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Re: Preshared key bound to peer IP address in main mode



When using pre-shared keys with Main Mode, the only ID you can
use is IP Address.

-derek

"Chen, Jun (Jun)" <cjun@lucent.com> writes:

> Hi all
> 	I am new to IPSec. I don't understand the following statement in
> RFC2409 IKE (page 16)
> 
> "When using pre-shared key authentication with Main Mode the key can only be
> identified by the
> IP address of the peers since HASH_I must be computed before the initiator
> has process IDir"
> 
> I would highly appreciate if some can give a guide for this. It really make
> me confuse.
> 
> With Best Regards,
> 
> Chen Jun
> 
> 
> > Lucent Technologies Singapore Pte Ltd
> > Customer Technical Support (CTS)
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> > Technopark @ Chai Chee 
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> Tel: +65 - 240 8741
> Fax: +65 - 240 8522
> Email: cjun@lucent.com
> 
> 
> 
> 

-- 
       Derek Atkins, SB '93 MIT EE, SM '95 MIT Media Laboratory
       Member, MIT Student Information Processing Board  (SIPB)
       URL: http://web.mit.edu/warlord/    PP-ASEL-IA     N1NWH
       warlord@MIT.EDU                        PGP key available


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