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for a successful tunnel negotiation. For greatest
compatibility, select all options; for greatest security,
select only the most secure options that your devices
support.
Exchange Mode: The IKE protocol has two modes
of negotiating phase 1 – Main (also called Identity
Protection) and Aggressive.
• In Main mode, IKE separates the key information
from the identities, allowing for the identities
of peers to be secure at the expense of extra
packet exchanges.
• In Aggressive mode, IKE tries to combine as much
information into fewer packets while maintaining
security. Aggressive mode is slightly faster but
less secure.
Because it has better security, Main mode is recommended for most users.
Key Lifetime: The lifetime of the generated keys of phase 1 of the IPsec negotiation from IKE. After the time
has expired, IKE will renegotiate a new set of phase 1 keys.
Encryption, Hash, and DH Groups
Each IKE exchange uses one encryption algorithm, one hash function, and one DH group to make a secure
exchange.
Encryption: Used to encrypt messages sent and received by IPsec.
• AES 128
• AES 256
• DES
• 3DES
Hash: Used to compare, authenticate, and validate that data across the VPN arrives in its intended form and to
derive keys used by IPSec.
• MD5
• SHA1
• SHA2 256
• SHA2 384
• SHA2 512
Note that some Encryption/Hash combinations (e.g., 3DES with SHA2 384/512) are computationally expensive,
impacting WAN performance. AES is as strong an encryption and performs much better than 3DES.
DH Groups: The DH (Diffie-Hellman) Group is a property of IKE and is used to determine the length of prime
numbers associated with key generation. The strength of the key generated is partially determined by the
strength of the DH Group. Group 5, for instance, has greater strength than Group 2.
• Group 1: 768-bit key
• Group 2: 1024-bit key
• Group 5: 1536-bit key
In IKE Phase 1 you can only select one DH group if you are using Aggressive exchange mode.
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