Users Guide

• In an OSPFv3 encryption policy:
○ Both encryption and authentication are used.
○ IPsec security associations (SAs) are supported only in Transport mode (Tunnel mode is not supported).
○ ESP with null encryption is supported for authenticating only OSPFv3 protocol headers.
○ ESP with non-null encryption is supported for full confidentiality.
○ 3DES, DES, AES-CBC, and NULL encryption algorithms are supported; encrypted and unencrypted keys are supported.
NOTE: To encrypt all keys on a router, use the service password-encryption command in Global Configuration
mode. However, this command does not provide a high level of network security. To enable key encryption in an IPsec
security policy at an interface or area level, specify 7 for [key-encryption-type] when you enter the ipv6 ospf
authentication ipsec or ipv6 ospf encryption ipsec command.
• To configure an IPsec security policy for authenticating or encrypting OSPFv3 packets on a physical, port-channel, or VLAN interface
or OSPFv3 area, perform any of the following tasks:
○ Configuring IPsec Authentication on an Interface
○ Configuring IPsec Encryption on an Interface
○ Configuring IPsec Authentication for an OSPFv3 Area
○ Configuring IPsec Encryption for an OSPFv3 Area
○ Displaying OSPFv3 IPsec Security Policies
Configuring IPsec Authentication on an Interface
To configure, remove, or display IPsec authentication on an interface, use the following commands.
Prerequisite: Before you enable IPsec authentication on an OSPFv3 interface, first enable IPv6 unicast routing globally, configure an IPv6
address and enable OSPFv3 on the interface, and assign it to an area (refer to Configuration Task List for OSPFv3 (OSPF for IPv6)).
The SPI value must be unique to one IPsec security policy (authentication or encryption) on the router. Configure the same authentication
policy (the same SPI and key) on each OSPFv3 interface in a link.
• Enable IPsec authentication for OSPFv3 packets on an IPv6-based interface.
INTERFACE mode
ipv6 ospf authentication {null | ipsec spi number {MD5 | SHA1} [key-encryption-type] key}
○ null: causes an authentication policy configured for the area to not be inherited on the interface.
○ ipsec spi number: the security policy index (SPI) value. The range is from 256 to 4294967295.
○ MD5 | SHA1: specifies the authentication type: Message Digest 5 (MD5) or Secure Hash Algorithm 1 (SHA-1).
○ key-encryption-type: (optional) specifies if the key is encrypted. The valid values are 0 (key is not encrypted) or 7 (key is
encrypted).
○ key: specifies the text string used in authentication. All neighboring OSPFv3 routers must share key to exchange information. For
MD5 authentication, the key must be 32 hex digits (non-encrypted) or 64 hex digits (encrypted). For SHA-1 authentication, the
key must be 40 hex digits (non-encrypted) or 80 hex digits (encrypted).
• Remove an IPsec authentication policy from an interface.
no ipv6 ospf authentication ipsec spi number
• Remove null authentication on an interface to allow the interface to inherit the authentication policy configured for the OSPFv3 area.
no ipv6 ospf authentication null
• Display the configuration of IPsec authentication policies on the router.
show crypto ipsec policy
• Display the security associations set up for OSPFv3 interfaces in authentication policies.
show crypto ipsec sa ipv6
Configuring IPsec Encryption on an Interface
To configure, remove, or display IPsec encryption on an interface, use the following commands.
Prerequisite: Before you enable IPsec encryption on an OSPFv3 interface, first enable IPv6 unicast routing globally, configure an IPv6
address and enable OSPFv3 on the interface, and assign it to an area (refer to Configuration Task List for OSPFv3 (OSPF for IPv6)).
NOTE:
When you configure encryption using the ipv6 ospf encryption ipsec command, you enable both IPsec
encryption and authentication. However, when you enable authentication on an interface using the ipv6 ospf
authentication ipsec command, you do not enable encryption at the same time.
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