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Configuring the IPSec Policy (ES PIC)

An IPSec policy defines a combination of security parameters (IPSec proposals) used during IPSec negotiation. It defines Perfect Forward Secrecy (PFS) and the proposals needed for the connection. During the IPSec negotiation, IPSec looks for an IPSec proposal that is the same on both peers. The peer that initiates the negotiation sends all its policies to the remote peer, and the remote peer tries to find a match.

A match is made when both policies from the two peers have a proposal that contains the same configured attributes. If the lifetimes are not identical, the shorter lifetime between the two policies (from the host and peer) is used.

You can create multiple, prioritized IPSec proposals at each peer to ensure that at least one proposal will match a remote peer’s proposal.

First, you configure one or more IPSec proposals; then you associate these proposals with an IPSec policy. You can prioritize the proposals in the list by listing them in the order in which the IPSec policy uses them (first to last).

To configure an IPSec policy, include the policy statement at the [edit security ipsec] hierarchy level, specifying the policy name and one or more proposals you want to associate with this policy:



[edit security ipsec]

policy ipsec-policy-name {

proposals [ proposal-names ];
}

This section discusses the following topics related to configuring an IPSec policy:

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