HP VPN Firewall Appliances VPN Command Reference

100
outbound: Specifies the outbound SA through which IPsec processes the packets to be sent.
ah: Uses AH.
esp: Uses ESP.
cipher: Sets a ciphertext key.
simple: Sets a plaintext key.
string-key: Specifies the key string. This argument is case sensitive. If cipher is specified, it must be a
ciphertext string of 1 to 373 characters. If simple is specified, it must be a string of 1 to 255 characters.
If neither cipher nor simple is specified, you set a plaintext key string. For different algorithms, enter
strings of any length in the specified range. Using this key string, the system automatically generates keys
meeting the algorithm requirements. When the protocol is ESP, the system generates the keys for the
authentication algorithm and encryption algorithm respectively.
Usage guidelines
For security purposes, all keys, including keys configured in plain text, are saved in cipher text.
This command applies to only manual IPsec policies.
When configuring a manual IPsec policy, you must set parameters for both inbound and outbound SAs.
The local inbound SA must use the same SPI and keys as the remote outbound SA. The same is true of the
local outbound SA and remote inbound SA.
Enter keys in the same format for the local and remote inbound and outbound SAs. For example, if the
local inbound SA uses a key in characters, the local outbound SA and remote inbound and outbound
SAs must use keys in characters.
When you configure an IPsec policy for an IPv6 protocol, follow these guidelines:
• Within a certain network scope, each router must use the same SPI and keys for its inbound and
outbound SAs, and all routers must use the same SPI and keys. For OSPFv3, the scope can be
directly connected neighbors or an OSPFv3 area. For RIPng, the scope can be directly connected
neighbors or a RIPng process. For IPv6 BGP, the scope can be directly connected neighbors or a
neighbor group.
• Enter the keys in the same format on all routers. For example, if you enter the keys in hexadecimal
format on one router, do so across the defined scope.
The command is not available for FIPS mode.
Examples
# Configure the inbound and outbound SAs that use AH to use the plaintext keys abcdef and efcdab,
respectively.
<Sysname> system-view
[Sysname] ipsec policy policy1 100 manual
[Sysname-ipsec-policy-manual-policy1-100] sa string-key inbound ah simple abcdef
[Sysname-ipsec-policy-manual-policy1-100] sa string-key outbound ah simple efcdab
# Configure the inbound and outbound SAs that use AH to use the plaintext key abcdef.
<Sysname> system-view
[Sysname] ipsec policy policy1 100 manual
[Sysname-ipsec-policy-manual-policy1-100] sa string-key inbound ah simple abcdef
[Sysname-ipsec-policy-manual-policy1-100] sa string-key outbound ah simple abcdef