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P-202H Plus v2 User's Guide Table 37 VPN Rule Setup (continued) LABEL Encapsulation Mode Security Protocol VPN Protocol Pre-Shared Key VPN - Setup Authentication Algorithm Advanced Apply Reset DESCRIPTION Select Tunnel mode or Transport mode from the drop-down list box. Select ESP if you want to use ESP (Encapsulation Security Payload). The ESP protocol (RFC 2406) provides encryption as well as some of the services offered by AH. If you select ESP here, you must select options from the VPN - Setup and Authentication Algorithm fields (described next). Select AH if you want to use AH (Authentication Header Protocol). The AH protocol (RFC 2402) was designed for integrity, authentication, sequence integrity (replay resistance), and non-repudiation but not for confidentiality, for which the ESP was designed. If you select AH here, you must select options from the Authentication Algorithm field (described later). Type your pre-shared key in this field. A pre-shared key identifies a communicating party during a phase 1 IKE negotiation. It is called "pre-shared" because you have to share it with another party before you can communicate with them over a secure connection. Type from 8 to 31 case-sensitive ASCII characters or from 16 to 62 hexadecimal ("0-9", "A-F") characters. You must precede a hexadecimal key with a "0x" (zero x), which is not counted as part of the 16 to 62 character range for the key. For example, in "0x0123456789ABCDEF", "0x" denotes that the key is hexadecimal and "0123456789ABCDEF" is the key itself. Both ends of the VPN tunnel must use the same pre-shared key. You will receive a "PYLD_MALFORMED" (payload malformed) packet if the same pre-shared key is not used on both ends. Select DES, 3DES or NULL from the drop-down list box. The ZyXEL Device's encryption algorithm should be identical to the secure remote gateway. When DES is used for data communications, both sender and receiver must know the same secret key, which can be used to encrypt and decrypt the message or to generate and verify a message authentication code. The DES encryption algorithm uses a 56-bit key. Triple DES (3DES) is a variation on DES that uses a 168-bit key. As a result, 3DES is more secure than DES. It also requires more processing power, resulting in increased latency and decreased throughput. Select NULL to set up a tunnel without encryption. When you select NULL, you do not enter an encryption key. Select SHA1 or MD5 from the drop-down list box. MD5 (Message Digest 5) and SHA1 (Secure Hash Algorithm) are hash algorithms used to authenticate packet data. The SHA1 algorithm is generally considered stronger than MD5, but is slower. Select MD5 for minimal security and SHA-1 for maximum security. Click Advanced to configure more detailed settings of your IKE key management. Click Apply to save your changes back to the ZyXEL Device. Click Reset to begin configuring this screen afresh. 11.10 IKE Phases There are two phases to every IKE (Internet Key Exchange) negotiation - phase 1 (Authentication) and phase 2 (Key Exchange). A phase 1 exchange establishes an IKE SA and the second one uses that SA to negotiate SAs for IPSec. Chapter 11 VPN Screens 126

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P-202H Plus v2 User’s Guide
Chapter 11 VPN Screens
126
11.10
IKE Phases
There are two phases to every IKE (Internet Key Exchange) negotiation – phase 1
(Authentication) and phase 2 (Key Exchange). A phase 1 exchange establishes an IKE SA and
the second one uses that SA to negotiate SAs for IPSec.
Encapsulation
Mode
Select
Tunnel
mode or
Transport
mode from the drop-down list box.
Security Protocol
VPN Protocol
Select
ESP
if you want to use ESP (Encapsulation Security Payload). The ESP
protocol (RFC 2406) provides encryption as well as some of the services offered
by
AH
. If you select
ESP
here, you must select options from the
VPN - Setup
and
Authentication Algorithm
fields (described next).
Select
AH
if you want to use AH (Authentication Header Protocol). The AH
protocol (RFC 2402) was designed for integrity, authentication, sequence
integrity (replay resistance), and non-repudiation but not for confidentiality, for
which the ESP was designed. If you select
AH
here, you must select options from
the
Authentication Algorithm
field (described later).
Pre-Shared Key
Type your pre-shared key in this field. A pre-shared key identifies a
communicating party during a phase 1 IKE negotiation. It is called "pre-shared"
because you have to share it with another party before you can communicate
with them over a secure connection.
Type from 8 to 31 case-sensitive ASCII characters or from 16 to 62 hexadecimal
("0-9", "A-F") characters. You must precede a hexadecimal key with a "0x” (zero
x), which is not counted as part of the 16 to 62 character range for the key. For
example, in "0x0123456789ABCDEF", “0x” denotes that the key is hexadecimal
and “0123456789ABCDEF” is the key itself.
Both ends of the VPN tunnel must use the same pre-shared key. You will receive
a “PYLD_MALFORMED” (payload malformed) packet if the same pre-shared key
is not used on both ends.
VPN - Setup
Select
DES
,
3DES
or
NULL
from the drop-down list box. The ZyXEL Device’s
encryption algorithm should be identical to the secure remote gateway.
When
DES
is used for data communications, both sender and receiver must
know the same secret key, which can be used to encrypt and decrypt the
message or to generate and verify a message authentication code. The
DES
encryption algorithm uses a 56-bit key. Triple DES (
3DES
) is a variation on
DES
that uses a 168-bit key. As a result,
3DES
is more secure than
DES
. It also
requires more processing power, resulting in increased latency and decreased
throughput. Select
NULL
to set up a tunnel without encryption. When you select
NULL
, you do not enter an encryption key.
Authentication
Algorithm
Select
SHA1
or
MD5
from the drop-down list box.
MD5
(Message Digest 5) and
SHA1
(Secure Hash Algorithm) are hash algorithms used to authenticate packet
data. The
SHA1
algorithm is generally considered stronger than
MD5
, but is
slower. Select
MD5
for minimal security and
SHA-1
for maximum security.
Advanced
Click
Advanced
to configure more detailed settings of your IKE key
management.
Apply
Click
Apply
to save your changes back to the ZyXEL Device.
Reset
Click
Reset
to begin configuring this screen afresh.
Table 37
VPN Rule Setup (continued)
LABEL
DESCRIPTION