
Configuring IPsec Services
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Manual Security Associations
Manually configuring security associations is a more cumbersome and
labor-intensive process than using IKE. If possible, IKE should be used to make
large-scale secure communications practical.
Manually configured SAs often rely on static, symmetric keys on communicating
hosts or security gateways. As such, you must coordinate within your organization
and with outside parties to configure keys that will protect your information.
Security Associations for Bidirectional Traffic
An SA specifies the security services that are applied to data packets traveling in
one direction between security gateways. To secure the traffic in both directions,
the security gateway must have a Protect SA for data transmitted from the local
IPsec interface and an Unprotect SA for data received by the local IPsec interface
(Figure 1-4)
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Figure 1-4. Security Associations for Bidirectional Traffic
Under most circumstances, you will configure the Internet Key Exchange (IKE)
protocol to negotiate SAs between security gateways automatically. You can also
manually configure SAs.
IP0079A
Network
Security gateway Security gateway
132.245.145.195
132.245.145.205
Protect SA
Source: 132.245.145.205
Destination: 132.245.145.195
Protect SA
Source: 132.245.145.195
Destination: 132.245.145.205
Unprotect SA
Source: 132.245.145.205
Destination: 132.245.145.195
Unprotect SA
Source: 132.245.145.195
Destination: 132.245.145.205
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