 key cisco-100-1

Defines the preshared key to be used for Internet Key Exchange (IKE) authentication.
Step 8 exit

Example:
Router(config-keyring)# exit

Exits keyring configuration mode and enters global configuration mode.

Step 9 crypto isakmp profile profile-name

Example:
Router(config)# crypto isakmp profile
cisco-isakmp-profile-100-1

Defines an ISAKMP profile and enters ISAKMP configuration mode.

Step 10 keyring keyring-name

Example:
Router(conf-isa-prof)# keyring cisco-100-1

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Configures a key ring in ISAKMP mode.

Step 11 match identity address mask

Example:
Router(conf-isa-prof)# match identity address
10.1.1.0 255.255.255.0

Matches an identity from the ISAKMP profile.

Step 12 virtual-template template-number

Example:
Router(conf-isa-prof)# virtual-template 101

Specifies the virtual template that will be used to clone virtual access interfaces.
Step 13 exit

Example:
Router(conf-isa-prof)# exit

Exits ISAKMP profile configuration mode and enters global configuration mode.
Step 14 crypto ipsec transform-set transform-set-name transform1 [transform2] [transform3]

Example:
Router(config)# crypto ipsec transform-set cisco
esp-aes esp-sha-hmac

Defines the transform set and enters crypto transform configuration mode.
Step 15 exit

Example:
Router(conf-crypto-trans)# exit

Exits crypto transform configuration mode and enters global configuration mode.
Step 16 crypto ipsec profilename

Example:
Router(config)# crypto ipsec profile
cisco-ipsec-profile-101

Defines the IPsec parameters used for IPsec encryption between two IPsec routers, and enters IPsec profile
configuration mode.
Step 17 set security-policy limitmaximum-limit

Example:
Router(ipsec-profile)# set security-policy
limit 3

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Defines the IPsec parameters used for IPsec encryption between two IPsec routers, and enters IPsec profile
configuration mode.
Step 18 set transform-settransform-set-name [transform-set-name2 .... transform-set-name6]

Example:
Router(ipsec-profile)# set transform-set cisco

Specifies the transform sets to be used with the crypto map entry.
Step 19 exit

Example:
Router(ipsec-profile)# exit

Exits IPsec profile and enters global configuration mode.

Step 20 interface virtual-template number type tunnel

Example:
Router(config)# interface virtual-template 101 type tunnel

Creates a virtual template interface that can be configured interface and enters interface configuration mode.
Step 21 ipvrfforwardingvrf-name

Example:
Router(config-if)# ip vrf forwarding VRF-100-1

Associates a VRF instance with a virtual-template interface.

Step 22 ip unnumberedtype number

Example:
Router(config-if)# ip unnumbered GigabitEthernet 0.0

Enables IP processing on an interface without assigning an explicit IP address to the interface.

Step 23 tunnel modeipsec ipv4ipv4

Example:
Router(config-if)# tunnel mode ipsec ipv4

Defines the mode for the tunnel.

Step 24 tunnelprotectionprofileipsec profile-name [shared]

Example:
Router(config-if)# tunnel protection ipsec
profile PROF

Associates a tunnel interface with an IPsec profile.

Step 25 end

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Defining an AAA Attribute List

Example:
Router(config-if)# end

Exits interface configuration mode, and returns to privileged EXEC mode.

Configuring Multi-SA Support for Dynamic Virtual Tunnel Interfaces Using

IKEv2
Perform the following tasks to configure Multi-SA for DVTIs using IKEv2

• Defining an AAA Attribute List, page 66

• Configuring the VRF, page 67
• Configuring Internet Key Exchange Version 2 (IKEv2), page 69
• Configuring an IPsec Profile and a Virtual Template, page 81

Defining an AAA Attribute List

SUMMARY STEPS

1. enable
2. configure terminal
3. aaanew-model
4. aaaauthorizationnetworklist-namelocal
5. aaaattribute listlist-name
6. attributetypename value
7. attributetypename value
8. aaa session-idcommon
9. end

DETAILED STEPS

Command or Action Purpose

Step 1 enable Enables privileged EXEC mode.

Example:
Router> enable

Step 2 configure terminal Enters global configuration mode.

Example:
Router# configure terminal

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Command or Action Purpose

Step 3 aaanew-model Enables the AAA access control model.

Example:
Router(config)# aaa new-model

Step 4 aaaauthorizationnetworklist-namelocal Sets parameters that restrict user access to a network.

Example:
Router(config)# aaa authorization network group-
list local

Step 5 aaaattribute listlist-name Specifies an AAA attribute list that is defined in global
configuration mode.
• The “interface-config” attribute in the AAA attribute
Example:
Router(config)# aaa attribute list aaa-cisco-ikev2-
list is used to apply interface commands on the virtual
profile-100-1 access interface associated with the IKEv2 session.

Step 6 attributetypename value Defines an attribute type that is to be added to an attribute

list locally on a router.

Example:
Router(config)# attribute type interface-config
"ip vrf forwarding VRF-100-1"

Step 7 attributetypename value Defines an attribute type that is to be added to an attribute

list locally on a router.

Example:
Router(config)# attribute type interface-config
"ip unnumbered Ethernet 0/0"

Step 8 aaa session-idcommon Ensures that the same session ID will be used for each
AAA accounting service type within a call.

Example:
Router(config)# aaa session-id common

Step 9 end Exits global configuration mode, and returns to privileged

EXEC mode.

Example:
Router(config)# end

Configuring the VRF

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SUMMARY STEPS

1. enable
2. configure terminal
3. ipvrf vrf-name
4. rdroute-distinguisher
5. route-targetexport loute-target-ext-community
6. route-targetimportroute-target-ext-community
7. end

DETAILED STEPS

Command or Action Purpose

Step 1 enable Enables privileged EXEC mode.

Example:
Router> enable

Step 2 configure terminal Enters global configuration mode.

Example:
Router# configure terminal

Step 3 ipvrf vrf-name Defines the VRF instance and enters VRF configuration mode.

Example:
Router(config)# ip vrf VRF-100-1

Step 4 rdroute-distinguisher Creates routing and forwarding tables for a VRF.

Example:
Router(config-vrf)# rd 100:21

Step 5 route-targetexport loute-target-ext-community (Optional) Creates a route-target export extended community for a
VRF.

Example:
Router(config-vrf)# route-target export 101:1

Step 6 route-targetimportroute-target-ext-community (Optional) Creates a route-target import extended community for a

VRF.

Example:
Router(config-vrf)# route-target import 101:1

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Command or Action Purpose

Step 7 end Exits VRF configuration mode, and returns to privileged EXEC
mode.

Example:
Router(config)# end

Configuring Internet Key Exchange Version 2 (IKEv2)

• Configuring IKEv2 Proposal, page 69

• Configuring IKEv2 Policy, page 71
• Configuring IKEv2 Keyring, page 73
• Configuring IKEv2 Profile (Basic), page 75

Configuring IKEv2 Proposal

Refer to the “IKEv2 Smart Defaults” section for information on the default IKEv2 proposal.
Perform this task to override the default IKEv2 proposal or to manually configure the proposals if you do
not want to use the default proposal.
An IKEv2 proposal is a set of transforms used in the negotiation of IKEv2 SA as part of the IKE_SA_INIT
exchange. An IKEv2 proposal is regarded as complete only when it has at least an encryption algorithm, an
integrity algorithm, and a Diffie-Hellman (DH) group configured. If no proposal is configured and attached
to an IKEv2 policy, the default proposal in the default IKEv2 policy is used in negotiation.

Note Security threats, as well as the cryptographic technologies to help protect against them, are constantly
changing. For more information about the latest Cisco cryptographic recommendations, see the Next
Generation Encryption (NGE) white paper.

Although the IKEv2 proposal is similar to the crypto isakmp policy command, the IKEv2 proposal differs
as follows:
• An IKEv2 proposal allows configuring one or more transforms for each transform type.
• An IKEv2 proposal does not have any associated priority.

SUMMARY STEPS

1. enable
2. configure terminal
3. crypto ikev2 proposal name
4. encryption {3des} {aes-cbc-128} {aes-cbc-192} {aes-cbc-256}
5. integrity {md5} {sha1} {sha256} {sha384} {sha512}
6. group {1} {14} {15} {16} {19} {2} {20} {24} {5}
7. end
8. show crypto ikev2 proposal [name | default]

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DETAILED STEPS

Command or Action Purpose

Step 1 enable Enables privileged EXEC mode.
• Enter your password if prompted.
Example:
Device> enable

Step 2 configure terminal Enters global configuration mode.

Example:
Device# configure terminal

Step 3 crypto ikev2 proposal name Overrides the default IKEv2 proposal, defines an IKEv2 proposal name, and enters
IKEv2 proposal configuration mode.

Example:
Device(config)# crypto ikev2
proposal proposal1

Step 4 encryption {3des} {aes-cbc-128} Specifies one or more transforms of the encryption type, which are as follows:
{aes-cbc-192} {aes-cbc-256}
• 3des (No longer recommended)
• aes-cbc-128
Example: • aes-cbc-192
Device(config-ikev2-proposal)# • aes-cbc-256
encryption aes-cbc-128 aes-
cbc-192

Step 5 integrity {md5} {sha1} {sha256} Specifies one or more transforms of the integrity algorithm type, which are as
{sha384} {sha512} follows:
• The md5 keyword specifies MD5 (HMAC variant) as the hash algorithm. (No
longer recommended)
Example:
Device(config-ikev2-proposal)# • The sha1 keyword specifies SHA-1 (HMAC variant) as the hash algorithm.
integrity sha1 • The sha256 keyword specifies SHA-2 family 256-bit (HMAC variant) as the
hash algorithm.
• The sha384 keyword specifies SHA-2 family 384-bit (HMAC variant) as the
hash algorithm.
• The sha512 keyword specifies SHA-2 family 512-bit (HMAC variant) as the
hash algorithm.

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Command or Action Purpose

Step 6 group {1} {14} {15} {16} {19} {2} Specifies the Diffie-Hellman (DH) group identifier.
{20} {24} {5}
• The default DH group identifiers are group 2 and 5 in the IKEv2 proposal.
◦ 1—768-bit DH (No longer recommended).
Example: ◦ 2—1024-bit DH (No longer recommended).
Device(config-ikev2-proposal)#
group 14 ◦ 5—1536-bit DH (No longer recommended).
◦ 14—Specifies the 2048-bit DH group.
◦ 15—Specifies the 3072-bit DH group.
◦ 16—Specifies the 4096-bit DH group.
◦ 19—Specifies the 256-bit elliptic curve DH (ECDH) group.
◦ 20—Specifies the 384-bit ECDH group.
◦ 24—Specifies the 2048-bit DH group.
The group chosen must be strong enough (have enough bits) to protect the IPsec
keys during negotiation. A generally accepted guideline recommends the use of a
2048-bit group after 2013 (until 2030). Either group 14 or group 24 can be selected
to meet this guideline. Even if a longer-lived security method is needed, the use of
Elliptic Curve Cryptography is recommended, but group 15 and group 16 can also
be considered.

Step 7 end Exits IKEv2 proposal configuration mode and returns to privileged EXEC mode.

Example:
Device(config-ikev2-proposal)#
end

Step 8 show crypto ikev2 proposal [name | (Optional) Displays the IKEv2 proposal.
default]

Example:
Device# show crypto ikev2
proposal default

Configuring IKEv2 Policy

Refer to the IKEv2 Smart Defaults section for information on the default IKEv2 policy.
Perform this task to override the default IKEv2 policy or to manually configure the policies if you do not
want to use the default policy.
An IKEv2 policy must contain at least one proposal to be considered as complete and can have match
statements which are used as selection criteria to select a policy for negotiation. During the initial
exchange, the local address (IPv4 or IPv6) and the FVRF of the negotiating SA is matched with the policy
and the proposal is selected.
The following rules apply to the match statements:
• An IKEv2 policy without any match statements will match all peers in the global FVRF.
• An IKEv2 policy can have only one match FVRF statement.

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• An IKEv2 policy can have one or more match address local statements.
• When selecting a policy, multiple match statements of the same type are logically ORed and match
statements of different types are logically ANDed.
• There is no precedence between match statements of different types.
• Configuring overlapping policies is considered a misconfiguration and in case of multiple possible
policy matches, the first policy is selected.

SUMMARY STEPS

1. enable
2. configure terminal
3. crypto ikev2 policy name
4. proposal name
5. match fvrf {fvrf-name | any}
6. match address local {ipv4-address | ipv6-address}
7. end
8. show crypto ikev2 policy [policy-name | default]

DETAILED STEPS

Command or Action Purpose

Step 1 enable Enables privileged EXEC mode.
• Enter your password if prompted.
Example:
Device> enable

Step 2 configure terminal Enters global configuration mode.

Example:
Device# configure terminal

Step 3 crypto ikev2 policy name Overrides the default IKEv2 policy, defines an IKEv2 policy name
and enters IKEv2 policy configuration mode.

Example:
Device(config)# crypto ikev2 policy policy1

Step 4 proposal name Specifies the proposals that must be used with the policy.
• The proposals are prioritized in the order of listing.
Example: Note You must specify at least one proposal. Optionally, you can
Device(config-ikev2-policy)# proposal specify additional proposals with each proposal in a separate
proposal1
statement.

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Command or Action Purpose

Step 5 match fvrf {fvrf-name | any} (Optional) Matches the policy based on a user-configured FVRF or
any FVRF.
• The default is global FVRF.
Example:
Device(config-ikev2-policy)# match fvrf any Note The match fvrf any command must be explicitly configured
in order to match any VRF. The FVRF specifies the VRF in
which the IKEv2 packets are negotiated.

Step 6 match address local {ipv4-address | ipv6-address} (Optional) Matches the policy based on the local IPv4 or IPv6
address. The default is match all the addresses in the configured
FVRF.
Example:
Device(config-ikev2-policy)# match address
local 10.0.0.1

Step 7 end Exits IKEv2 policy configuration mode and returns to privileged
EXEC mode.

Example:
Device(config-ikev2-policy)# end

Step 8 show crypto ikev2 policy [policy-name | default] (Optional) Displays the IKEv2 policy.

Example:
Device# show crypto ikev2 policy policy1

Configuring IKEv2 Keyring

Perform this task to configure the IKEv2 keyring if the local or remote authentication method is a preshared
key.
IKEv2 keyring keys must be configured in the peer configuration submode that defines a peer subblock. An
IKEv2 keyring can have multiple peer subblocks. A peer subblock contains a single symmetric or
asymmetric key pair for a peer or peer group identified by any combination of hostname, identity, and IP
address.
IKEv2 keyrings are independent of IKEv1 keyrings. The key differences are as follows:
• IKEv2 keyrings support symmetric and asymmetric preshared keys.
• IKEv2 keyrings do not support Rivest, Shamir and Adleman (RSA) public keys.
• IKEv2 keyrings are specified in the IKEv2 profile and are not looked up, unlike IKEv1 where keys are
looked up on receipt of MM1 to negotiate the preshared key authentication method. The authentication
method is not negotiated in IKEv2.
• IKEv2 keyrings are not associated with VPN routing and forwarding (VRF) during configuration. The
VRF of an IKEv2 keyring is the VRF of the IKEv2 profile that refers to the keyring.
• A single keyring can be specified in an IKEv2 profile, unlike an IKEv1 profile, which can specify
multiple keyrings.
• A single keyring can be specified in more than one IKEv2 profile, if the same keys are shared across
peers matching different profiles.
• An IKEv2 keyring is structured as one or more peer subblocks.

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On an IKEv2 initiator, IKEv2 keyring key lookup is performed using the peer’s hostname or the address, in
that order. On an IKEv2 responder, the key lookup is performed using the peer’s IKEv2 identity or the
address, in that order.

Note You cannot configure the same identity in more than one peer.

SUMMARY STEPS

1. enable
2. configure terminal
3. crypto ikev2 keyring keyring-name
4. peer name
5. description line-of-description
6. hostname name
7. address {ipv4-address [mask] | ipv6-addressprefix}
8. identity {address {ipv4-address | ipv6-address} | fqdn name | email email-id | key-id key-id}
9. pre-shared-key {local | remote} [0 | 6] line hex hexadecimal-string
10. end

DETAILED STEPS

Command or Action Purpose

Step 1 enable Enables privileged EXEC mode.
• Enter your password if prompted.
Example:
Device> enable

Step 2 configure terminal Enters global configuration mode.

Example:
Device# configure terminal

Step 3 crypto ikev2 keyring keyring-name Defines an IKEv2 keyring and enters IKEv2 keyring
configuration mode.

Example:
Device(config)# crypto ikev2 keyring kyr1

Step 4 peer name Defines the peer or peer group and enters IKEv2 keyring peer
configuration mode.

Example:
Device(config-ikev2-keyring)# peer peer1

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Command or Action Purpose

Step 5 description line-of-description (Optional) Describes the peer or peer group.

Example:
Device(config-ikev2-keyring-peer)#
description this is the first peer

Step 6 hostname name Specifies the peer using a hostname.

Example:
Device(config-ikev2-keyring-peer)# peer peer1

Step 7 address {ipv4-address [mask] | ipv6-addressprefix} Specifies an IPv4 or IPv6 address or range for the peer.
Note This IP address is the IKE endpoint address and is
independent of the identity address.
Example:
Device(config-ikev2-keyring-peer)# address
10.0.0.1 255.255.255.0

Step 8 identity {address {ipv4-address | ipv6-address} | Identifies the IKEv2 peer through the following identities:
fqdn name | email email-id | key-id key-id}
• E-mail
• FQDN
Example: • IPv4 or IPv6 address
Device(config-ikev2-keyring-peer)# identity • Key ID
address 10.0.0.5
Note The identity is available for key lookup on the IKEv2
responder only.

Step 9 pre-shared-key {local | remote} [0 | 6] line hex Specifies the preshared key for the peer.
hexadecimal-string
• Enter the local or remote keyword to specify an asymmetric
preshared key. By default, the preshared key is symmetric.
Example: • 0—Specifies that the preshared key is unencrypted.
Device(config-ikev2-keyring-peer)# pre- • 6—Specifies that the preshared key is encrypted.
shared-key local key1 • line—Specifies that the unencrypted user preshared key.
• hex hexadecimal-string—Specifies that the preshared key is
in hexadecimal format.

Step 10 end Exits IKEv2 keyring peer configuration mode and returns to
privileged EXEC mode.

Example:
Device(config-ikev2-keyring-peer)# end

Configuring IKEv2 Profile (Basic)

Perform this task to configure the mandatory commands for an IKEv2 profile.
An IKEv2 profile is a repository of nonnegotiable parameters of the IKE SA (such as local or remote
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profile. An IKEv2 profile must be configured and associated to either a crypto map or an IPsec profile on
the IKEv2 initiator. Use the set ikev2-profile profile-name command to associate a profile to a crypto map
or an IPsec profile. To disassociate the profile, use the no form of the command.
The following rules apply to the match statements:
• An IKEv2 profile must contain a match identity or a match certificate statement; otherwise, the profile
is considered incomplete and is not used. Optionally, an IKEv2 profile can have more than one match
identity or match certificate statements.
• Optionally, an IKEv2 profile can have a single match Forward VPN Routing and Forwarding (FVRF)
statement.
• When selecting a profile, multiple match statements of the same type are logically ORed, and multiple
match statements of different types are logically ANDed.
• The match identity and match certificate statements are considered as same type of statements and are
ORed.
• Configuring overlapping profiles is considered as misconfiguration and in case of multiple profile
matches, no profile is selected.
Use the show crypto ikev2 profile profile-name command to display the IKEv2 profile.

SUMMARY STEPS

1. enable
2. configure terminal
3. crypto ikev2 profile profile-name
4. description line-of-description
5. aaa accounting {psk | cert | eap} list-name
6. authentication {local {rsa-sig | pre-share | ecdsa-sig | eap} | remote {eap [query-identity | timeout
seconds] | rsa-sig | pre-share | ecdsa-sig}}
7. dpd interval retry-interval {on-demand | periodic}
8. identity local {address {ipv4-address | ipv6-address} | dn | email email-string | fqdn fqdn-string | key-
id opaque-string}
9. initial-contact [force]
10. ivrf name
11. keyring {local keyring-name | aaa list-name name-mangler mangler-name}
12. lifetime seconds
13. match {address local {ipv4-address | ipv6-address | interface name} | certificate certificate-map | fvrf
{fvrf-name | any} | identity remote {address {ipv4-address [mask] | ipv6-address prefix} | email
[domain] string | fqdn [domain] string | key-id opaque-string}}
14. nat keepalive seconds
15. pki trustpoint trustpoint-label [sign | verify]
16. virtual-template number
17. end

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DETAILED STEPS

Command or Action Purpose

Step 1 enable Enables privileged EXEC mode.
• Enter your password if prompted.
Example:
Device> enable

Step 2 configure terminal Enters global configuration mode.

Example:
Device# configure terminal

Step 3 crypto ikev2 profile profile-name Defines an IKEv2 profile and enters IKEv2 profile configuration mode.

Example:
Device(config)# crypto ikev2
profile profile1

Step 4 description line-of-description (Optional) Describes the profile.

Example:
Device(config-ikev2-profile)#
description This is an IKEv2
profile

Step 5 aaa accounting {psk | cert | eap} list- (Optional) Enables AAA accounting for IPsec sessions.
name
• psk—AAA accounting method list for peers authenticating using
preshared key authentication method.
Example: • cert—AAA accounting method list for peers authenticating using
Device(config-ikev2-profile)# certificate authentication method.
aaa accounting eap list1 • eap—AAA accounting method list for peers authenticating using EAP
authentication method.
• list-name—The AAA list name.
Note If the cert, psk, or eap keyword is not specified, the AAA accounting
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Command or Action Purpose

Step 6 authentication {local {rsa-sig | pre- Specifies the local or remote authentication method.
share | ecdsa-sig | eap} | remote {eap
• rsa-sig—Specifies RSA-sig as the authentication method.
[query-identity | timeout seconds] |
rsa-sig | pre-share | ecdsa-sig}} • pre-share—Specifies the preshared key as the authentication method.
• ecdsa-sig—Specifies ECDSA-sig as the authentication method.
• eap—Specifies EAP as the remote authentication method.
Example: • query-identity—Queries the EAP identity from the peer.
Device(config-ikev2-profile)# • timeout seconds—Specifies the duration, in seconds, to wait for the next
authentication local ecdsa-sig
IKE_AUTH request after sending the first IKE_AUTH response.
Note You can specify only one local authentication method but multiple
remote authentication methods.

Step 7 dpd interval retry-interval {on- (Optional) Configures Dead Peer Detection (DPD) globally for peers matching
demand | periodic} the profile.
• on-demand—Verifies if IKE is live on the peer by sending keepalive
before sending data.
Example:
Device(config-ikev2-profile)# • periodic—Verifies if IKE is live by sending keepalives at specified
dpd 1000 250 periodic intervals.
Note DPD is disabled by default.

Step 8 identity local {address {ipv4-address (Optional) Specifies the local IKEv2 identity type.
| ipv6-address} | dn | email email-
• The local identity is used by the local IKEv2 peer to identify itself with the
string | fqdn fqdn-string | key-id
remote IKEv2 peers in the AUTH exchange using the Identification
opaque-string}
Identifier (IDi) field:
• address—IPv4 or IPv6 address.
Example: • dn—Distinguished name.
Device(config-ikev2-profile)# • fqdn—Fully Qualified Domain Name. For example,
identity local email Device1.example.com.
[email protected]
• email—E-mail ID. For example, [email protected].
• key-id—Key ID.
Note If the local authentication method is a preshared key, the default local
identity is the IP address. If the local authentication method is rsa-
signature, the default local identity is Distinguished Name.

Step 9 initial-contact [force] Enforces initial contact processing if the initial contact notification is not
received in the IKE_AUTH exchange.

Example:
Device(config-ikev2-profile)#
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Command or Action Purpose

Step 10 ivrf name (Optional) Specifies a user-defined VPN Routing and Forwarding (VRF) or
global VRF, if the IKEv2 profile is attached to a crypto map.
• If the IKEv2 profile is used for tunnel protection, the Inside VRF (IVRF)
Example:
Device(config-ikev2-profile)#
for the tunnel interface should be configured on the tunnel interface.
ivrf vrf1
Note IVRF specifies the VRF for cleartext packets. The default value for IVRF
is FVRF.

Step 11 keyring {local keyring-name | aaa list- Specifies the local or AAA-based keyring that must be used with the local and
name name-mangler mangler-name} remote preshared key authentication method.
• local—Specifies the local keyring.
Example: • keyring-name—Locally defined keyring name.
Device(config-ikev2-profile)# • aaa—AAA-based preshared keys list name.
keyring aaa keyring1 name- • list-name—AAA method list name.
mangler mangler1
• name-mangler—Derives the username from the peer identity in the
preshared key lookup on the AAA list. If this keyword is not specified, the
entire peer identity is used for key lookup.
• mangler-name—Globally defined name mangler.
Note You can specify only one keyring. Local AAA is not supported for
AAA-based preshared keys.
Note The keyword local and the keyword argument pair name-mangler
mangler-name was added in Cisco IOS Release 15.2(2)T.

Step 12 lifetime seconds Specifies the lifetime in seconds for the IKEv2 SA.
• The range is from 120 to 86400, and the default lifetime is 86400.
Example:
Device(config-ikev2-profile)#
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Command or Action Purpose

Step 13 match {address local {ipv4-address | Use the match statements to select an IKEv2 profile for a peer.
ipv6-address | interface name} |
• addresslocal—Matches a profile based on local parameters that include
certificate certificate-map | fvrf {fvrf-
the IPv4 address, IPv6 address, or interface. The default is to match all
name | any} | identity remote
addresses.
{address {ipv4-address [mask] | ipv6-
address prefix} | email [domain] string • certificate—Matches a profile based on fields in the certificate received
| fqdn [domain] string | key-id opaque- from the peer.
string}} • fvrf—Matches a profile based on a user-configured or any VRF. In the
absence of a match vrf statement, a profile based on global VRF is
matched. Configure the match vrf any command to match a profile based
Example: on all VRFs.
Device(config-ikev2-profile)# • identity remote—Based on the remote identity, the ID in AUTH
match address local interface exchange, which is as follows:
Ethernet 2/0
◦ address
◦ email
◦ fqdn
◦ key-id

Step 14 nat keepalive seconds (Optional) Enables NAT keepalive and specifies the duration in seconds.
• The duration range is from 5 to 3600.
Example: • NAT is disabled by default.
Device(config-ikev2-profile)#
nat keepalive 500

Step 15 pki trustpoint trustpoint-label [sign | Specifies the Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) trustpoints for use with the RSA
verify] signature authentication method as follows:
• sign—Use the certificate from the trustpoint to sign the AUTH payload
sent to the peer.
Example:
Device(config-ikev2-profile)# • verify—Use the certificate from the trustpoint to verify the AUTH payload
pki trustpoint tsp1 sign received from the peer.
Note If the sign or verify keyword is not specified, the trustpoint is used for
signing and verification.
Note In contrast to IKEv1, it is mandatory to configure a trustpoint in an
IKEv2 profile for certificate-based authentication to succeed. There is no
fallback to the globally configured trustpoints if this command is not
present in the configuration. This applies to the IKEv2 initiator and
responder.

Step 16 virtual-template number (Optional) Specifies the virtual template for cloning a virtual access interface.
Note For IPsec Dynamic Virtual Tunnel Interface (DVTI), the virtual template
must be specified in IKEv2 profile without which the IKEv2 session is
Example: not initiated.
Device(config-ikev2-profile)#
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Command or Action Purpose

Step 17 end Exits IKEv2 profile configuration mode and returns to privileged EXEC mode.

Example:
Device(config-ikev2-profile)# end

Configuring an IPsec Profile and a Virtual Template

SUMMARY STEPS

1. enable
2. configure terminal
3. cryptoipsectransform-setcisco-ipsec-profile
4. exit
5. crypto ipsec profile name
6. settransform-set transform-set-name
7. set reverse-routedistancenumber
8. set reverse-routetagtag-id
9. exit
10. interface virtual-template interface-numbertypetunnel
11. ip unnumbered typenumber
12. tunnel mode ipsec ipv4
13. tunnel protectionipsec ipv4
14. exit

DETAILED STEPS

Command or Action Purpose

Step 1 enable Enables privileged EXEC mode.

Example:
Router> enable

Step 2 configure terminal Enters global configuration mode.

Example:
Router# configure terminal

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Command or Action Purpose

Step 3 cryptoipsectransform-setcisco-ipsec-profile Defines a transform set, and enters crypto transform
configuration mode.

Example:
Router(config)# crypto ikev2 profile cisco-ikev2-
profile-100-1

Step 4 exit Exits crypto transform configuration mode, and

enters global configuration mode.

Example:
Router(cfg-crypto-trans)# exit

Step 5 crypto ipsec profile name Defines the IPsec parameters used for IPsec
encryption between two IPsec routers, and enters
IPsec profile configuration mode.
Example:
Router(config)# crypto ipsec profile cisco-ipsec-
profile

Step 6 settransform-set transform-set-name Specifies which transform sets can be used with the
crypto map entry.

Example:
Router(ipsec-profile)# set transform-set tset

Step 7 set reverse-routedistancenumber Defines a distance metric for the static routes.

Example:
Router(ipsec-profile)# set reverse-route distance 10

Step 8 set reverse-routetagtag-id Tags a reverse route injection (RRI)-created route.

Example:
Router(ipsec-profile)# set reverse-route tag 321

Step 9 exit Exits IPsec profile configuration mode, and returns

to global configuration mode.

Example:
Router(ipsec-profile)# exit

Step 10 interface virtual-template interface-numbertypetunnel Defines a virtual-template tunnel interface and enters
interface configuration mode.

Example:
Router(config)# interface virtual-template 1 type
tunnel

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Command or Action Purpose

Step 11 ip unnumbered typenumber Enables IP processing on an interface without
assigning an explicit IP address to the interface.

Example:
Router(config-if)# ip unnumbered Ethernet 0/0

Step 12 tunnel mode ipsec ipv4 Defines the mode for the tunnel.

Example:
Router(config-if)# tunnel mode ipsec ipv4

Step 13 tunnel protectionipsec ipv4 Associates a tunnel interface with an IPsec profile.

Example:
Router(config-if)# tunnel protection ipsec profile
cisco-ipsec-profile

Step 14 exit Exits interface configuration mode and enters

privileged EXEC mode.

Example:
Router(config-if)# exit

Configuration Examples for IPsec Virtual Tunnel Interface

• Example: Static Virtual Tunnel Interface with IPsec, page 84
• Example: VRF-Aware Static Virtual Tunnel Interface , page 86
• Example: Static Virtual Tunnel Interface with QoS, page 87
• Example: Static Virtual Tunnel Interface with Virtual Firewall , page 87
• Example: Dynamic Virtual Tunnel Interface Easy VPN Server, page 88
• Example: Dynamic Virtual Tunnel Interface Easy VPN Client, page 90
• Example: VRF-Aware IPsec with a Dynamic VTI When VRF is Configured Under a Virtual
Template, page 91
• Example: VRF-Aware IPsec with Dynamic VTI When VRF is Configured Under a Virtual Template
with the Gateway Option in an IPsec Profile, page 92
• Example: VRF-Aware IPsec with a Dynamic VTI When VRF is Configured Under an ISAKMP
Profile, page 93
• Example: VRF-Aware IPsec with a Dynamic VTI When VRF is Configured Under an ISAKMP
Profile and a Gateway Option in an IPsec Profile, page 94
• Example: VRF-Aware IPsec with a Dynamic VTI When a VRF is Configured Under Both a Virtual
Template and an ISAKMP Profile, page 94
• Example: Configuring Multi-SA Support for Dynamic VTI Using IKEv2, page 95
• Example: Dynamic Virtual Tunnel Interface with Virtual Firewall, page 97
• Example: Dynamic Virtual Tunnel Interface with QoS, page 98

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• Example: Dynamic Virtual Tunnel Interface Using GRE with IPsec Protection, page 98

Example: Static Virtual Tunnel Interface with IPsec

The following example configuration uses a preshared key for authentication between peers. VPN traffic is
forwarded to the IPsec VTI for encryption and then sent out the physical interface. The tunnel on subnet 10
checks packets for the IPsec policy and passes them to the Crypto Engine (CE) for IPsec encapsulation.
The figure below illustrates the IPsec VTI configuration.

Figure 9 VTI with IPsec

Cisco 7206 Router Configuration

version 12.3
service timestamps debug datetime
service timestamps log datetime
hostname 7200-3
no aaa new-model
ip subnet-zero
ip cef
controller ISA 6/1
!
crypto isakmp policy 1
encr aes
authentication pre-share
group 14
crypto isakmp key Cisco12345 address 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0
crypto ipsec transform-set T1 esp-aes esp-sha-hmac
crypto ipsec profile P1
set transform-set T1
!
interface Tunnel0
ip address 10.0.51.203 255.255.255.0
ip ospf mtu-ignore
load-interval 30
tunnel source 10.0.149.203
tunnel destination 10.0.149.217
tunnel mode IPsec ipv4
tunnel protection IPsec profile P1
!
interface Ethernet3/0
ip address 10.0.149.203 255.255.255.0
duplex full
!
interface Ethernet3/3
ip address 10.0.35.203 255.255.255.0
duplex full
!
ip classless
ip route 10.0.36.0 255.255.255.0 Tunnel0
line con 0
line aux 0
line vty 0 4
end

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Cisco 1750 Router Configuration

version 12.3
hostname c1750-17
no aaa new-model
ip subnet-zero
ip cef
crypto isakmp policy 1
encr aes
authentication pre-share
group 14
crypto isakmp key Cisco12345 address 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0
crypto ipsec transform-set T1 esp-aes esp-sha-hmac
crypto ipsec profile P1
set transform-set T1
!
interface Tunnel0
ip address 10.0.51.217 255.255.255.0
ip ospf mtu-ignore
tunnel source 10.0.149.217
tunnel destination 10.0.149.203
tunnel mode ipsec ipv4
tunnel protection ipsec profile P1
!
interface FastEthernet0/0
ip address 10.0.149.217 255.255.255.0
speed 100
full-duplex
!
interface Ethernet1/0
ip address 10.0.36.217 255.255.255.0
load-interval 30
full-duplex
!
ip classless
ip route 10.0.35.0 255.255.255.0 Tunnel0
line con 0
line aux 0
line vty 0 4
end

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Example: Verifying the Results for the IPsec Static Virtual Tunnel Interface
This section provides information that you can use to confirm that your configuration is working properly.
In this display, Tunnel 0 is “up,” and the line protocol is “up.” If the line protocol is “down,” the session is
not active.

Verifying the Cisco 7206 Status

Router# show interface tunnel 0

Tunnel0 is up, line protocol is up
Hardware is Tunnel
Internet address is 10.0.51.203/24
MTU 1514 bytes, BW 9 Kbit, DLY 500000 usec,
reliability 255/255, txload 103/255, rxload 110/255
Encapsulation TUNNEL, loopback not set
Keepalive not set
Tunnel source 10.0.149.203, destination 10.0.149.217
Tunnel protocol/transport ipsec/ip
, key disabled, sequencing disabled
Tunnel TTL 255
Checksumming of packets disabled, fast tunneling enabled
Tunnel transmit bandwidth 8000 (kbps)
Tunnel receive bandwidth 8000 (kbps)
Tunnel protection via IPsec (profile "P1")
Last input never, output never, output hang never

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Last clearing of "show interface" counters never

Input queue: 1/75/0/0 (size/max/drops/flushes); Total output drops: 0
Queueing strategy: fifo
Output queue: 0/0 (size/max)
30 second input rate 13000 bits/sec, 34 packets/sec
30 second output rate 36000 bits/sec, 34 packets/sec
191320 packets input, 30129126 bytes, 0 no buffer
Received 0 broadcasts, 0 runts, 0 giants, 0 throttles
0 input errors, 0 CRC, 0 frame, 0 overrun, 0 ignored, 0 abort
59968 packets output, 15369696 bytes, 0 underruns
0 output errors, 0 collisions, 0 interface resets
0 output buffer failures, 0 output buffers swapped out
Router# show crypto session
Crypto session current status
Interface: Tunnel0
Session status: UP-ACTIVE
Peer: 10.0.149.217 port 500
IKE SA: local 10.0.149.203/500 remote 10.0.149.217/500 Active
IPsec FLOW: permit ip 0.0.0.0/0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0/0.0.0.0
Active SAs: 4, origin: crypto map
Router# show ip route
Codes: C - connected, S - static, R - RIP, M - mobile, B - BGP
D - EIGRP, EX - EIGRP external, O - OSPF, IA - OSPF inter area
N1 - OSPF NSSA external type 1, N2 - OSPF NSSA external type 2
E1 - OSPF external type 1, E2 - OSPF external type 2
i - IS-IS, su - IS-IS summary, L1 - IS-IS level-1, L2 - IS-IS level-2
ia - IS-IS inter area, * - candidate default, U - per-user static route
o - ODR, P - periodic downloaded static route
Gateway of last resort is not set
10.0.0.0/8 is variably subnetted, 4 subnets, 2 masks
C 10.0.35.0/24 is directly connected, Ethernet3/3
S 10.0.36.0/24 is directly connected, Tunnel0
C 10.0.51.0/24 is directly connected, Tunnel0
C 10.0.149.0/24 is directly connected, Ethernet3/0

Example: VRF-Aware Static Virtual Tunnel Interface

To add VRF to the static VTI example, include the ipvrf and ip vrf forwarding commands to the
configuration as shown in the following example.

Cisco 7206 Router Configuration

hostname cisco 7206

.
.
ip vrf sample-vti1
rd 1:1
route-target export 1:1
route-target import 1:1
!
.
.
interface Tunnel0
ip vrf forwarding sample-vti1
ip address 10.0.51.217 255.255.255.0
tunnel source 10.0.149.217
tunnel destination 10.0.149.203
tunnel mode ipsec ipv4
tunnel protection ipsec profile P1
.
.
!
end

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Example: Static Virtual Tunnel Interface with QoS

You can apply any QoS policy to the tunnel endpoint by including the service-policy statement under the
tunnel interface. The following example is policing traffic out the tunnel interface.

Cisco 7206 Router Configuration

hostname cisco 7206

.
.
class-map match-all VTI
match any
!
policy-map VTI
class VTI
police cir 2000000
conform-action transmit
exceed-action drop
!
.
.
interface Tunnel0
ip address 10.0.51.217 255.255.255.0
tunnel source 10.0.149.217
tunnel destination 10.0.149.203
tunnel mode ipsec ipv4
tunnel protection ipsec profile P1
service-policy output VTI
!
.
.
!
end

Example: Static Virtual Tunnel Interface with Virtual Firewall

Applying the virtual firewall to the SVTI tunnel allows traffic from the spoke to pass through the hub to
reach the Internet. The figure below illustrates an SVTI with the spoke protected inherently by the
corporate firewall.

Figure 10 Static VTI with Virtual Firewall

The basic SVTI configuration has been modified to include the virtual firewall definition:

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Cisco 7206 Router Configuration

hostname cisco 7206

.
.
ip inspect max-incomplete high 1000000
ip inspect max-incomplete low 800000
ip inspect one-minute high 1000000
ip inspect one-minute low 800000
ip inspect tcp synwait-time 60
ip inspect tcp max-incomplete host 100000 block-time 2
ip inspect name IOSFW1 tcp timeout 300
ip inspect name IOSFW1 udp
!
.
.
interface GigabitEthernet0/1
description Internet Connection
ip address 172.18.143.246 255.255.255.0
ip access-group 100 in
ip nat outside
!
interface Tunnel0
ip address 10.0.51.217 255.255.255.0
ip nat inside
ip inspect IOSFW1 in
tunnel source 10.0.149.217
tunnel destination 10.0.149.203
tunnel mode ipsec ipv4
tunnel protection ipsec profile P1
!
ip classless
ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 172.18.143.1
!
ip nat translation timeout 120
ip nat translation finrst-timeout 2
ip nat translation max-entries 300000
ip nat pool test1 10.2.100.1 10.2.100.50 netmask 255.255.255.0
ip nat inside source list 110 pool test1 vrf test-vti1 overload
!
access-list 100 permit esp any any
access-list 100 permit udp any eq isakmp any
access-list 100 permit udp any eq non500-isakmp any
access-list 100 permit icmp any any
access-list 110 deny esp any any
access-list 110 deny udp any eq isakmp any
access-list 110 permit ip any any
access-list 110 deny udp any eq non500-isakmp any
!
end

Example: Dynamic Virtual Tunnel Interface Easy VPN Server

The following example illustrates the use of the DVTI Easy VPN server, which serves as an IPsec remote
access aggregator. The client can be a home user running a Cisco VPN client or a Cisco IOS router
configured as an Easy VPN client.

Cisco 7206 Router Configuration

hostname cisco 7206

!
aaa new-model
aaa authentication login local_list local
aaa authorization network local_list local
aaa session-id common
!
ip subnet-zero
ip cef

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!
username cisco password 0 cisco123
!
controller ISA 1/1
!
crypto isakmp policy 1
encr aes
authentication pre-share
group 14
!
crypto isakmp client configuration group group1
key cisco123
pool group1pool
save-password
!
crypto isakmp profile vpn1-ra
match identity group group1
client authentication list local_list
isakmp authorization list local_list
client configuration address respond
virtual-template 1
!
crypto ipsec transform-set VTI-TS esp-aes esp-sha-hmac
!
crypto ipsec profile test-vti1
set transform-set VTI-TS
!
interface GigabitEthernet0/1
description Internet Connection
ip address 172.18.143.246 255.255.255.0
!
interface GigabitEthernet0/2
description Internal Network
ip address 10.2.1.1 255.255.255.0
!
interface Virtual-Template1 type tunnel
ip unnumbered GigabitEthernet0/1
ip virtual-reassembly
tunnel mode ipsec ipv4
tunnel protection ipsec profile test-vti1
!
ip local pool group1pool 192.168.1.1 192.168.1.4
ip classless
ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 172.18.143.1
!
end

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The following examples show that a DVTI has been configured for an Easy VPN server.

Router# show running-config interface Virtual-Access2

Building configuration...
Current configuration : 250 bytes
!
interface Virtual-Access2
ip unnumbered GigabitEthernet0/1
ip virtual-reassembly
tunnel source 172.18.143.246
tunnel destination 172.18.143.208
tunnel mode ipsec ipv4
tunnel protection ipsec profile test-vti1
no tunnel protection ipsec initiate
end
Router# show ip route
Codes: C - connected, S - static, R - RIP, M - mobile, B - BGP
D - EIGRP, EX - EIGRP external, O - OSPF, IA - OSPF inter area

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N1 - OSPF NSSA external type 1, N2 - OSPF NSSA external type 2

E1 - OSPF external type 1, E2 - OSPF external type 2
i - IS-IS, su - IS-IS summary, L1 - IS-IS level-1, L2 - IS-IS level-2
ia - IS-IS inter area, * - candidate default, U - per-user static route
o - ODR, P - periodic downloaded static route
Gateway of last resort is 10.2.1.10 to network 0.0.0.0
172.18.0.0/24 is subnetted, 1 subnets
C 172.18.143.0 is directly connected, GigabitEthernet0/1
192.168.1.0/32 is subnetted, 1 subnets
S 192.168.1.1 [1/0] via 0.0.0.0, Virtual-Access2
10.0.0.0/24 is subnetted, 1 subnets
C 10.2.1.0 is directly connected, GigabitEthernet0/2
S* 0.0.0.0/0 [1/0] via 172.18.143.1

Example: Dynamic Virtual Tunnel Interface Easy VPN Client

The following example shows how you can set up a router as the Easy VPN client. This example uses
basically the same idea as the Easy VPN client that you can run from a PC to connect. In fact, the
configuration of the Easy VPN server will work for the software client or the Cisco IOS client.

hostname cisco 1841

!
no aaa new-model
!
ip cef
!
username cisco password 0 cisco123
!
crypto ipsec client ezvpn CLIENT
connect manual
group group1 key cisco123
mode client
peer 172.18.143.246
virtual-interface 1
username cisco password cisco123
xauth userid mode local
!
interface Loopback0
ip address 10.1.1.1 255.255.255.255
!
interface FastEthernet0/0
description Internet Connection
ip address 172.18.143.208 255.255.255.0
crypto ipsec client ezvpn CLIENT
!
interface FastEthernet0/1
ip address 10.1.1.252 255.255.255.0
crypto ipsec client ezvpn CLIENT inside
!
interface Virtual-Template1 type tunnel
ip unnumbered Loopback0
!
ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 172.18.143.1 254
!
end

The client definition can be set up in many different ways. The mode specified with the connect command
can be automatic or manual. If the connect mode is set to manual, the IPsec tunnel has to be initiated
manually by a user.
Also note use of the mode command. The mode can be client, network-extension, or network-extension-
plus. This example indicates client mode, which means that the client is given a private address from the
server. Network-extension mode is different from client mode in that the client specifies for the server its
attached private subnet. Depending on the mode, the routing table on either end will be slightly different.
The basic operation of the IPSec tunnel remains the same, regardless of the specified mode.

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Verifying the Results for the Dynamic Virtual Tunnel Interface Easy VPN Client Example
The following examples illustrate different ways to display the status of the DVTI.

Router# show running-config interface Virtual-Access2

Building configuration...
Current configuration : 148 bytes
!
interface Virtual-Access2
ip unnumbered Loopback1
tunnel source FastEthernet0/0
tunnel destination 172.18.143.246
tunnel mode ipsec ipv4
end
Router# show running-config interface Loopback1
Building configuration...
Current configuration : 65 bytes
!
interface Loopback1
ip address 192.168.1.1 255.255.255.255
end
Router# show ip route
Codes: C - connected, S - static, R - RIP, M - mobile, B - BGP
D - EIGRP, EX - EIGRP external, O - OSPF, IA - OSPF inter area
N1 - OSPF NSSA external type 1, N2 - OSPF NSSA external type 2
E1 - OSPF external type 1, E2 - OSPF external type 2
i - IS-IS, su - IS-IS summary, L1 - IS-IS level-1, L2 - IS-IS level-2
ia - IS-IS inter area, * - candidate default, U - per-user static route
o - ODR, P - periodic downloaded static route
Gateway of last resort is 172.18.143.1 to network 0.0.0.0
10.0.0.0/32 is subnetted, 1 subnets
C 10.1.1.1 is directly connected, Loopback0
172.18.0.0/24 is subnetted, 1 subnets
C 172.18.143.0 is directly connected, FastEthernet0/0
192.168.1.0/32 is subnetted, 1 subnets
C 192.168.1.1 is directly connected, Loopback1
S* 0.0.0.0/0 [1/0] via 0.0.0.0, Virtual-Access2
Router# show crypto ipsec client ezvpn
Easy VPN Remote Phase: 6
Tunnel name : CLIENT
Inside interface list: FastEthernet0/1
Outside interface: Virtual-Access2 (bound to FastEthernet0/0)
Current State: IPSEC_ACTIVE
Last Event: SOCKET_UP
Address: 192.168.1.1
Mask: 255.255.255.255
Save Password: Allowed
Current EzVPN Peer: 172.18.143.246

Example: VRF-Aware IPsec with a Dynamic VTI When VRF is Configured

Under a Virtual Template
The following example shows how to configure VRF-aware IPsec under a virtual template to take
advantage of the DVTI:

hostname cisco 7206

!
ip vrf VRF-100-1
rd 1:1
!
ip vrf VRF-100-2
rd 1:1
!

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!
!
crypto keyring cisco-100-1
pre-shared-key address 10.1.1.1 key cisco-100-1
crypto keyring cisco-100-2
pre-shared-key address 10.1.2.1 key cisco-100-2
crypto isakmp profile cisco-isakmp-profile-100-1
keyring cisco-100-1
match identity address 10.1.1.0 255.255.255.0
virtual-template 101
crypto isakmp profile cisco-isakmp-profile-100-2
keyring cisco-100-2
match identity address 10.1.2.0 255.255.255.0
virtual-template 102
!
!
crypto ipsec transform-set cisco esp-aes esp-sha-hmac
!
crypto ipsec profile cisco-ipsec-profile-101
set security-policy limit 3
set transform-set cisco
!
crypto ipsec profile cisco-ipsec-profile-102
set security-policy limit 5
set transform-set Cisco
!
interface Virtual-Template101 type tunnel
ip vrf forwarding VRF-100-1
ip unnumbered Ethernet 0/0
tunnel mode ipsec ipv4
tunnel protection ipsec profile cisco-ipsec-profile-101
!
interface Virtual-Template102 type tunnel
ip vrf forwarding VRF-100-2
ip unnumbered Ethernet 0/0
tunnel mode ipsec ipv4
tunnel protection ipsec profile cisco-ipsec-profile-102
!

Example: VRF-Aware IPsec with Dynamic VTI When VRF is Configured

Under a Virtual Template with the Gateway Option in an IPsec Profile
The following example shows how to configure VRF-aware IPsec to take advantage of the DVTI, when the
VRF is configured under a virtual template with the gateway option in an IPsec profile:

hostname c7206
!
ip vrf VRF-100-1
rd 1:1
!
ip vrf VRF-100-2
rd 1:1
!
!
!
crypto keyring cisco-100-1
pre-shared-key address 10.1.1.1 key cisco-100-1
crypto keyring cisco-100-2
pre-shared-key address 10.1.2.1 key cisco-100-2
crypto isakmp profile cisco-isakmp-profile-100-1
keyring cisco-100-1
match identity address 10.1.1.0 255.255.255.0
virtual-template 101
crypto isakmp profile cisco-isakmp-profile-100-2
keyring cisco-100-2
match identity address 10.1.2.0 255.255.255.0
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!
!
crypto ipsec transform-set cisco esp-aes esp-sha-hmac
!
crypto ipsec profile cisco-ipsec-profile-101
set security-policy limit 3
set transform-set cisco
set reverse-route gateway 50.0.0.1
!
crypto ipsec profile cisco-ipsec-profile-102
set security-policy limit 5
set transform-set cisco
set reverse-route gateway 50.0.0.1
!
interface Virtual-Template101 type tunnel
ip vrf forwarding VRF-100-1
ip unnumbered Ethernet 0/0
tunnel mode ipsec ipv4
tunnel protection ipsec profile cisco-ipsec-profile-101
!
interface Virtual-Template102 type tunnel
ip vrf forwarding VRF-100-2
ip unnumbered Ethernet 0/0
tunnel mode ipsec ipv4
tunnel protection ipsec profile cisco-ipsec-profile-102
!

Example: VRF-Aware IPsec with a Dynamic VTI When VRF is Configured

Under an ISAKMP Profile
hostname cisco 7206
!
ip vrf VRF-100-1
rd 1:1
!
ip vrf VRF-100-2
rd 1:1
!
crypto keyring cisco-100-1
pre-shared-key address 10.1.1.1 key cisco-100-1
crypto keyring cisco-100-2
pre-shared-key address 10.1.2.1 key cisco-100-2
crypto isakmp profile cisco-isakmp-profile-100-1
vrf VRF-100-1
keyring cisco-100-1
match identity address 10.1.1.0 255.255.255.0
virtual-template 1
crypto isakmp profile cisco-isakmp-profile-100-2
vrf VRF-100-2
keyring cisco-100-2
match identity address 10.1.2.0 255.255.255.0
virtual-template 1
!
!
crypto ipsec transform-set cisco esp-aes esp-sha-hmac
crypto ipsec profile cisco-ipsec-profile
set security-policy limit 3
set transform-set cisco
!
!
!
interface Virtual-Template 1 type tunnel
ip unnumbered ethernet 0/0
tunnel mode ipsec ipv4
tunnel protection ipsec profile cisco-ipsec-profile
!

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Example: VRF-Aware IPsec with a Dynamic VTI When VRF is Configured

Under an ISAKMP Profile and a Gateway Option in an IPsec Profile
The following example shows how to configure VRF-aware IPsec to take advantage of the DVTI when the
VRF is configured under an ISAKMP profile and a gateway option is in an IPsec profile:

hostname cisco 7206

!
ip vrf VRF-100-1
rd 1:1
!
ip vrf VRF-100-2
rd 1:1
!
crypto keyring cisco-100-1
pre-shared-key address 10.1.1.1 key cisco-100-1
crypto keyring cisco-100-2
pre-shared-key address 10.1.2.1 key cisco-100-2
crypto isakmp profile cisco-isakmp-profile-100-1
vrf VRF-100-1
keyring cisco-100-1
match identity address 10.1.1.0 255.255.255.0
virtual-template 1
crypto isakmp profile cisco-isakmp-profile-100-2
vrf VRF-100-2
keyring cisco-100-2
match identity address 10.1.2.0 255.255.255.0
virtual-template 1
!
!
crypto ipsec transform-set cisco esp-aes esp-sha-hmac
crypto ipsec profile cisco-ipsec-profile
set security-policy limit 3
set transform-set cisco
set reverse-route gateway 50.0.0.1
!
!
!
interface Virtual-Template1 type tunnel
ip unnumbered Ethernet0/0
tunnel mode ipsec ipv4
tunnel protection ipsec profile cisco-ipsec-profile

Example: VRF-Aware IPsec with a Dynamic VTI When a VRF is Configured

Under Both a Virtual Template and an ISAKMP Profile

Note When separate VRFs are configured under an ISAKMP profile and a virtual template, the VRF configured
under the virtual template takes precedence. This configuration is not recommended.

The following example shows how to configure VRF-aware IPsec to take advantage of the DVTI when the
VRF is configured under both a virtual template and an ISAKMP profile:

hostname cisco 7206

. .
.
ip vrf test-vti2

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rd 1:2
route-target export 1:1
route-target import 1:1
!
.
.
.
ip vrf test-vti1
rd 1:1
route-target export 1:1
route-target import 1:1
!
.
.
.
crypto isakmp profile cisco-isakmp-profile
vrf test-vti2
keyring key
match identity address 10.1.1.0 255.255.255.0
!
.
.
.
interface Virtual-Template1 type tunnel
ip vrf forwarding test-vti1
ip unnumbered Loopback0
ip virtual-reassembly
tunnel mode ipsec ipv4
tunnel protection ipsec profile test-vti1
!
.
.
.
end

Example: Configuring Multi-SA Support for Dynamic VTI Using IKEv2

The following examples show how to configure Multi-SA Support for Dynamic VTI using IKEv2:

!
!
aaa new-model
!
!
aaa authorization network grp-list local
!
aaa attribute list aaa-cisco-ikev2-profile-100-1
attribute type interface-config "ip vrf forwarding VRF-100-1"
attribute type interface-config "ip unnumbered Ethernet0/0"
!
aaa attribute list aaa-cisco-ikev2-profile-100-2
attribute type interface-config "ip vrf forwarding VRF-100-2"
attribute type interface-config "ip unnumbered Ethernet0/0"
!
aaa attribute list aaa-cisco-ikev2-profile-100-3
attribute type interface-config "ip vrf forwarding VRF-100-3"
attribute type interface-config "ip unnumbered Ethernet0/0"
!
!
!
!
!
aaa session-id common
!
ip vrf VRF-100-1
rd 101:1
route-target export 101:1
route-target import 101:1
!
ip vrf VRF-100-2

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rd 102:2
route-target export 102:2
route-target import 102:2
!
ip vrf VRF-100-3
rd 103:3
route-target export 103:3
route-target import 103:3
!
!
!
crypto ikev2 authorization policy auth-policy-cisco-ikev2-profile-100-1
aaa attribute list aaa-cisco-ikev2-profile-100-1
ipsec flow-limit 3
!
crypto ikev2 authorization policy auth-policy-cisco-ikev2-profile-100-2
aaa attribute list aaa-cisco-ikev2-profile-100-2
ipsec flow-limit 3
!
crypto ikev2 authorization policy auth-policy-cisco-ikev2-profile-100-3
aaa attribute list aaa-cisco-ikev2-profile-100-3
ipsec flow-limit 3
!
crypto ikev2 proposal ikev2-proposal
encryption aes
integrity sha
group 14
!
crypto ikev2 policy ikev2-policy
match fvrf any
proposal ikev2-proposal
!
crypto ikev2 keyring cisco-ikev2
peer cisco-100-1
address 100.1.1.1
pre-shared-key cisco-100-1
!
peer cisco-100-2
address 100.1.2.1
pre-shared-key cisco-100-2
!
peer cisco-100-3
address 100.1.3.1
pre-shared-key cisco-100-3
!
!
!
crypto ikev2 profile cisco-ikev2-profile-100-1
match fvrf any
match identity remote address 10.1.1.1 255.255.255.255
authentication local pre-share
authentication remote pre-share
keyring cisco-ikev2
aaa authorization group grp-list auth-policy-cisco-ikev2-profile-100-1
virtual-template 1
!
crypto ikev2 profile cisco-ikev2-profile-100-2
match fvrf any
match identity remote address 10.1.2.1 255.255.255.255
authentication local pre-share
authentication remote pre-share
keyring cisco-ikev2
aaa authorization group group-list auth-policy-cisco-ikev2-profile-100-2
virtual-template 1
!
crypto ikev2 profile cisco-ikev2-profile-100-3
match fvrf any
match identity remote address 10.1.3.1 255.255.255.255
authentication local pre-share
authentication remote pre-share
keyring cisco-ikev2
aaa authorization group group-list auth-policy-cisco-ikev2-profile-100-3
virtual-template 1

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!
!
crypto ipsec transform-set cisco esp-aes esp-sha-hmac
!
crypto ipsec profile cisco-ipsec-profile
set transform-set cisco
set reverse-route distance 10
set reverse-route tag 321
interface Virtual-Template1 type tunnel
ip unnumbered Ethernet0/0
tunnel mode ipsec ipv4
tunnel protection ipsec profile cisco-ipsec-profile
!

Example: Dynamic Virtual Tunnel Interface with Virtual Firewall

The DVTI Easy VPN server can be configured behind a virtual firewall. Behind-the-firewall configuration
allows users to enter the network, while the network firewall is protected from unauthorized access. The
virtual firewall uses Context-Based Access Control (CBAC) and NAT applied to the Internet interface as
well as to the virtual template.

hostname cisco 7206

.
.
ip inspect max-incomplete high 1000000
ip inspect max-incomplete low 800000
ip inspect one-minute high 1000000
ip inspect one-minute low 800000
ip inspect tcp synwait-time 60
ip inspect tcp max-incomplete host 100000 block-time 2
ip inspect name IOSFW1 tcp timeout 300
ip inspect name IOSFW1 udp
!
.
.
interface GigabitEthernet0/1
description Internet Connection
ip address 172.18.143.246 255.255.255.0
ip access-group 100 in
ip nat outside
!
interface GigabitEthernet0/2
description Internal Network
ip address 10.2.1.1 255.255.255.0
!
interface Virtual-Template1 type tunnel
ip unnumbered Loopback0
ip nat inside
ip inspect IOSFW1 in
tunnel mode ipsec ipv4
tunnel protection ipsec profile test-vti1
!
ip classless
ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 172.18.143.1
!
ip nat translation timeout 120
ip nat translation finrst-timeout 2
ip nat translation max-entries 300000
ip nat pool test1 10.2.100.1 10.2.100.50 netmask 255.255.255.0
ip nat inside source list 110 pool test1 vrf test-vti1 overload
!
access-list 100 permit esp any any
access-list 100 permit udp any eq isakmp any
access-list 100 permit udp any eq non500-isakmp any
access-list 100 permit icmp any any
access-list 110 deny esp any any
access-list 110 deny udp any eq isakmp any
access-list 110 permit ip any any
access-list 110 deny udp any eq non500-isakmp any

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!
end

Example: Dynamic Virtual Tunnel Interface with QoS

You can add QoS to the DVTI tunnel by applying the service policy to the virtual template. When the
template is cloned to make the virtual-access interface, the service policy will be applied there. The
following example shows the basic DVTI configuration with QoS added.

hostname cisco 7206

.
.
class-map match-all VTI
match any
!
policy-map VTI
class VTI
police cir 2000000
conform-action transmit
exceed-action drop
!
.
.
interface Virtual-Template1 type tunnel
ip vrf forwarding test-vti1
ip unnumbered Loopback0
ip virtual-reassembly
tunnel mode ipsec ipv4
tunnel protection ipsec profile test-vti1
service-policy output VTI
!
.
.
!
end

Example: Dynamic Virtual Tunnel Interface Using GRE with IPsec Protection
Router1(config)# crypto ipsec transform-set MyTransformSet esp-aes esp-sha-hmac
Router1(cfg-crypto-trans)# mode transport
Router1(cfg-crypto-trans)# exit
Router1# config terminal
Router1(config)# crypto ipsec profile MyProfile set transform-set MyTransformSet
Router1(config)# interface Tunnel1
Router1(config-if)# description to-3800
Router1(config-if)# ip address 172.29.0.137 255.255.255.252
Router1(config-if)# tunnel source Ethernet0/0
Router1(config-if)# tunnel destination 10.38.38.1
Router1(config-if)# tunnel protection ipsec profile MyProfile

The show interface tunnel command verifies the tunnel interface configuration.

Note The tunnel transport MTU accounts for IPsec encryption overhead with GRE when used with the above
configuration.

router1# show interface tunnel 1

Tunnel1 is up, line protocol is up

Hardware is Tunnel
Description: to-3800
Internet address is 172.29.0.137/30

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MTU 17880 bytes, BW 100 Kbit/sec, DLY 50000 usec,

reliability 255/255, txload 1/255, rxload 1/255
Encapsulation TUNNEL, loopback not set
Keepalive not set
Tunnel source 10.39.39.1 (Ethernet0/0), destination 10.38.38.1
Tunnel Subblocks:
src-track:
Tunnel1 source tracking subblock associated with Ethernet0/0
Set of tunnels with source Ethernet0/0, 1 member (includes iterators),
on interface <OK>
Tunnel protocol/transport GRE/IP
Key disabled, sequencing disabled
Checksumming of packets disabled
Tunnel TTL 255, Fast tunneling enabled
Path MTU Discovery, ager 10 mins, min MTU 92
Tunnel transport MTU 1440 bytes

Additional References
Related Documents

Related Topic Document Title

Cisco IOS commands Cisco IOS Master Commands List, All Releases

Security commands • Cisco IOS Security Command Reference

Commands A to C
• Cisco IOS Security Command Reference
Commands D to L
• Cisco IOS Security Command Reference
Commands M to R
• Cisco IOS Security Command Reference
Commands S to Z

IPsec configuration Configuring Security for VPNs with IPsec

QoS configuration Cisco IOS Quality of Service Solutions

Configuration Guide

VPN configuration • Cisco Easy VPN Remote

• Easy VPN Server

Recommended cryptographic algorithms Next Generation Encryption

Standards and RFCs

Standard/RFC Title
RFC 2401 Security Architecture for the Internet Protocol

RFC 2408 Internet Security Association and Key Management

Protocol

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Standard/RFC Title
RFC 2409 The Internet Key Exchange (IKE)

Technical Assistance

Description Link
The Cisco Support and Documentation website http://www.cisco.com/cisco/web/support/
provides online resources to download index.html
documentation, software, and tools. Use these
resources to install and configure the software and
to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues with
Cisco products and technologies. Access to most
tools on the Cisco Support and Documentation
website requires a Cisco.com user ID and
password.

Feature Information for IPsec Virtual Tunnel Interfaces

The following table provides release information about the feature or features described in this module.
This table lists only the software release that introduced support for a given feature in a given software
release train. Unless noted otherwise, subsequent releases of that software release train also support that
feature.
Use Cisco Feature Navigator to find information about platform support and Cisco software image support.
To access Cisco Feature Navigator, go to www.cisco.com/go/cfn. An account on Cisco.com is not required.

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Table 5 Feature Information for IPsec Virtual Tunnel Interfaces

Feature Name Releases Feature Configuration Information

Dynamic IPsec VTIs 12.3(7)T Dynamic VTIs enable efficient
use of IP addresses and provide
12.3(14)T
secure connectivity. Dynamic
VTIs allow dynamically
downloadable per-group and per-
user policies to be configured on
a RADIUS server. IPsec dynamic
VTIs allow you to create highly
secure connectivity for remote
access VPNs. The dynamic VTI
simplifies VRF-aware IPsec
deployment.
The following commands were
introduced or modified: crypto
isakmp profile, interface
virtual-template, show
vtemplate, tunnel mode,
virtual-template.

Multi-SA for Dynamic VTIs 15.2(1)T The DVTI can accept multiple
IPsec selectors that are proposed
by the initiator.
The following commands were
introduced or modified: set
security-policy limit, set
reverse-route.

Static IPsec VTIs 12.2(33)SRA IPsec VTIs provide a routable

interface type for terminating
12.2(33)SXH
IPsec tunnels and an easy way to
12.3(7)T define protection between sites to
12.3(14)T form an overlay network. IPsec
VTIs simplify configuration of
IPsec for protection of remote
links, support multicast, and
simplify network management
and load balancing.

Cisco and the Cisco logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Cisco and/or its affiliates in the U.S.
and other countries. To view a list of Cisco trademarks, go to this URL: www.cisco.com/go/trademarks.
Third-party trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners. The use of the word partner
does not imply a partnership relationship between Cisco and any other company. (1110R)
Any Internet Protocol (IP) addresses and phone numbers used in this document are not intended to be
actual addresses and phone numbers. Any examples, command display output, network topology diagrams,

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and other figures included in the document are shown for illustrative purposes only. Any use of actual IP
addresses or phone numbers in illustrative content is unintentional and coincidental.

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Clients
The L2TP IPsec Support for NAT and PAT Windows Clients feature allows mulitple Windows client to
connect to an IPsec-enabled Cisco IOS Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP) Network Server (LNS)
through a network address translation (NAT) or port address translation (PAT) server.
When a Windows client connects to an IPsec-enabled Cisco IOS LNS router through a NAT or PAT
server and another Windows client connects to the same Cisco IOS LNS router, the first client’s
connection is terminated. The L2TP IPsec Support for NAT and PAT Windows Clients feature ensures
that Windows client connections in this environment are established and maintained until the connection
is closed.

Note Security threats, as well as the cryptographic technologies to help protect against them, are constantly
changing. For more information about the latest Cisco cryptographic recommendations, see the Next
Generation Encryption (NGE) white paper.

• Finding Feature Information, page 103

• Prerequisites for L2TP IPsec Support for NAT and PAT Windows Clients, page 104
• Restrictions for L2TP IPsec Support for NAT and PAT Windows Clients, page 104
• Information About L2TP IPsec Support for NAT and PAT Windows Clients, page 104
• How to Enable L2TP IPsec Support for NAT and PAT Windows Clients, page 106
• Configuration Examples for L2TP IPsec Support for NAT and PAT Windows Clients, page 108
• Additional References, page 110
• Feature Information for L2TP IPsec Support for NAT and PAT Windows Clients, page 111

Finding Feature Information

Your software release may not support all the features documented in this module. For the latest feature
information and caveats, see the release notes for your platform and software release. To find information
about the features documented in this module, and to see a list of the releases in which each feature is
supported, see the Feature Information Table at the end of this document.
Use Cisco Feature Navigator to find information about platform support and Cisco software image support.
To access Cisco Feature Navigator, go to www.cisco.com/go/cfn. An account on Cisco.com is not required.

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Prerequisites for L2TP IPsec Support for NAT and PAT Windows Clients

Prerequisites for L2TP IPsec Support for NAT and PAT

Windows Clients
• Windows clients environment, IPsec-enabled Cisco IOS LNS routers and a NAT or PAT server
between the Windows clients and the Cisco IOS LNS router.
• You must understand the following concepts and configuration requirements:
◦ Cisco IOS LNS routers
◦ IPsec
◦ L2TP
◦ NAT and PAT
◦ Windows 2000

Restrictions for L2TP IPsec Support for NAT and PAT

Windows Clients
• The L2TP IPsec Support for NAT and PAT Windows Clients feature is tested only with Windows
2000 L2TP/IPsec clients running hotfix 818043.
• PAT is not the default behavior and is incompatible with IPsec because PAT changes the LNS header
port information.
• L2TP requires Windows clients to have Microsoft DUN configured. L2TP is only supported by
Windows 2000 MS-DUN (Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT do not support L2TP).
• Windows clients cannot connect to an Cisco IOS L2TP over IPsec server if a NAT server is used to
translate the messages from the router. To enable the connection, connect the router parallelly to the
NAT server so that Network Address Translation Traversal (NAT-T) is not required or use an alternate
protocol such as Point-to-Point Tunnelling Protocol (PPTP), IPsec, or SSL.

Information About L2TP IPsec Support for NAT and PAT

Windows Clients
• How L2TP IPsec Support for NAT and PAT Windows Clients Works, page 104

How L2TP IPsec Support for NAT and PAT Windows Clients Works
When a Windows client connects to an IPsec-enabled Cisco IOS LNS router through a NAT or PAT server
and another Windows client connects to the same Cisco IOS LNS router, the first client's connection is
terminated.

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Note If IPsec is not enabled or there is no NAT or PAT server, multiple Windows clients can connect to the
Cisco IOS LNS router.

L2TP IPsec Support for NAT and PAT Windows Clients Feature not Enabled
The figure below shows two Windows 2000 clients that are trying to connect to an end host through a
router running NAT or PAT and IPsec-enabled Cisco IOS LNS router.

Figure 11 Multiple Windows 2000 Clients, NAT Router, and Cisco IOS LNS Router

The Windows 2000 Client #1 establishes an IPsec-protected L2TP tunnel to the Cisco IOS LNS router. The
Windows 2000 Client #1 and the Cisco IOS LNS router recognize that there is a NAT router located
between them and the NAT router is enabled with IPsec and NAT-Traversal (NAT-T). The Windows 2000
Client #1 attempts to establish an IPsec security association (SA) and requests a transport mode (which it
does by default) with proxies from 10.0.0.2, its local address, to 209.265.200.231, the Cisco IOS LNS
router’s address.
In transport mode, NAT, running on the router, translates all outgoing connections (including 10.0.0.2) to
its outside IP address (209.265.200.232), at which the address the traffic arrives. However, NAT cannot
modify the L2TP port designation (1701), which is protected by the IPsec encrypted area. So, the local
address now is 209.265.200.231, the remote address the 209.265.200.232 and the remote port is 1701. The
traffic that matches the tunnel 209.265.200.231, port 1701 is sent to the Windows 2000 Client #1.
Windows 2000 Client #2 establishes an IPsec-protected L2TP tunnel to the Cisco IOS LNS router and
NAT translates outgoing connections to its outside IP address (209.265.200.232) again, NAT cannot
modify the L2TP port designation (1701) similar to Windows Client #1. The traffic that matches tunnel
209.265.200.231, port 1701 is now sent to Windows 2000 Client #2. which ends Windows Client #1’s
connection with the Cisco IOS LNS router since it is no longer receiving traffic.

L2TP IPsec Support for NAT and PAT Windows Clients Feature Enabled
When the L2TP IPsec Support for NAT and PAT Windows Clients feature is enabled, IPsec can translate
the L2TP ports after decryption. This feature allows IPsec to map traffic from different hosts to different
source ports. L2TP can now distinguish between traffic destined for multiple Windows 2000 clients.
When an security association (SA) is created, a translated port is assigned to the SA. This port is client-
specific. The same port is used for any new SA created by that client. When an encrypted request is

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received and decrypted, the source port is translated from the standard value 1701 to a client specific value.
The request with the translated port is then forwarded to L2TP.
As shown in the above figure, with port address translation enabled, the Windows 2000 Client #1 is
assigned to the translated port number 1024, and Windows 2000 Client #2 is assigned to the translated port
number 1025.
When L2TP sends the reply packet, it uses the translated port number and creates a packet to that
destination port. IPsec uses the destination port number to select the SA with which to encrypt the packet.
Before encrypting the packet, IPsec translates the destination port back to the standard port number 1701,
which the Windows 2000 client expects. IPsec encrypts the packet either with the SA to Windows 2000
Client #1 if the destination port is 1024 or with the SA to Windows 2000 Client #2 if the destination port is
1025. The traffic is now sent to the appropriate client, and multiple Windows clients can be connected to a
Cisco IOS LNS router through a NAT server at the same time.
The connection is maintained until one of the following actions occurs:
• The IPsec connection is closed.
• The NAT or PAT router ends the session.
• The Cisco IOS LNS router closes the session.
• A Windows client closes the session.

How to Enable L2TP IPsec Support for NAT and PAT Windows
Clients
• Enabling L2TP IPsec Support, page 106

Enabling L2TP IPsec Support

SUMMARY STEPS

1. enable
2. configure terminal
3. Do one of the following:
• crypto map map-name seq-num [ipsec-isakmp]
• crypto dynamic-map dynamic-map-name dynamic-seq-num
4. set nat demux
5. end
6. Do one of the following:
• show crypto map [interface interface | tag map-name]
• show crypto dynamic-map [tag map-name]
7. show crypto ipsec sa

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DETAILED STEPS

Command or Action Purpose

Step 1 enable Enables privileged EXEC mode.
• Enter your password if prompted.
Example:
Router> enable

Step 2 configure terminal Enters global configuration mode.

Example:
Router# configure terminal

Step 3 Do one of the following: Creates a static crypto map entry and enters crypto
map configuration mode.
• crypto map map-name seq-num [ipsec-isakmp]
• crypto dynamic-map dynamic-map-name dynamic-seq-num or
Creates a dynamic crypto map entry and enters crypto
map configuration mode.
Example:
Router(config)# crypto map static map 5

Example:
Router(config)# crypto dynamic-map dynamic-map 10

Step 4 set nat demux Enables L2TP—IPsec support.

Example:
Router(config-crypto-map)# set nat demux

Step 5 end Exits crypto map configuration mode and returns to

privileged EXEC mode.

Example:
Router(config-crypto-map)# end

Step 6 Do one of the following: (Optional) Displays the crypto map configuration
information.
• show crypto map [interface interface | tag map-name]
• show crypto dynamic-map [tag map-name] or
(Optional) Displays the dynamic crypto map
configuration information.
Example:
Router# show crypto map

Example:
Router# show crypto dynamic-map 10

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Command or Action Purpose

Step 7 show crypto ipsec sa (Optional) Displays the settings used by current SAs.

Example:
Router# show crypto ipsec sa

Configuration Examples for L2TP IPsec Support for NAT and

PAT Windows Clients
• Example: Dynamic Map Configuration, page 108

Example: Dynamic Map Configuration

The following example shows how to enable the L2TP IPsec Support for NAT and PAT Windows Clients
feature for a dynamic crypto map:

version 12.3
service timestamps debug datetime msec
service timestamps log datetime msec
no service password-encryption
!
hostname 72_LNS
!
boot-start-marker
boot-end-marker
!
aaa new-model
!
!
aaa authentication ppp default local
aaa session-id common
ip subnet-zero
!
!
no ip cef
no ip domain lookup
ip domain name cisco.com
ip dhcp excluded-address 198.51.100.1
ip dhcp excluded-address 198.51.100.10
!
!
ip vrf VPN
rd 1:1
!
! Enable virtual private networking.
vpdn enable
vpdn ip udp ignore checksum
!
! Default L2TP VPDN group
vpdn-group L2TP
!
! Enables the LNS to accept dial in requests; specifies L2TP as the tunneling
! protocol; specifies the number of the virtual templates used to clone
! virtual-access interfaces.
accept-dialin

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protocol l2tp
virtual-template 1

! Disables L2TP tunnel authentication.

no l2tp tunnel authentication
!
!
crypto keyring L2TP
pre-shared-key address 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 key *****
!
!Defines an Internet Key Exchange (IKE) policy and assigns priority 1.
crypto isakmp policy 1
encr aes
authentication pre-share
group 14
lifetime 3600
!
crypto isakmp key cisco hostname w2k01
crypto isakmp keepalive 3600
!
crypto ipsec security-association lifetime seconds 600
!
!Defines a transform set.
crypto ipsec transform-set TS1 esp-aes esp-sha-hmac
mode transport
!
! Names the dynamic crypto map entry and enters crypto map configuration mode; Enables
! L2TP--IPSec support; Specifies which transform sets can be used with the crypto map
! entry.
crypto dynamic-map DYN_MAP 10
set nat demux
set transform-set TS1!
!
crypto map CRYP_MAP 6000 ipsec-isakmp dynamic DYN_MAP
!
interface Loopback0
ip address 198.51.100.1 255.255.255.0
!
interface FastEthernet0/0
ip address 198.51.100.110 255.255.255.0
no ip route-cache
duplex full
speed 100
crypto map CRYP_MAP
!
interface FastEthernet0/1
ip address 198.51.100.1 255.255.255.0
duplex full
speed 100
!
interface FastEthernet2/0
ip address 172.19.192.138 255.255.255.0
duplex full
!
interface Virtual-Template1
ip unnumbered Loopback0
peer default ip address pool POOL
ppp mtu adaptive
ppp authentication chap ms-chap
!
router ospf 1
log-adjacency-changes
redistribute static subnets
network 198.51.100.10 0.0.0.255 area 0
!
ip local pool POOL 198.51.100.100 198.51.100.110
ip classless
ip route 171.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 172.19.192.1
!
no ip http server
no ip http secure-server
!
!

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control-plane
!
gatekeeper
shutdown!
!
line con 0
exec-timeout 0 0
logging synchronous
stopbits 1
line aux 0
stopbits 1
line vty 0 4
!
end

Additional References
Related Documents

Related Topic Document Title

Cisco IOS commands Cisco IOS Master Commands List, All Releases

Security commands: complete command syntax, • Cisco IOS Security Command Reference
command mode, command history, defaults, usage Commands A to C
guidelines, and examples
• Cisco IOS Security Command Reference
Commands D to L
• Cisco IOS Security Command Reference
Commands M to R
• Cisco IOS Security Command Reference
Commands S to Z

IPsec and encryption "Configuring Security for VPNs with IPsec"

Recommended cryptographic algorithms Next Generation Encryption

Technical Assistance

Description Link
The Cisco Support and Documentation website http://www.cisco.com/cisco/web/support/
provides online resources to download index.html
documentation, software, and tools. Use these
resources to install and configure the software and
to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues with
Cisco products and technologies. Access to most
tools on the Cisco Support and Documentation
website requires a Cisco.com user ID and
password.

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Feature Information for L2TP IPsec Support for NAT and PAT
Windows Clients
The following table provides release information about the feature or features described in this module.
This table lists only the software release that introduced support for a given feature in a given software
release train. Unless noted otherwise, subsequent releases of that software release train also support that
feature.
Use Cisco Feature Navigator to find information about platform support and Cisco software image support.
To access Cisco Feature Navigator, go to www.cisco.com/go/cfn. An account on Cisco.com is not required.

Table 6 Feature Information for L2TP IPsec Support for NAT and PAT Windows Clients

Feature Name Releases Feature Information

L2TP IPsec Support for NAT and 12.3(11)T4 The L2TP IPsec Support for NAT
PAT Windows Clients and PAT Windows Clients
12.4(1)
feature allows mulitple Windows
client to connect to an IPsec-
enabled Cisco IOS Layer 2
Tunneling Protocol (L2TP)
Network Server (LNS) through a
network address translation
(NAT) or port address translation
(PAT) server.
In 12.3(11)T4, this feature was
introduced.
The following commands were
modified by this feature: crypto
dynamic-map, crypto map, set
nat demux, show crypto
dynamic-map, show crypto
map, show crypto ipsec sa.

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The SafeNet IPsec VPN Client Support feature allows you to limit the scope of an Internet Security
Association and Key Management Protocol (ISAKMP) profile or ISAKMP keyring configuration to a
local termination address or interface. The benefit of this feature is that different customers can use the
same peer identities and ISAKMP keys by using different local termination addresses.

History for the SafeNet IPsec VPN Client Support Feature

Release Modification
12.3(14)T This feature was introduced.

12.2(18)SXE This feature was integrated into Cisco IOS

Release 12.2(18)SXE.

• Finding Feature Information, page 113

• Prerequisites for SafeNet IPsec VPN Client Support, page 113
• Restrictions for SafeNet IPsec VPN Client Support, page 114
• Information About SafeNet IPsec VPN Client Support, page 114
• How to Configure SafeNet IPsec VPN Client Support, page 115
• Configuration Examples for SafeNet IPsec VPN Client Support, page 119
• Additional References, page 120

Finding Feature Information

Your software release may not support all the features documented in this module. For the latest feature
information and caveats, see the release notes for your platform and software release. To find information
about the features documented in this module, and to see a list of the releases in which each feature is
supported, see the Feature Information Table at the end of this document.
Use Cisco Feature Navigator to find information about platform support and Cisco software image support.
To access Cisco Feature Navigator, go to www.cisco.com/go/cfn. An account on Cisco.com is not required.

Prerequisites for SafeNet IPsec VPN Client Support

• You must understand how to configure ISAKMP profiles and ISAKMP keyrings.

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Restrictions for SafeNet IPsec VPN Client Support

Restrictions for SafeNet IPsec VPN Client Support

• The local address option works only for the primary address of an interface.
• If an IP address is provided, the administrator has to ensure that the connection of the peer terminates
to the address that is provided.
• If the IP address does not exist on the device, or if the interface does not have an IP address, the
ISAKMP profile or ISAKMP keyring will be effectively disabled.

Information About SafeNet IPsec VPN Client Support

• ISAKMP Profile and ISAKMP Keyring Configurations Background, page 114
• Local Termination Address or Interface, page 114
• Benefit of SafeNet IPsec VPN Client Support, page 114

ISAKMP Profile and ISAKMP Keyring Configurations Background

Prior to Cisco IOS Release 12.3(14)T, ISAKMP-profile and ISAKMP-keyring configurations could be only
global, meaning that the scope of these configurations could not be limited by any locally defined
parameters (VRF instances were an exception). For example, if an ISAKMP keyring contained a preshared
key for address 10.11.12.13, the same key would be used if the peer had the address 10.11.12.13,
irrespective of the interface or local address to which the peer was connected. There are situations,
however, in which users prefer that associate keyrings be bound not only with virtual route forwarding
(VRF) instances but also to a particular interface. For example, if instead of VRF instances, there are
virtual LANS, and the Internet Key Exchange (IKE) is negotiated with a group of peers using one fixed
virtual LAN (VLAN) interface. Such a group of peers uses a single preshared key, so if keyrings could be
bound to an interface, it would be easy to define a wildcard key without risking that the keys would also be
used for other customers.
Sometimes the identities of the peer are not in the control of the administrator, and even if the same peer
negotiates for different customers, the local termination address is the only way to distinguish the peer.
After such a distinction is made, if the traffic is sent to different VRF instances, configuring an ISAKMP
profile is the only way to distinguish the peer. Unfortunately, when the peer uses an identical identity for all
such situations, the ISAKMP profile cannot distinguish among the negotiations. For such scenarios, it
would be beneficial to bind ISAKMP profiles to a local termination address. If a local termination address
could be assigned, identical identities from the peer would not be a problem.

Local Termination Address or Interface

Effective with Cisco IOS Release 12.3(14)T, the SafeNet IPsec VPN Client Support feature allows you to
limit the scope of ISAKMP profiles and ISAKMP keyrings to a local termination address or interface.

Benefit of SafeNet IPsec VPN Client Support

The benefit of this feature is that different customers can use the same peer identities and ISAKMP keys by
using different local termination addresses.

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How to Configure SafeNet IPsec VPN Client Support

How to Configure SafeNet IPsec VPN Client Support

This section contains the following procedures. The first two configurations are independent of each other.

• Limiting an ISAKMP Profile to a Local Termination Address or Interface, page 115

• Limiting a Keyring to a Local Termination Address or Interface, page 116
• Monitoring and Maintaining SafeNet IPsec VPN Client Support, page 117
• Troubleshooting SafeNet IPsec VPN Client Support, page 119

Limiting an ISAKMP Profile to a Local Termination Address or Interface

To configure an ISAKMP profile and limit it to a local termination address or interface, perform the
following steps.

SUMMARY STEPS

1. enable
2. configure terminal
3. crypto isakmp profile profile-name
4. keyring keyring-name
5. match identity address address
6. local-address {interface-name | ip-address [vrf-tag ]}

DETAILED STEPS

Command or Action Purpose

Step 1 enable Enables privileged EXEC mode.
• Enter your password if prompted.
Example:

Router> enable

Step 2 configure terminal Enters global configuration mode.

Example:

Router# configure terminal

Step 3 crypto isakmp profile profile-name Defines an ISAKMP profile and enters ISAKMP profile
configuration mode.

Example:

Router (config)# crypto isakmp profile

profile1

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Command or Action Purpose

Step 4 keyring keyring-name (Optional) Configures a keyring with an ISAKMP profile.
• A keyring is not needed inside an ISAKMP profile for local
termination to work. Local termination works even if Rivest,
Example:
Shamir, and Adelman (RSA) certificates are used.
Router (conf-isa-profile)# keyring keyring1

Step 5 match identity address address Matches an identity from a peer in an ISAKMP profile.

Example:

Router (conf-isa-profile)# match identity

address 10.0.0.0 255.0.0.0

Step 6 local-address {interface-name | ip-address [vrf-tag ]} Limits the scope of an ISAKMP profile or an ISAKMP keyring
configuration to a local termination address or interface.

Example:

Router (conf-isa-profile)# local-address

serial2/0

Limiting a Keyring to a Local Termination Address or Interface

To configure an ISAKMP keyring and limit its scope to a local termination address or interface, perform
the following steps.

SUMMARY STEPS

1. enable
2. configure terminal
3. crypto keyring keyring-name
4. local-address {interface-name |ip-address[vrf-tag ]}
5. pre-shared-key address address

DETAILED STEPS

Command or Action Purpose

Step 1 enable Enables privileged EXEC mode.
• Enter your password if prompted.
Example:

Router> enable

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Command or Action Purpose

Step 2 configure terminal Enters global configuration mode.

Example:

Router# configure terminal

Step 3 crypto keyring keyring-name Defines a crypto keyring to be used during IKE
authentication and enters keyring configuration mode.

Example:

Router (config)# crypto keyring keyring1

Step 4 local-address {interface-name |ip-address[vrf-tag ]} Limits the scope of an ISAKMP profile or an ISAKMP
keyring configuration to a local termination address or
interface.
Example:

Router (conf-keyring)# local-address serial2/0

Step 5 pre-shared-key address address Defines a preshared key to be used for IKE authentication.

Example:

Router (conf-keyring)# pre-shared-key address

10.0.0.1

Monitoring and Maintaining SafeNet IPsec VPN Client Support

The following debug and show commands may be used to monitor and maintain the configuration in
which you limited the scope of an ISAKMP profile or ISAKMP keyring to a local termination address or
interface.

SUMMARY STEPS

1. enable
2. debug crypto isakmp
3. show crypto isakmp profile

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Examples

DETAILED STEPS

Command or Action Purpose

Step 1 enable Enables privileged EXEC mode.
• Enter your password if prompted.
Example:

Router> enable

Step 2 debug crypto isakmp Displays messages about IKE events.

Example:

Router# debug crypto isakmp

Step 3 show crypto isakmp profile Lists all the ISAKMP profiles that are defined on a router.

Example:

Router# show crypto isakmp profile

• Examples, page 118

Examples

• debug crypto isakmp Command Output for an ISAKMP Keyring That IsBound to Local Termination
Addresses Example, page 118
• debug crypto isakmp Command Output for an ISAKMP ProfileThat Is Boundto a Local Termination
Address Example, page 119
• show crypto isakmp profile Command Output Example, page 119

debug crypto isakmp Command Output for an ISAKMP Keyring That IsBound to Local Termination Addresses Example
You have an ISAKMP configuration as follows (the address of serial2/0 is 10.0.0.1, and the address of
serial2/1 is 10.0.0.2),

crypto keyring keyring1

! Scope of the keyring is limited to interface serial2/0.
local-address serial2/0
! The following is the key string used by the peer.
pre-shared-key address 10.0.0.3 key somerandomkeystring
crypto keyring keyring2
local-address serial2/1
! The following is the keystring used by the peer coming into serial2/1.
pre-shared-key address 10.0.0.3 key someotherkeystring

and if the connection is coming into serial2/0, keyring1 is chosen as the source of the preshared key (and
keyring2 is ignored because it is bound to serial2/1), you would see the following output:

Router# debug crypto isakmp

*Feb 11 15:01:29.595: ISAKMP:(0:0:N/A:0):Keyring keyring2 is bound to

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debug crypto isakmp Command Output for an ISAKMP ProfileThat Is Boundto a Local Termination Address
Example

10.0.0.0, skipping
*Feb 11 15:01:29.595: ISAKMP:(0:0:N/A:0):Looking for a matching key for
10.0.0.3 in keyring1
*Feb 11 15:01:29.595: ISAKMP:(0:0:N/A:0): : success
*Feb 11 15:01:29.595: ISAKMP:(0:0:N/A:0):found peer pre-shared key
matching 10.0.0.3
*Feb 11 15:01:29.595: ISAKMP:(0:0:N/A:0): local preshared key found

debug crypto isakmp Command Output for an ISAKMP ProfileThat Is Boundto a Local Termination Address Example
If you have the following configuration,

crypto isakmp profile profile1

keyring keyring1
match identity address 10.0.0.0 255.0.0.0
local-address serial2/0
crypto isakmp profile profile2
keyring keyring1
keyring keyring2
self-identity fqdn
match identity address 10.0.0.1 255.255.255.255
local-address serial2/1

and the connection is coming through the local terminal address serial2/0, you will see the following
output:

Router# debug crypto isakmp

*Feb 11 15:01:29.935: ISAKMP:(0:0:N/A:0):
Profile profile2 bound to 10.0.0.0 skipped
*Feb 11 15:01:29.935: ISAKMP:(0:1:SW:1):: peer matches profile1 profile

show crypto isakmp profile Command Output Example

The following is an example of typical show command output for an ISAKMP profile that is bound to
serial2/0:

Router# show crypto isakmp profile

ISAKMP PROFILE profile1
Identities matched are:
ip-address 10.0.0.0 255.0.0.0
Certificate maps matched are:
keyring(s): keyring1
trustpoint(s): <all>
Interface binding: serial2/0 (10.20.0.1:global)

Troubleshooting SafeNet IPsec VPN Client Support

If an ISAKMP profile or ISAKMP keyring fails to be selected, you should double-check the local-address
binding in the ISAKMP profile or ISAKMP keyring configuration and follow the output of the IKE debugs
to determine whether the peer is correctly terminating on the address. You may remove the local-address
binding (to make the scope of the profile or keyring global) and check to determine whether the profile or
keyring is selected to confirm the situation.

Configuration Examples for SafeNet IPsec VPN Client

Support
This section contains the following configuration, debug command, and show command examples.

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Additional References

• ISAKMP Profile Bound to a Local Interface Example, page 120

• ISAKMP Keyring Bound to a Local Interface Example, page 120
• ISAKMP Keyring Bound to a Local IP Address Example, page 120
• ISAKMP Keyring Bound to an IP Address and Limited to a VRF Example, page 120

ISAKMP Profile Bound to a Local Interface Example

The following example shows that the ISAKMP profile is bound to a local interface:

crypto isakmp profile profile1

keyring keyring1
match identity address 10.0.0.0 255.0.0.0

local-address serial2/0

ISAKMP Keyring Bound to a Local Interface Example

The following example shows that the ISAKMP keyring is bound only to interface serial2/0:

crypto keyring
local-address serial2/0

pre-shared-key address 10.0.0.1

ISAKMP Keyring Bound to a Local IP Address Example

The following example shows that the ISAKMP keyring is bound only to IP address 10.0.0.2:

crypto keyring keyring1

local-address 10.0.0.2

pre-shared-key address 10.0.0.2 key

ISAKMP Keyring Bound to an IP Address and Limited to a VRF Example

The following example shows that an ISAKMP keyring is bound to IP address 10.34.35.36 and that the
scope is limited to VRF examplevrf1:

ip vrf examplevrf1
rd 12:3456
crypto keyring ring1
local-address 10.34.35.36 examplevrf1
interface ethernet2/0
ip vrf forwarding examplevrf1
ip address 10.34.35.36 255.255.0.0

Additional References
The following sections provide references related to SafeNet IPsec VPN Client Support.

• Related DocumentsStandards, page 121

• MIBs, page 121
• RFCs, page 121
• Technical Assistance, page 122

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Additional References

Related DocumentsStandards
Related Topic Document Title
Configuring ISAKMP profiles and ISAKMP VRF-Aware IPsec
keyrings

Security commands Cisco IOS Security Command Reference

Standard Title
No new or modified standards are supported by this --
feature.

MIBs
MIB MIBs Link
No new or modified MIBs are supported by this To locate and download MIBs for selected
feature. platforms, Cisco IOS software releases, and feature
sets, use Cisco MIB Locator found at the following
URL:
http://www.cisco.com/go/mibs

RFCs
RFC Title
No new or modified RFCs are supported by this --
feature.

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 Technical Assistance

Technical Assistance
Description Link
The Cisco Support website provides extensive http://www.cisco.com/techsupport
online resources, including documentation and tools
for troubleshooting and resolving technical issues
with Cisco products and technologies.
To receive security and technical information about
your products, you can subscribe to various
services, such as the Product Alert Tool (accessed
from Field Notices), the Cisco Technical Services
Newsletter, and Really Simple Syndication (RSS)
Feeds.
Access to most tools on the Cisco Support website
requires a Cisco.com user ID and password.

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and other countries. To view a list of Cisco trademarks, go to this URL: www.cisco.com/go/trademarks.
Third-party trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners. The use of the word partner
does not imply a partnership relationship between Cisco and any other company. (1110R)
Any Internet Protocol (IP) addresses and phone numbers used in this document are not intended to be
actual addresses and phone numbers. Any examples, command display output, network topology diagrams,
and other figures included in the document are shown for illustrative purposes only. Any use of actual IP
addresses or phone numbers in illustrative content is unintentional and coincidental.

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 Ability to Disable Extended Authentication for
Static IPsec Peers
The Ability to Disable Extended Authentication for Static IPsec Peers feature allows users to disable
extended authentication (Xauth), preventing the routers from being prompted for Xauth information--
username and password.

• Finding Feature Information, page 123

• Feature Overview, page 123
• Supported Standards MIBs and RFCs, page 124
• Prerequisites, page 124
• Configuration Tasks, page 125
• Configuration Examples, page 125
• Feature Information for Ability to Disable Xauth for Static IPsec Peers, page 126

Finding Feature Information

Your software release may not support all the features documented in this module. For the latest feature
information and caveats, see the release notes for your platform and software release. To find information
about the features documented in this module, and to see a list of the releases in which each feature is
supported, see the Feature Information Table at the end of this document.
Use Cisco Feature Navigator to find information about platform support and Cisco software image support.
To access Cisco Feature Navigator, go to www.cisco.com/go/cfn. An account on Cisco.com is not required.

Feature Overview
Without the ability to disable Xauth, a user cannot select which peer on the same crypto map should use
Xauth. That is, if a user has router-to-router IP security (IPsec) on the same crypto map as a virtual private
network (VPN)-client-to-Cisco-IOS IPsec, both peers are prompted for a username and password. In
addition, a remote static peer (a Cisco IOS router) cannot establish an Internet Key Exchange (IKE)
security association (SA) with the local Cisco IOS router. (Xauth is not an optional exchange, so if a peer
does not respond to an Xauth request, the IKE SA is deleted.) Thus, the same interface cannot be used to
terminate IPsec to VPN clients (that need Xauth) as well as other Cisco IOS routers (that cannot respond to
Xauth) unless this feature is implemented.

• Benefits, page 124

• Restrictions, page 124

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Supported Standards MIBs and RFCs

• Related Documents, page 124

Benefits
If VPN-client-to-Cisco-IOS IPsec and router-to-router IPsec exist on a single interface, the Ability to
Disable Extended Authentication for Static IPsec Peers feature allows a user to disable Xauth while
configuring the preshared key for router-to-router IPsec. Thus, the router will not prompt the peer for a
username and password, which are transmitted when Xauth occurs for VPN-client-to-Cisco-IOS IPsec.

Restrictions
Xauth can be disabled only if preshared keys are used as the authentication mechanism for the given crypto
map.

Related Documents
• “Configuring Internet Key Exchange for IPsec VPNs” chapter in the Cisco IOS Security Configuration
Guide: Secure Connectivity
• “Configuring Security for VPNs with IPsec” chapter in the Cisco IOS Security Configuration Guide:
Secure Connectivity
• Cisco IOS Security Command Reference

Supported Standards MIBs and RFCs

Standards
None

MIBs
None
To locate and download MIBs for selected platforms, Cisco IOS releases, and feature sets, use Cisco MIB
Locator found at the following URL:
http://www.cisco.com/go/mibs

RFCs
No new or modified RFCs are supported by this feature.

Prerequisites
Before you can disable Xauth for static IPsec peers, you must complete the following tasks:
• Enable authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA).

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Configuration Tasks

Note Configuring AAA is required only if the VPN-client-to-Cisco-IOS is using AAA authentication.

• Configure an IPsec transform.

• Configure a static crypto map.
• Configure ISAKMP policy.

Configuration Tasks
See the following sections for configuration tasks for the Ability to Disable Extended Authentication for
Static IPsec Peers feature. Each task in the list is identified as either required or optional.
• Disabling Xauth for Static IPsec Peers, page 125

• Disabling Xauth for Static IPsec Peers, page 125

Disabling Xauth for Static IPsec Peers

To disable Xauth for router-to-router IPsec, use the following command in global configuration mode:

Command Purpose
Configures a preshared authentication key.
Router(config)# crypto isakmp key
keystring address peer-address [mask] [no- Use the no-xauth keyword if router-to-router IPsec
xauth]
is on the same crypto map as VPN-client-to-Cisco
IOS IPsec. This keyword prevents the router from
prompting the peer for Xauth information.
You must configure the local and remote peer for
preshared keys.
Note According to the design of preshared key
authentication in IKE main mode, preshared
keys must be based on the IP address of the
peers. Although you can send hostname as
the identity of preshared key authentication,
the key is searched on the IP address of the
peer; if the key is not found (based on the IP
address) the negotiation will fail.

Configuration Examples
• Disabling Xauth for Static IPsec Peers Configuration, page 126

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Feature Information for Ability to Disable Xauth for Static IPsec Peers

Disabling Xauth for Static IPsec Peers Configuration

The following example shows how the local peer specifies the preshared key, designates the remote peer by
its IP address, and disables Xauth:
crypto isakmp key sharedkeystring address 172.21.230.33 no-xauth

Feature Information for Ability to Disable Xauth for Static

IPsec Peers
The following table provides release information about the feature or features described in this module.
This table lists only the software release that introduced support for a given feature in a given software
release train. Unless noted otherwise, subsequent releases of that software release train also support that
feature.
Use Cisco Feature Navigator to find information about platform support and Cisco software image support.
To access Cisco Feature Navigator, go to www.cisco.com/go/cfn. An account on Cisco.com is not required.

Table 7 Feature Information for Ability to Disable Xauth for Static IPsec Peers

Feature Name Releases Feature Information

Ability to Disable Extended 12.2(4)T This feature allows users to
Authentication for Static IPsec disable Xauth, preventing the
Peers routers from being prompted for
Xauth information.
The following command was
modified: crypto isakmp key.

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and other countries. To view a list of Cisco trademarks, go to this URL: www.cisco.com/go/trademarks.
Third-party trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners. The use of the word partner
does not imply a partnership relationship between Cisco and any other company. (1110R)
Any Internet Protocol (IP) addresses and phone numbers used in this document are not intended to be
actual addresses and phone numbers. Any examples, command display output, network topology diagrams,
and other figures included in the document are shown for illustrative purposes only. Any use of actual IP
addresses or phone numbers in illustrative content is unintentional and coincidental.

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The Crypto Conditional Debug Support feature introduces three new command-line interfaces (CLIs) that
allow users to debug an IP Security (IPSec) tunnel on the basis of predefined crypto conditions such as the
peer IP address, connection-ID of a crypto engine, and security parameter index (SPI). By limiting debug
messages to specific IPSec operations and reducing the amount of debug output, users can better
troubleshoot a router with a large number of tunnels.

Feature History for Crypto Conditional Debug Support

Feature History
Release Modification

12.3(2)T This feature was introduced.

• Finding Feature Information, page 127

• Prerequisites for Crypto Conditional Debug Support, page 127
• Restrictions for Crypto Conditional Debug Support, page 128
• Information About Crypto Conditional Debug Support, page 128
• How to Enable Crypto Conditional Debug Support, page 129
• Configuration Examples for the Crypto Conditional Debug CLIs, page 132
• Additional References, page 133

Finding Feature Information

Your software release may not support all the features documented in this module. For the latest feature
information and caveats, see the release notes for your platform and software release. To find information
about the features documented in this module, and to see a list of the releases in which each feature is
supported, see the Feature Information Table at the end of this document.
Use Cisco Feature Navigator to find information about platform support and Cisco software image support.
To access Cisco Feature Navigator, go to www.cisco.com/go/cfn. An account on Cisco.com is not required.

Prerequisites for Crypto Conditional Debug Support

To use the new crypto CLIs, you must be using a crypto image such as the k8 or k9 subsystem.

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Restrictions for Crypto Conditional Debug Support

Restrictions for Crypto Conditional Debug Support

• This feature does not support debug message filtering for hardware crypto engines.
• Although conditional debugging is useful for troubleshooting peer-specific or functionality related
Internet Key Exchange (IKE) and IPSec problems, conditional debugging may not be able to define
and check large numbers of debug conditions.
• Because extra space is needed to store the debug condition values, additional processing overhead is
added to the CPU and memory usage is increased. Thus, enabling crypto conditional debugging on a
router with heavy traffic should be used with caution.

Information About Crypto Conditional Debug Support

• Supported Condition Types, page 128

Supported Condition Types

The new crypto conditional debug CLIs-- debug crypto condition , debug crypto condition unmatched , and
show crypto debug-condition --allow you to specify conditions (filter values) in which to generate and
display debug messages related only to the specified conditions. The table below lists the supported
condition types.

Table 8 Supported Condition Types for Crypto Debug CLI

Condition Type (Keyword) Description

connid 1 An integer between 1-32766. Relevant debug
messages will be shown if the current IPSec
operation uses this value as the connection ID to
interface with the crypto engine.

flowid 1 An integer between 1-32766. Relevant debug

messages will be shown if the current IPSec
operation uses this value as the flow-ID to interface
with the crypto engine.

FVRF The name string of a virtual private network (VPN)

routing and forwarding (VRF) instance. Relevant
debug messages will be shown if the current IPSec
operation uses this VRF instance as its front-door
VRF (FVRF).

1 If an IPSec connid, flowid, or SPI is used as a debug condition, the debug messages for a related IPSec flow are generated. An IPSec flow has two connids,
flowids, and SPIs--one inbound and one outbound. Both two connids, flowids, and SPIs can be used as the debug condition that triggers debug messages
for the IPSec flow.

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Condition Type (Keyword) Description

IVRF The name string of a VRF instance. Relevant debug
messages will be shown if the current IPSec
operation uses this VRF instance as its inside VRF
(IVRF).

peer group A Unity group-name string. Relevant debug

messages will be shown if the peer is using this
group name as its identity.

peer hostname A fully qualified domain name (FQDN) string.

Relevant debug messages will be shown if the peer
is using this string as its identity; for example, if the
peer is enabling IKE Xauth with this FQDN string.

peer ipaddress A single IP address. Relevant debug messages will

be shown if the current IPSec operation is related to
the IP address of this peer.

peer subnet A subnet and a subnet mask that specify a range of

peer IP addresses. Relevant debug messages will be
shown if the IP address of the current IPSec peer
falls into the specified subnet range.

peer username A username string. Relevant debug messages will

be shown if the peer is using this username as its
identity; for example, if the peer is enabling IKE
Extended Authentication (Xauth) with this
username.

SPI 1 A 32-bit unsigned integer. Relevant debug

messages will be shown if the current IPSec
operation uses this value as the SPI.

How to Enable Crypto Conditional Debug Support

• Enabling Crypto Conditional Debug Messages, page 129
• Enabling Crypto Error Debug Messages, page 131

Enabling Crypto Conditional Debug Messages

• Performance Considerations, page 129
• Disable Crypto Debug Conditions, page 130

Performance Considerations

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Disable Crypto Debug Conditions

• Before enabling crypto conditional debugging, you must decide what debug condition types (also
known as debug filters) and values will be used. The volume of debug messages is dependent on the
number of conditions you define.

Note Specifying numerous debug conditions may consume CPU cycles and negatively affect router performance.

• Your router will perform conditional debugging only after at least one of the global crypto debug
commands--debug crypto isakmp, debug crypto ipsec, and debug crypto engine--has been enabled.
This requirement helps to ensure that the performance of the router will not be impacted when
conditional debugging is not being used.

Disable Crypto Debug Conditions

If you choose to disable crypto conditional debugging, you must first disable any crypto global debug CLIs
you have issued ; thereafter, you can disable conditional debugging.

Note The reset keyword can be used to disable all configured conditions at one time.

SUMMARY STEPS

1. enable
2. debug crypto condition [connidintegerengine-idinteger ] [flowidinteger engine-idinteger ] [fvrf
string] [ivrf string] [peer [group string] [hostname string] [ipv4 ipaddress] [subnet subnet mask]
[username string]] [spi integer] [reset]
3. show crypto debug-condition {[peer] [connid] [spi] [fvrf] [ivrf] [unmatched]}
4. debug crypto isakmp
5. debug crypto ipsec
6. debug crypto engine
7. debug crypto condition unmatched [isakmp | ipsec | engine]

DETAILED STEPS

Command or Action Purpose

Step 1 enable Enables privileged EXEC mode.
• Enter your password if prompted.
Example:

Router> enable

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Command or Action Purpose

Step 2 debug crypto condition [connidintegerengine-idinteger ] Defines conditional debug filters.
[flowidinteger engine-idinteger ] [fvrf string] [ivrf string] [peer [group
string] [hostname string] [ipv4 ipaddress] [subnet subnet mask]
[username string]] [spi integer] [reset]

Example:

Router# debug crypto condition connid 2000 engine-id 1

Step 3 show crypto debug-condition {[peer] [connid] [spi] [fvrf] [ivrf] Displays crypto debug conditions that have
[unmatched]} already been enabled in the router.

Example:

Router# show crypto debug-condition spi

Step 4 debug crypto isakmp Enables global IKE debugging.

Example:

Router#
debug crypto isakmp

Step 5 debug crypto ipsec Enables global IPSec debugging.

Example:

Router#
debug crypto ipsec

Step 6 debug crypto engine Enables global crypto engine debugging.

Example:

Router#
debug crypto engine

Step 7 debug crypto condition unmatched [isakmp | ipsec | engine] (Optional) Displays debug conditional crypto
messages when no context information is
available to check against debug conditions.
Example: If none of the optional keywords are specified,
Router# debug crypto condition unmatched ipsec all crypto-related information will be shown.

Enabling Crypto Error Debug Messages

To enable crypto error debug messages, you must perform the following tasks.

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• debug crypto error CLI, page 132

debug crypto error CLI

Enabling the debug crypto error command displays only error-related debug messages, thereby, allowing
you to easily determine why a crypto operation, such as an IKE negotiation, has failed within your system.

Note When enabling this command, ensure that global crypto debug commands are not enabled; otherwise, the
global commands will override any possible error-related debug messages.

SUMMARY STEPS

1. enable
2. debug crypto {isakmp | ipsec | engine} error

DETAILED STEPS

Command or Action Purpose

Step 1 enable Enables privileged EXEC mode.
• Enter your password if prompted.
Example:

Router> enable

Step 2 debug crypto {isakmp | ipsec | engine} error Enables only error debugging messages for a crypto area.

Example:

Router# debug crypto ipsec error

Configuration Examples for the Crypto Conditional Debug CLIs

• Enabling Crypto Conditional Debugging Example, page 132
• Disabling Crypto Conditional Debugging Example, page 133

Enabling Crypto Conditional Debugging Example

The following example shows how to display debug messages when the peer IP address is 10.1.1.1,
10.1.1.2, or 10.1.1.3, and when the connection-ID 2000 of crypto engine 0 is used. This example also
shows how to enable global debug crypto CLIs and enable the show crypto debug-condition command to
verify conditional settings.

Router#
debug crypto condition connid 2000 engine-id 1
Router#
debug crypto condition peer ipv4 10.1.1.1

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Router#
debug crypto condition peer ipv4 10.1.1.2
Router#
debug crypto condition peer ipv4 10.1.1.3
Router#
debug crypto condition unmatched
! Verify crypto conditional settings.
Router#
show crypto debug-condition
Crypto conditional debug currently is turned ON
IKE debug context unmatched flag:ON
IPsec debug context unmatched flag:ON
Crypto Engine debug context unmatched flag:ON
IKE peer IP address filters:
10.1.1.1 10.1.1.2 10.1.1.3
Connection-id filters:[connid:engine_id]2000:1,
! Enable global crypto CLIs to start conditional debugging.
Router#
debug crypto isakmp
Router#
debug crypto ipsec
Router#
debug crypto engine

Disabling Crypto Conditional Debugging Example

The following example shows how to disable all crypto conditional settings and verify that those settings
have been disabled:

Router#
debug crypto condition reset
! Verify that all crypto conditional settings have been disabled.
Router#
show crypto debug-condition
Crypto conditional debug currently is turned OFF
IKE debug context unmatched flag:OFF
IPsec debug context unmatched flag:OFF
Crypto Engine debug context unmatched flag:OFF

Additional References
The following sections provide references to the Crypto Conditional Debug Support feature.

Related Documents

Related Topic Document Title

IPSec and IKE configuration tasks “Internet Key Exchange for IPsec VPNs” section of
Cisco IOS Security Configuration Guide: Secure
Connectivity

IPSec and IKE commands Cisco IOS Security Command Reference

Standards

Standards Title
None --

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MIBs

MIBs MIBs Link

None To locate and download MIBs for selected
platforms, Cisco IOS software releases, and feature
sets, use Cisco MIB Locator found at the following
URL:
http://www.cisco.com/go/mibs

RFCs

RFCs Title
None --

Technical Assistance

Description Link
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containing 30,000 pages of searchable technical
content, including links to products, technologies,
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even more content.

Cisco and the Cisco logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Cisco and/or its affiliates in the U.S.
and other countries. To view a list of Cisco trademarks, go to this URL: www.cisco.com/go/trademarks.
Third-party trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners. The use of the word partner
does not imply a partnership relationship between Cisco and any other company. (1110R)
Any Internet Protocol (IP) addresses and phone numbers used in this document are not intended to be
actual addresses and phone numbers. Any examples, command display output, network topology diagrams,
and other figures included in the document are shown for illustrative purposes only. Any use of actual IP
addresses or phone numbers in illustrative content is unintentional and coincidental.

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This feature module describes the VPN Acceleration Module (VAM) feature

• Finding Feature Information, page 135

• Prerequisites, page 135
• Information about VPN Acceleration, page 135
• How To Configure VPN Acceleration, page 140
• Configuration Examples for VPN Acceleration, page 148
• Glossary, page 149

Finding Feature Information

Your software release may not support all the features documented in this module. For the latest feature
information and caveats, see the release notes for your platform and software release. To find information
about the features documented in this module, and to see a list of the releases in which each feature is
supported, see the Feature Information Table at the end of this document.
Use Cisco Feature Navigator to find information about platform support and Cisco software image support.
To access Cisco Feature Navigator, go to www.cisco.com/go/cfn. An account on Cisco.com is not required.

Prerequisites
You must configure IPSec and IKE on the router and a crypto map to all interfaces that require encryption
service from the VAM. See the Configuration Examples for VPN Acceleration, page 148 for
configuration procedures.

Information about VPN Acceleration

• Feature Information, page 136
• Feature Overview, page 136
• Benefits, page 137
• Related Features and Technologies, page 139
• Related Documents, page 139
• Supported Platforms, page 139
• Supported Standards MIBs and RFCs, page 140

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Feature Information
Feature History

Release Modification
12.1(9)E This feature was introduced on the Cisco 7200
series routers on NPE-225, NPE-400, and NSE-1

12.1(14)E This feature was integrated into Cisco IOS Release

12.1(14)E and support for dual VAMs2 on the
Cisco 7200 series with NPE-G1 was added

12.2(9)YE Support for this feature was added to the Cisco

7401ASR router3

12.2(13)T This feature was integrated into Cisco IOS Release

12.2(13)T

12.2(15)T This feature was integrated into Cisco IOS Release

12.2(15)T

12.3(1)Mainline This feature was integrated into Cisco IOS Release

12.3(1) Mainline

12.2(14)SU This feature was integrated into Cisco IOS Release

12.2(14)SU

Feature Overview
The VPN Acceleration Module (VAM) is a single-width acceleration module. It provides high-
performance, hardware-assisted tunneling and encryption services suitable for Virtual Private Network
(VPN) remote access, site-to-site intranet, and extranet applications. It also provides platform scalability
and security while working with all services necessary for successful VPN deployments -- security, quality
of service (QoS), firewall and intrusion detection, service-level validation, and management. The VAM off-
loads IPSec processing from the main processor, thus freeing resources on the processor engines for other
tasks.
The VAM provides hardware-accelerated support for the following multiple encryption functions:
• 56-bit Data Encryption Standard (DES) standard mode: Cipher Block Chaining (CBC)
• 3-Key Triple DES (168-bit)
• Secure Hash Algorithm (SHA)-1 and Message Digest 5 (MD5)
• Rivest, Shamir, Adelman (RSA) public-key algorithm
• Diffie-Hellman key exchange RC4-40
The following commands are introduced or modified in the feature or features
• show pas vam interface

2 Support for dual VAMs is available on a Cisco 7200 series router with NPE-G1 on Cisco IOS Release 12.2(15)T, 12.1(14)E, and 12.3 Mainline only.
3 The Cisco 7401ASR router is no longer sold.

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• show pas vam controller

• crypto engine sw ipsec

Benefits
The VAM provides the following benefits:
• 10 tunnels per second
• The following number of tunnels based on the corresponding memory of the NPE:
◦ 800 tunnels for 64 MB
◦ 1600 tunnels for 128 MB
◦ 3200 tunnels for 256 MB
◦ 5000 tunnels for 512 MB
• RSA encryption
• Accelerated Crypto performance
• Accelerated Internet Key Exchange (IKE)
• Certificate support for automatic authentication using digital certificates
• Dual VAM support

Note Support for dual VAMs is available on a Cisco 7200 series router with an NPE-G1, on Cisco IOS Release
12.2(15)T, 12.1(14)E, and 12.3 Mainline.

• Encryption services to any port adapter installed in the router. The interface on the port adapter must
be configured with a crypto map to support IPSec.
• Full-duplex data transmission of over 100 Mbps with various encryption and compression schemes for
300 byte packages
• Hardware-based IPPCP LZS compression
• Network traffic compression that reduces bandwidth utilization
• Online Insertion and Removal (OIR)
• QoS, multiprotocol, and multicast feature interoperation
• Support for full Layer 3 routing, such as Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP), Open
Shortest Path First (OSPF), and Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) across the IPSec VPN
• Up to 145 Mbps throughput using 3DES
• VPN initialization improvements

Performance Results for Single VAM

The following two tables provide performance results for a single VAM on a Cisco 7206VXR with an
NPE-G1 processor, an onboard GE, and FE port adapters in slots 3 and 4.

clear_packet _size crypto_packet_size out_packet_size

64 96 114

300 336 354

1400 1432 1450

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clear_packet _size crypto_packet_size out_packet_size

Mixed packet size - 344 378 396

pkt_size (bytes) # of tunnels measured_pps meas_clear_nd meas_crypto_n meas_out_ndr

(pps) r (Mbps) dr (Mbps) (Mbps)
64 4 65,224 33.39 50.09 59.48

500 41,888 21.44 32.17 38.20

1,000 40,480 20.73 31.09 36.92

5,000 39,408 20.18 30.27 35.94

300 4 38,032 91.28 102.23 107.71

500 37,184 89.24 99.95 105.31

1,000 36,064 86.55 96.94 102.13

5,000 36,016 86.44 96.81 101.99

1400 4 9,984 111.82 114.38 115.81

500 9,848 110.29 112.82 114.24

1,000 9,648 108.06 110.53 111.92

5,000 9,616 107.70 110.16 111.55

Mixed packet 4 31,472 86.61 95.17 99.70

size

500 31,056 85.47 93.91 98.39

1,000 30,128 82.91 91.11 95.45

5,000 29,264 80.53 88.49 92.71

Performance Results for Dual VAMs

The following two tables provide performance results for dual VAMs on a Cisco 7206VXR with an NPE-
G1 processor, an onboard GE, and FE port adapters in slots 3 and 4.

clear_packet _size crypto_packet_size out_packet_size

64 96 114

300 336 354

1400 1432 1450

Mixed packet size - 344 378 396

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pkt_size (bytes) # of tunnels measured_pps meas_clear_nd meas_crypto_n meas_out_ndr

(pps) r (Mbps) dr (Mbps) (Mbps)
64 4 135,544 69.40 104.10 123.61

500 61,520 31.50 47.25 56.11

1,000 56,928 29.15 43.72 51.92

5,000 43,744 22.40 33.60 39.89

300 4 71,336 171.21 191.75 202.02

500 60,416 145.00 162.40 171.10

1,000 56,016 134.44 150.57 158.64

5,000 42,496 101.99 114.23 120.35

1400 4 18,736 209.84 214.64 217.34

500 18,424 206.35 211.07 213.72

1000 18,352 205.54 210.24 212.88

5,000 18,352 205.54 210.24 212.88

Mixed packet 4 60,416 166.26 182.70 191.40

size

500 57,888 159.31 175.05 183.40

1,000 55,488 152.70 167.80 175.79

5,000 34,272 94.32 103.64 108.57

Related Features and Technologies

The following features and technologies are related to the VAM:
• Internet Key Exchange (IKE)
• IP Security (IPSec)

Related Documents
The following document describes the VAM hardware:
• VPN Acceleration Module Installation and Configuration

Supported Platforms
The VAM feature is supported on the following platforms:
• Cisco 7200 series routers with NPE-225, NPE-400, NSE-1, and NPE-G1

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• Dual VAM support is available on a Cisco 7200 series router with an NPE-G1, on Cisco IOS Release
12.2(15)T, 12.1(14)E, and 12.3M.
• Cisco 7401ASR router

Supported Standards MIBs and RFCs

Standards
• No new or modified standards are supported by this feature.

MIBs
The following MIBs were introduced or modified in this feature:
• CISCO-IPSEC-FLOW-MONITOR-MIB
• CISCO-IPSEC-MIB
• CISCO-IPSEC-POLICY-MAP-MIB
To locate and download MIBs for selected platforms, Cisco IOS releases, and feature sets, use Cisco MIB
Locator found at the following URL:
http://www.cisco.com/go/mibs

RFCs
• IPPCP: RFC 2393, 2395
• IPSec/IKE: RFCs 2401-2411, 2451

How To Configure VPN Acceleration

On power up if the enabled LED is on, the VAM is fully functional and does not require any configuration
commands. However, for the VAM to provide encryption services, you must complete the following tasks:
• Configuring an IKE Policy, page 140 (required)
• Configuring IPSec, page 142 (required)

• Configuring an IKE Policy, page 140

• Configuring IPSec, page 142
• Troubleshooting Tips, page 146
• Monitoring and Maintaining the VPN Acceleration Module, page 147

Configuring an IKE Policy

If you do not specify a value for a parameter, the default value is assigned. For information on default
values, refer to the “IP Security and Encryption” chapter of the Security Command Reference publication.
To configure an IKE policy, use the following commands beginning in global configuration mode:

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SUMMARY STEPS

1. Router(config)# crypto isakmp policy priority

2. Router(config-isakmp)# encryption {des| 3des| aes| aes 192 | aes 256}
3. Router(config-isakmp)# authentication {rsa-sig | rsa-encr | pre-share}
4. Router(config-isakmp)# lifetimeseconds
5. Router(config-isakmp)# hash {sha | md5}
6. Router(config-isakmp)# group {1 | 2| 5}

DETAILED STEPS

Command or Action Purpose

Step 1 Router(config)# crypto Defines an IKE policy and enters Internet Security Association Key Management Protocol
isakmp policy priority (ISAKMP) policy configuration (config-isakmp) mode.

Step 2 Router(config-isakmp)# Specifies the encryption algorithm within an IKE policy.

encryption {des| 3des| aes|
• des--Specifies 56-bit DES as the encryption algorithm.
aes 192 | aes 256}
• 3des--Specifies 168-bit DES as the encryption algorithm.
• aes --Specifies 128-bit AES as the encryption algorithm.
• aes 192 --Specifies 192-bit AES as the encryption algorithm.
• aes 256 --Specifies 256-bit AES as the encryption algorithm.

Step 3 Router(config-isakmp)# (Optional) Specifies the authentication method within an IKE policy.
authentication {rsa-sig |
• rsa-sig --Specifies Rivest, Shamir, and Adelman (RSA) signatures as the
rsa-encr | pre-share}
authentication method.
• rsa-encr --Specifies RSA encrypted nonces as the authentication method.
Note Beginning with Cisco IOS Release 12.3(10), rsa-encr is now enabled for VAM
crypto cards.

• pre-share --Specifies preshared keys as the authentication method.

Note If this command is not enabled, the default value (rsa-sig) will be used.

Step 4 Router(config-isakmp)# (Optional) Specifies the lifetime of an IKE security association (SA).
lifetimeseconds seconds--Number of seconds that each SA should exist before expiring. Use an integer
from 60 to 86,400 seconds.
Note If this command is not enabled, the default value (86,400 seconds [one day]) will be
used.

Step 5 Router(config-isakmp)# (Optional) Specifies the hash algorithm within an IKE policy.
hash {sha | md5}
• sha --Specifies SHA-1 (HMAC variant) as the hash algorithm.
• md5 --Specifies MD5 (HMAC variant) as the hash algorithm.
Note If this command is not enabled, the default value (sha) will be used.

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Command or Action Purpose

Step 6 Router(config-isakmp)# (Optional) Specifies the Diffie-Hellman (DH) group identifier within an IKE policy.
group {1 | 2| 5} 1 --Specifies the 768-bit DH group.
2 --Specifies the 1024-bit DH group.
5 --Specifies the 1536-bit DH group.
Note If this command is not enabled, the default value (768-bit) will be used.

For detailed information on creating IKE policies, refer to the “ Configuring Internet Key Exchange for
IPsec VPNsmodule in the Cisco IOS Security Configuration Guide: Secure Connectivity .

Configuring IPSec
After you have completed IKE configuration, configure IPSec at each participating IPSec peer. This section
contains basic steps to configure IPSec and includes the tasks discussed in the following sections:

• Creating Crypto Access Lists, page 142

• Defining Transform Sets, page 143
• Creating Crypto Map Entries using IKE, page 144
• Verifying the Configuration, page 144

Creating Crypto Access Lists

To create crypto access lists, use the following commands in global configuration mode:

SUMMARY STEPS

1. Do one of the following:

• Router(config)# access-list access-list-number deny | permit} protocol source source-wildcard
destination destination-wildcard [log]
•
• ip access-list extended name
2. Add permit and deny statements as appropriate.
3. Router(config-if)# end

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DETAILED STEPS

Command or Action Purpose

Step 1 Do one of the following: Specifies conditions to determine which IP packets are protected.
(Enable or disable encryption for traffic that matches these
• Router(config)# access-list access-list- conditions.)
number deny | permit} protocol source
source-wildcard destination destination- We recommend that you configure “mirror image” crypto access lists
wildcard [log] for use by IPSec and that you avoid using the any keyword.
• Note You specify conditions using an IP access list designated by
• ip access-list extended name either a number or a name. The access-list command designates
a numbered extended access list; the ip access-list extended
command designates a named access list.

Step 2 Add permit and deny statements as appropriate. Adds permit or deny statements to access lists.

Step 3 Router(config-if)# end Exits the configuration command mode.

Defining Transform Sets

To define a transform set, use the following commands, starting in global configuration mode:

Command Purpose
Defines a transform set and enters crypto transform
Router# crypto ipsec transform-set transform- configuration mode.
set-name transform1 [transform2
[transform3]]

Changes the mode associated with the transform

Router# mode [tunnel | transport] set. The mode setting is applicable only to traffic
whose source and destination addresses are the
IPSec peer addresses; it is ignored for all other
traffic. (All other traffic is in tunnel mode only.)

Exits the crypto transform configuration mode to

Router# end enabled mode.

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Command Purpose
Clears existing IPSec security associations so that
Router# clear crypto sa any changes to a transform set take effect on
or subsequently established security associations
(SAs). (Manually established SAs are reestablished
immediately.)
clear crypto sa peer {ip-
address | peer-name} Using the clear crypto sa command without
parameters clears out the full SA database, which
or
clears out active security sessions. You might also
specify the peer, map, or entry keywords to clear
clear crypto sa map map- out only a subset of the SA database.
name

or

clear crypto sa spi

destination-address protocol spi

Creating Crypto Map Entries using IKE

To create crypto map entries that use IKE to establish the security associations, use the following
commands, starting in global configuration mode.
Repeat this task to create additional crypto map entries as required.
For detailed information on configuring crypto maps, refer to the Configuring IPSec Network Security
chapter in the Security Configuration Guide publication:

Command Purpose
Creates the crypto map and enters crypto map
Router# crypto map map-name seq-num ipsec- configuration mode.
isakmp

Specifies an extended access list. This access list

Router# match address access-list-id determines which traffic is protected by IPSec and
which is not.

Specifies a remote IPSec peer. This is the peer to

Router# set peer which IPSec-protected traffic can be forwarded.
{hostname | ip-address
Repeat for multiple remote peers.

Specifies which transform sets are allowed for this

Router# set transform-set transform-set-name1 crypto map entry. Lists multiple transform sets in
[transform-set-name2...transform-set-name6
order of priority (highest priority first).

Exits crypto map configuration mode.

Router# end

Verifying the Configuration

The following steps provide information on verifying your configurations:

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SUMMARY STEPS
1. Enter the show crypto ipsec transform-set command to view your transform set configuration:
2. Enter the show crypto map [interface interface | tag map-name] command to view your crypto map
configuration:
3. Enter the show crypto ipsec sa [map map-name | address | identity | detail | interface] command to
view information about IPSec security associations.

DETAILED STEPS

Step 1 Enter the show crypto ipsec transform-set command to view your transform set configuration:

Example:

Router# show crypto ipsec transform-set

Transform set combined-des-md5: {esp-des esp-md5-hmac}
will negotiate = {Tunnel,},
Transform set t1: {esp-des esp-md5-hmac}
will negotiate = {Tunnel,},
Transform set t100: {ah-sha-hmac}
will negotiate = {Transport,},
Transform set t2: {ah-sha-hmac}
will negotiate = {Tunnel,},
{esp-des}
will negotiate = {Tunnel,},
Step 2 Enter the show crypto map [interface interface | tag map-name] command to view your crypto map configuration:

Example:

outer# show crypto mapCrypto Map: “router-alice” idb: Ethernet0 local address: 172.21.114.123
Crypto Map “router-alice” 10 ipsec-isakmp
Peer = 172.21.114.67
Extended IP access list 141
access-list 141 permit ip
source: addr = 172.21.114.123/0.0.0.0
dest: addr = 172.21.114.67/0.0.0.0
Current peer: 172.21.114.67
Security-association lifetime: 4608000 kilobytes/120 seconds
PFS (Y/N): N
Transform sets={t1,}
Step 3 Enter the show crypto ipsec sa [map map-name | address | identity | detail | interface] command to view
information about IPSec security associations.

Example:

Router# show crypto ipsec sainterface: Ethernet0

Crypto map tag: router-alice, local addr. 172.21.114.123
local ident (addr/mask/prot/port): (172.21.114.123/255.255.255.255/0/0)
remote ident (addr/mask/prot/port): (172.21.114.67/255.255.255.255/0/0)
current_peer: 172.21.114.67
PERMIT, flags={origin_is_acl,}
#pkts encaps: 10, #pkts encrypt: 10, #pkts digest 10
#pkts decaps: 10, #pkts decrypt: 10, #pkts verify 10
#send errors 10, #recv errors 0
local crypto endpt.: 172.21.114.123, remote crypto endpt.: 172.21.114.67
path mtu 1500, media mtu 1500

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current outbound spi: 20890A6F

inbound esp sas:
spi: 0x257A1039(628756537)
transform: esp-des esp-md5-hmac,
in use settings ={Tunnel,}
slot: 0, conn id: 26, crypto map: router-alice
sa timing: remaining key lifetime (k/sec): (4607999/90)
IV size: 8 bytes
replay detection support: Y
inbound ah sas:
outbound esp sas:
spi: 0x20890A6F(545852015)
transform: esp-des esp-md5-hmac,
in use settings ={Tunnel,}
slot: 0, conn id: 27, crypto map: router-alice
sa timing: remaining key lifetime (k/sec): (4607999/90)
IV size: 8 bytes
replay detection support: Y
outbound ah sas:
interface: Tunnel0
Crypto map tag: router-alice, local addr. 172.21.114.123
local ident (addr/mask/prot/port): (172.21.114.123/255.255.255.255/0/0)
remote ident (addr/mask/prot/port): (172.21.114.67/255.255.255.255/0/0)
current_peer: 172.21.114.67
PERMIT, flags={origin_is_acl,}
#pkts encaps: 10, #pkts encrypt: 10, #pkts digest 10
#pkts decaps: 10, #pkts decrypt: 10, #pkts verify 10
#send errors 10, #recv errors 0
local crypto endpt.: 172.21.114.123, remote crypto endpt.: 172.21.114.67
path mtu 1500, media mtu 1500
current outbound spi: 20890A6F
inbound esp sas:
spi: 0x257A1039(628756537)
transform: esp-des esp-md5-hmac,
in use settings ={Tunnel,}
slot: 0, conn id: 26, crypto map: router-alice
sa timing: remaining key lifetime (k/sec): (4607999/90)
IV size: 8 bytes
replay detection support: Y
inbound ah sas:
outbound esp sas:
spi: 0x20890A6F(545852015)
transform: esp-des esp-md5-hmac,
in use settings ={Tunnel,}
slot: 0, conn id: 27, crypto map: router-alice
sa timing: remaining key lifetime (k/sec): (4607999/90)
IV size: 8 bytes
replay detection support: Y
outbound ah sas:

Troubleshooting Tips
To verify that Cisco IOS software has recognized VAM, enter the show diag command and check the
output. For example, when the router has the VAM in slot 1, the following output appears:

Router# show diag 1

Slot 1:
VAM Encryption/Compression engine. Port adapter
Port adapter is analyzed
Port adapter insertion time 00:04:45 ago
EEPROM contents at hardware discovery:
Hardware Revision :1.0
PCB Serial Number :15485660
Part Number :73-5953-04
Board Revision :
RMA Test History :00

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RMA Number :0-0-0-0

RMA History :00
Deviation Number :0-0
Product Number :CLEO
Top Assy. Part Number :800-10496-04
CLEI Code :
EEPROM format version 4
EEPROM contents (hex):
0x00:04 FF 40 02 8A 41 01 00 C1 8B 31 35 34 38 35 36
0x10:36 30 00 00 00 82 49 17 41 04 42 FF FF 03 00 81
0x20:00 00 00 00 04 00 80 00 00 00 00 CB 94 43 4C 45
0x30:4F 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
0x40:20 C0 46 03 20 00 29 00 04 C6 8A FF FF FF FF FF
0x50:FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF
0x60:FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF
0x70:FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF

To see if the VAM is currently processing crypto packets, enter the show pas vam interface command.
The following is sample output:

Router# show pas vam interface

Interface VAM 1/1 :

ds:0x632770C8 idb:0x62813728
Statistics of packets and bytes that through this interface:
18 packets in 18 packets out
2268 bytes in 2268 bytes out
0 paks/sec in 0 paks/sec out
0 Kbits/sec in 0 Kbits/sec out
83 commands out 83 commands acknowledged
ppq_full_err :0 ppq_rx_err :0
cmdq_full_err :0 cmdq_rx_err :0
no_buffer :0 fallback :0
dst_overflow :0 nr_overflow :0
sess_expired :0 pkt_fragmented :0
out_of_mem :0 access_denied :0
invalid_fc :0 invalid_param :0
invalid_handle :0 output_overrun :0
input_underrun :0 input_overrun :0
key_invalid :0 packet_invalid :0
decrypt_failed :0 verify_failed :0
attr_invalid :0 attr_val_invalid :0
attr_missing :0 obj_not_wrap :0
bad_imp_hash :0 cant_fragment :0
out_of_handles :0 compr_cancelled :0
rng_st_fail :0 other_errors :0
633 seconds since last clear of counters

When the VAM processes packets, the “packet in” and “packet out” counters change. Counter “packets
out” represents the number of packets directed to the VAM. Counter “packets in” represents the number of
packets received from the VAM.

Note In versions prior to Cisco IOS Release 12.2(5)T and Cisco IOS Release 12.1(10)E, upon reboot trap
configurations are lost and need to be re-entered.

Monitoring and Maintaining the VPN Acceleration Module

Use the commands below to monitor and maintain the VPN Acceleration Module:

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Command Purpose
Displays the ISA interface configuration.
Router# show pas isa interface

Displays the ISA controller configuration.

Router# show pas isa controller

Verifies the VAM is currently processing crypto

Router# show pas vam interface packets.

Displays the VAM controller configuration.

Router# show pas vam controller

Displays integrated service adapter as part of the

Router# Show version interfaces.

Configuration Examples for VPN Acceleration

• Configuring IKE Policies Example, page 148
• Configuring IPSec Configuration Example, page 148

Configuring IKE Policies Example

In the following example, two IKE policies are created, with policy 15 as the highest priority, policy 20 as
the next priority, and the existing default priority as the lowest priority. It also creates a preshared key to be
used with policy 20 with the remote peer whose IP address is 192.168.224.33.

crypto isakmp policy 15

encryption 3des
hash md5
authentication rsa-sig
group 2
lifetime 5000
crypto isakmp policy 20
authentication pre-share
lifetime 10000
crypto isakmp key 1234567890 address 192.168.224.33

Configuring IPSec Configuration Example

The following example shows a minimal IPSec configuration where the security associations will be
established via IKE:
An IPSec access list defines which traffic to protect:

access-list 101 permit ip 10.0.0.0 0.0.0.255 10.2.2.0 0.0.0.255

A transform set defines how the traffic will be protected. In this example, transform set "myset1" uses DES
encryption and SHA for data packet authentication:

crypto ipsec transform-set myset1 esp-des esp-sha

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Another transform set example is "myset2," which uses Triple DES encryption and MD5 (HMAC variant)
for data packet authentication:

crypto ipsec transform-set myset2 esp-3des esp-md5-hmac

A crypto map joins together the IPSec access list and transform set and specifies where the protected traffic
is sent (the remote IPSec peer):

crypto map toRemoteSite 10 ipsec-isakmp

match address 101
set transform-set myset2
set peer 10.2.2.5

The crypto map is applied to an interface:

interface Serial0
ip address 10.0.0.2
crypto map toRemoteSite

Note In this example, IKE must be enabled.

Glossary
VAM --VPN Acceleration Module.
IKE --Internet Key Exchange. IKE establishes a shared security policy and authenticates keys for services
(such as IPSec) that require keys. Before any IPSec traffic can be passed, each router/firewall/host must
verify the identity of its peer. This can be done by manually entering preshared keys into both hosts or by a
CA service.
IPSec --IP Security. A framework of open standards that provides data confidentiality, data integrity, and
data authentication between participating peers. IPSec provides these security services at the IP layer.
IPSec uses IKE to handle the negotiation of protocols and algorithms based on local policy and to generate
the encryption and authentication keys to be used by IPSec. IPSec can protect one or more data flows
between a pair of hosts, between a pair of security gateways, or between a security gateway and a host.

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EngineFailover to Software Crypto Engine
The Option to Disable Hardware Crypto Engine Failover to Software Crypto Engine feature gives you the
option of configurirng your router so that failover to the software crypto engine does not occur even if the
hardware crypto engine fails.

Note Security threats, as well as the cryptographic technologies to help protect against them, are constantly
changing. For more information about the latest Cisco cryptographic recommendations, see the Next
Generation Encryption (NGE) white paper.

Feature History for Option to Disable Hardware Crypto Engine Failover to Software Crypto Engine

Release Modification
12.3(14)T This feature was introduced.

• Finding Feature Information, page 151

• Prerequisites for Option to Disable Hardware Crypto Engine Failover to Software Crypto Engine,
page 152
• Information About Option to Disable Hardware Crypto Engine Failover to Software Crypto Engine,
page 152
• How to Configure Option to Disable Hardware Crypto Engine Failover to Software Crypto Engine,
page 152
• Configuration Examples for Option to Disable Hardware Crypto Engine Failover to Software Crypto
Engine, page 153
• Additional References, page 154

Finding Feature Information

Your software release may not support all the features documented in this module. For the latest feature
information and caveats, see the release notes for your platform and software release. To find information
about the features documented in this module, and to see a list of the releases in which each feature is
supported, see the Feature Information Table at the end of this document.
Use Cisco Feature Navigator to find information about platform support and Cisco software image support.
To access Cisco Feature Navigator, go to www.cisco.com/go/cfn. An account on Cisco.com is not required.

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Prerequisites for Option to Disable Hardware Crypto Engine

Failover to Software Crypto Engine
• You must have the Cisco IOS IP Security (IPSec) framework configured on your network.

Information About Option to Disable Hardware Crypto Engine

Failover to Software Crypto Engine
• Hardware Crypto Engine Failover to the Software Crypto Engine Overview, page 152
• Option to Disable Hardware Crypto Engine Failover, page 152

Hardware Crypto Engine Failover to the Software Crypto Engine Overview

Cisco IOS IPSec traffic can be supported both by a hardware encryption engine and by a software crypto
engine (that is, by the main CPU, which is running a software encryption algorithm). If the hardware
encryption engine fails, the software on the main CPU attempts to perform the IPSec functions. However,
the main CPU software routines have only a small percentage of bandwidth compared with those of the
hardware encryption engine. If a sufficient amount of traffic is being handled by the hardware engine, it is
possible that on failover, the main CPU may try to handle more traffic than it can, causing the router to fail.

Option to Disable Hardware Crypto Engine Failover

The Option to Disable Hardware Crypto Engine Failover to Software Crypto Engine feature allows you to
configure your router so that the hardware crypto engine does not automatically fail over to the software
crypto engine.
For situations in which you prefer that the software routines on the main CPU handle the hardware crypto
engine failover, the default is that failover does occur.

How to Configure Option to Disable Hardware Crypto Engine

Failover to Software Crypto Engine
• Disabling Hardware Crypto Engine Failover to the Software Crypto Engine, page 152

Disabling Hardware Crypto Engine Failover to the Software Crypto Engine

To disable hardware crypto engine failover to the software crypto engine, perform the following steps.

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Configuration Examples for Option to Disable Hardware Crypto Engine Failover to Software Crypto Engine

SUMMARY STEPS
1. enable
2. configure terminal
3. no crypto engine software ipsec

DETAILED STEPS

Command or Action Purpose

Step 1 enable Enables privileged EXEC mode.
• Enter your password if prompted.
Example:

Router> enable

Step 2 configure terminal Enters global configuration mode.

Example:

Router# configure terminal

Step 3 no crypto engine software ipsec Disables hardware crypto engine failover to the software crypto
engine.
• To reenable failover, use the crypto engine software ipsec
Example:
form of this command.
Router (config)# no crypto engine software
ipsec

Configuration Examples for Option to Disable Hardware

Crypto Engine Failover to Software Crypto Engine
• Disabled Hardware Crypto Engine Failover Example, page 153

Disabled Hardware Crypto Engine Failover Example

The following example shows that hardware crypto engine failover to the software crypto engine has been
disabled:

version 12.4
service timestamps debug datetime msec
service timestamps log datetime msec
no service password-encryption
!
hostname VPN-Gateway1
!
boot-start-marker
boot-end-marker
!

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!
clock timezone EST 0
no aaa new-model
ip subnet-zero
!
!
ip audit po max-events 100
no ftp-server write-enable
!
!
no crypto engine software ipsec
!
crypto isakmp policy 10
encr aes
authentication pre-share
group 14
crypto isakmp key cisco123 address 209.165.201.2!
!
crypto ipsec transform-set basic esp-aes esp-sha-hmac
crypto map mymap 10 ipsec-isakmp
set peer 209.165.201.2
set transform-set basic
match address 101
!
!
interface Ethernet0/0
ip address 192.168.1.1 255.255.255.0
!
interface Serial1/0
ip address 209.165.200.2 255.255.255.252
serial restart-delay 0
crypto map mymap!
ip classless
ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 209.165.200.1
no ip http server
no ip http secure-server
!
!
access-list 101 permit ip 192.168.1.0 0.0.0.255 172.16.2.0 0.0.0.255 access-list 101
remark Crypto ACL!
!
!
control-plane
!
!
line con 0
line aux 0
line vty 0 4
!
!
end

Additional References
The following sections provide references related to Option to Disable Hardware Crypto Engine Failover to
Software Crypto Engine.

Related Documents

Related Topic Document Title

Cisco IOS Security commands Cisco IOS Security Command Reference

Recommended cryptographic algorithms Next Generation Encryption

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Standards

Standards Title
No new or modified standards are supported by this —
feature, and support for existing standards has not
been modified by this feature.

MIBs

MIBs MIBs Link

No new or modified MIBs are supported by this To locate and download MIBs for selected
feature, and support for existing MIBs has not been platforms, Cisco IOS software releases, and feature
modified by this feature. sets, use Cisco MIB Locator found at the following
URL:
http://www.cisco.com/go/mibs

RFCs

RFCs Title
No new or modified RFCs are supported by this —
feature, and support for existing RFCs has not been
modified by this feature.

Technical Assistance

Description Link
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online resources, including documentation and tools
for troubleshooting and resolving technical issues
with Cisco products and technologies.
To receive security and technical information about
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Access to most tools on the Cisco Support website
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Any Internet Protocol (IP) addresses and phone numbers used in this document are not intended to be
actual addresses and phone numbers. Any examples, command display output, network topology diagrams,
and other figures included in the document are shown for illustrative purposes only. Any use of actual IP
addresses or phone numbers in illustrative content is unintentional and coincidental.

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