IPSec

• Common Concepts - continued

  • MYTH: Traditional IPSec is DES and MD5
  • FACT: There are NO algorithm requirements
  • Two Main Network parts of IPSec:
    • AH - Authenticating Header
    • ESP - Encapsulating Security Payload
  • Main Concept of IPSec security
    • SA - Security Association
      • SPI - Security Parameter Index
      • IP Destination Address
      • Security Protocol (AH or ESP) ID
    • Note Directionality is implicit