RE: [Ipsec] IKE_SPI value

["Charlie Kaufman" <charliek@microsoft.com>]

The IKE_SPI could be random, sequential, or even a pointer into memory.
An implementation is free to choose any 8 octets it wants, so long as it
doesn't use the same octets for two different SAs at the same time.

	--Charlie

-----Original Message-----
From: ipsec-bounces@ietf.org [mailto:ipsec-bounces@ietf.org] On Behalf
Of khan wadood
Sent: Sunday, August 15, 2004 3:46 AM
To: ipsec@ietf.org
Subject: [Ipsec] IKE_SPI value

hi,

As the IKE_SPI is a unique 8 octets value. It is used
to  identify an IKE_SA.

Is the IKE_SPI value choosen randomly or sequentially
or it depends upon the implementation of particular
vendor??

thanks in advance

wadood  


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