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direction (Junos OS)

Syntax

Hierarchy Level

Description

Define the direction of IPsec processing.

Options

inbound—Inbound SA—Define algorithms, keys, or security parameter index (SPI) values to decrypt and authenticate incoming traffic coming from the peer.

outbound—Outbound SA—Define algorithms, keys, or SPI values to decrypt and authenticate outbound traffic to the peer.

bidirectional—Bidirectional SA—Decrypt and authenticate the incoming and outgoing traffic using the same algorithm, keys, or SPI in both directions, unlike inbound and outbound SAs that use different attributes in both directions.

The remaining statements are explained separately. See CLI Explorer.

Required Privilege Level

system—To view this statement in the configuration.

system-control—To add this statement to the configuration.

Release Information

Statement introduced before Junos OS Release 7.4.