Manual Keys

Manual Keys


Items on the Manual Keys page are described in the following table. Use this page to configure encryption keys and Security Associations (SA) manually. Because the applicable hosts are also manually configured, authentication and dynamic key generation are not needed.


Manual Keys page
Item
Description
SPI Format
Use hexadecimal or decimal values to specify SPI values.
ESP SPI
(ESP SPI fields are listed if ESP is enabled on the IPsec Protocols page.) A 32-bit field in an ESP header used to identify the IPsec security association (SA).
In Value for an SA to use for packets received by the device.
Out Value for an SA to use for packets sent by the device.
AH SPI
(AH SPI fields are listed if AH is enabled on the IPsec Protocols page.) A 32-bit field in an authentication header used to identify the IPsec SA.
In Value for an SA to use for packets received by the device.
Out Value for an SA to use for packets sent by the device.
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IPsec AH might not function properly in environments that use network address translation (NAT).

Key Format
Specify authentication entries using hexadecimal values or ASCII characters.
Encryption
Specify encryption keys.
In Encryption keys for packets received by the device.
Out Encryption keys for packets sent by the device.
Authentication
Specify authentication keys. These must be the same for ESP and AH protocols if both are enabled.
In Authentication keys for packets received by the device.
Out Authentication keys for packets sent by the device.
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