IPSec Commands

This module describes the commands used to configure IPSec.

The IPSec and IKEv2 commands apply to the below listed Cisco NCS 540 series routers only:

  • N540X-12Z16G-SYS-D

  • N540X-12Z16G-SYS-A

ikev2 policy

To configure any parameters for the Internet Key Exchange Version 2 (IKEv2) policy, use the ikev2 policy command in XR Config mode.

ikev2 policy name { match { address local address | vrf { name | any } } | proposal name }

Syntax Description

name

Specifies the name for the IKEv2 policy

match

Specifies that a match type follows

address local address

Specifies the ip address of the local interface to be associated with this IKEv2 profile

vrf

Configures VRF profile for the IKEv2 policy.

name

Specifies the name of the dedicated VRF profile

any

Specifies that the IKEv2 policy can use any matching VRF profile in the router.

proposal name

Specifies the IKEv2 proposal for the IKEv2 policy

Command Default

None

Command Modes

XR Config mode

Command History

Release

Modification

Release 7.8.1

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

Before configuring IKEv2 policy, an IKEv2 proposal must be available in your router.

Examples

This example shows how to create a IKEv2 policy: 


RRouter# configure
Router (config)# ikev2 policy ikev2_policy_P2 match address local 5.22.16.52
Router (config)# ikev2 policy ikev2_policy_P2 match fvrf any
Router (config)# ikev2 policy ikev2_policy_P2 proposal ikev2_proposal_P1
Router (config)# commit

ikev2 profile

To configure the parameters of an Internet Key Exchange Version 2 (IKEv2) profile, use the ikev2 profile command in XR Config mode.

ikev2 profile name { keyring ppk name | lifetime seconds | match { fvrf { name | any } | identity remote } | authentication { local | remote } { pre-shared | rsa-signature } | pki trustpoint name }

Syntax Description

name

Specifies the name of the IKEv2 profile
keyring name

Configures the trustpoints used for user certificate validation
keyring ppk

(Optional) When configured, PPK related IKEv2 packet exchange is enabled.

lifetime seconds

Specifies the name of the trustpoint

match

Specifies that a match type follows

fvrf

Configures the FVRF profile for the IKEv2 profile.

name

Specifies the name of the dedicated FVRF profile.

any

Specifies that the IPSec profile can use any matching FVRF profile in the router.

authentication

Specifies that the IPSec Peer authentication method follows

local

Specifies that the authentication occurs on the source router.

remote

Specifies that the authentication occurs on the peer router.

pre-shared

Specifies that the authentication uses the pre-shared key available in the router

rsa-signature

Specifies that the authentication is X.509v3 certificate based on rsa signature

identity remote

Specifies that the identity match for the IKEv2 profile is via the remote identity
pki trustpoint name

Specifies the public key infrastructure trustpoint name in the IPSec profile

Command Default

None

Command Modes

XR Config mode

Command History

Release Modification
Release 7.8.1

This command was introduced.

Release 24.1.1

The keyring ppk keyword is introduced in the ikev2 profile command.

Usage Guidelines

Before creating an IKEv2 profile, A keyring profile must be available in your router.

Examples

This example shows how to configure an IKEv2 profile:


Router#configure
Router(config)# ikev2 profile ikev2_prof_mgmt_P1 keyring key_mgmt_P1
Router(config)# ikev2 profile ikev2_prof_mgmt_P1 lifetime 600
Router(config)# ikev2 profile ikev2_prof_mgmt_P1 match identity remote address 5.22.16.25 255.255.0.0
Router(config)#commit

Examples

This example shows how to configure dynamic PPK for one or more peers or groups of peers, in the IKEv2 keyring.


Router#configure terminal
Router(config)#keyring dynamic
Router(config-ikev2-keyring)#peer peer1
Router(config-ikev2-keyring-peer)#ppk dynamic qkd required
Router(config-ikev2-keyring)#pre-shared-key cisco123!cisco123
Router(config-ikev2-keyring-peer)#address 10.0.0.1 255.0.0.0
Router(config)#ikev2 profile test
Router(config-ikev2-profile-test)#keyring dynamic
Router(config-ikev2-profile-test)#keyring ppk dynamic
Router(config-ikev2-profile-name)#match address 10.0.0.1 255.255.255.0
Router(config)#sks profile qkd type remote
Router(config-sks-profile)#kme server ipv4 192.0.2.34 port 10001
Router(config-ikev2-keyring-peer)#exit
Router(config)#exit

ikev2 proposal

To configure the parameters for an Internet Key Exchange Version 2 (IKEv2) proposal, use the ikev2 proposal command in XR Config mode.

ikev2 proposal name { dh-group { 19 | 20 | 21 } | encryption { aes-gcm-128 | aes-gcm-256 | aes-cbc-128 | aes-cbc-192 | aes-cbc-256 } | integrity { sha-1 | sha-256 | sha-384 | sha-512 } | prf { sha-1 | sha-256 | sha-384 | sha-512 } }

Syntax Description

name

Specifies the name for the IKEv2 proposal

dh-group

Specifies that the transform of the DH group follows.

Note

 

You can configure one or more DH groups by separating them by a comma.

19

Specifies the ECP group type DH Group-19 (256-bit)

20

Specifies the ECP group type DH Group-20 (384-bit)

21

Specifies the ECP group type DH Group-21 (512-bit)

encryption

Specifies that the type of encryption algorithm follows.

Note

 

You can configure one or more encryption algorithms by separating them by a comma.

aes-gcm-128

Specifies 128 bits encryption using the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) with Galois/Counter Mode (AES-GCM).

aes-gcm-256

Specifies 256 bits encryption using the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) with Galois/Counter Mode (AES-GCM).

aes-cbc-128

Specifies 128 bits encryption using the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) with cipher-block chaining (CBC).

aes-cbc-192

Specifies 192 bits encryption using the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) with cipher-block chaining (CBC).

aes-cbc-256

Specifies 256 bits encryption using the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) with cipher-block chaining (CBC).

integrity

Specifies that the type of algorithm used to authenticate packets in IPSec follows.

Note

 

You can configure one or more integrity algorithms by separating them by a comma.

sha-1

Specifies that SHA-1 algorithm is used to authenticate in IPSec packets.

sha-256

Specifies that SHA-256 algorithm is used to authenticate in IPSec packets.

sha-384

Specifies that SHA-384 algorithm is used to authenticate in IPSec packets.

sha-512

Specifies that SHA-512 algorithm is used to authenticate in IPSec packets.

prf

Specifies the type of algorithm used to provide randomness for keying information in IPSec follows.

Note

 

You can configure one or more PRF algorithms by separating them by a comma.

sha-1

Specifies that SHA-1 algorithm is used to provide randomness for keying information.

sha-256

Specifies that SHA-256 algorithm is used to provide randomness for keying information.

sha-384

Specifies that SHA-384 algorithm is used to provide randomness for keying information.

sha-512

Specifies that SHA-512 algorithm is used to provide randomness for keying information.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

XR Config mode

Command History

Release

Modification

Release 7.8.1

This command was introduced

Usage Guidelines

No specific guidelines impact the use of this command.

Examples

This example shows how to configure a IKEv2 profile: 


Router# configure
Router(config)# ikev2 proposal ikev2_proposal_P1 prf sha-256
Router(config)# ikev2 proposal ikev2_proposal_P1 dh-group 20
Router(config)# ikev2 proposal ikev2_proposal_P1 integrity sha-256
Router(config)# ikev2 proposal ikev2_proposal_P1 encryption aes-cbc-256
Router(config)# commit

ipsec profile

To create an IPSec profile, use the ipsec profile command in XR Config mode.

ipsec profile name set { ikev2-profile name | pfs { group19 | group20 | group21 } | security-association lifetime seconds | transform-set name | responder-only }

Syntax Description

name

Specifies the name for the IPSec profile

ikev2-profile name

Associates the specified IKEv2 profile with the IPSec profile.

pfs

Specifies that a DH group follows.

group19

Specifies the MODP group type DH Group1 (768-bit).

group20

Specifies the MODP group type DH Group2 (1024-bit).

group21

Specifies the MODP group type DH Group5 (1536-bit).

security-association lifetime seconds

Configures the duration of the security associations validity in seconds. The range of security assosiation lietime is 120-2592000 seconds. By default, the fixed lifetime value associated with SAis 14400 seconds.

transform-set name

Associates the specified transform set with the IPSec profile.

responder-only

Allows a router configured with this command to respond to an initiation request from an IPSec peer router. The router cannot initiate an IPSec session.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

XR Config mode

Command History

Release

Modification

Release 7.8.1

This command was introduced.

Release 7.11.1

The responder-only keyword was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

Before creating an IPSec profile, an IKEv2 profile and transform set must be available in your router.

Examples

The following example iterates how to create an IPSec profile: 

Router# config
Router(config)# ipsec profile set ikev2 profile ikev2_prof_mgmt_P2
Router(config)# ipsec profile set pfs group19
Router(config)# ipsec profile set security-association lifetime seconds 600 
Router(config)# ipsec profile set transform-set ts_mgmt_P2
Router (config)# ipsec profile set responder-only  
Router(config)# commit

ipsec transform-set

To configure the transform set parameters of an IPSec profile, use the ipsec transform-set command in XR Config mode.

ipsec transform-set name { mode tunnel | tansform { esp-192-aes | esp-256-aes | esp-hmac-sha-256 | esp-hmac-sha-384 | esp-hmac-sha-512 | esp-hmac-sha1 } }

Syntax Description

name

Specifies the name for the transform set.

mode

Species that the IPSec channel type follows.

tunnel

Specifies the IPSec channel between the interfaces is a tunnel.

transform

Specifies that the algorithm used in the transform set follows.

esp-192-aes

Specifies that the transform set uses the ESP-192-AES algorithm for encryption.

esp-256-aes

Specifies that the transform set uses the ESP-256-AES algorithm for encryption.

esp-hmac-sha-256

Specifies that the transform set uses the ESP-HMAC-SHA-256 algorithm for encryption.

esp-hmac-sha-384

Specifies that the transform set uses the ESP-HMAC-SHA-384 algorithm for encryption.

esp-hmac-sha-512

Specifies that the transform set uses the ESP-HMAC-SHA-512 algorithm for encryption.

esp-hmac-sha1

Specifies that the transform set uses the ESP-HMAC-SHA1 algorithm for encryption.

Command Default

No specific guidelines impact the use of this command.

Command Modes

XR Config mode

Command History

Release Modification
Release 7.8.1

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

None

Examples

This example shows how to configure an IPSec transform set:


Router#configure
Router(config)# ipsec transform-set ts_mgmt_P2 mode tunnel
Router(config)# ipsec transform-set ts_mgmt_P2 transform esp-hmac-sha-256
Router(config)#commit

keyring

To configure the keying details of an IPSec profile, use the keyring command in XR Config mode.

keyring name peer ppk { manual | dynamic } name { address ip | pre-shared-key { clear | local | password } key }

Syntax Description

keyring name

Specifies the name for the keyring profile

peer name

Specifies the name of the peer interface

ppk manual/dynamic

Provision the same PPK on both IKEv2 and IPsec initiator and responder manually or dynamically from an external key source.

address ip

Specifies the ip address of the peer interface along with the prefix.

clear

Specifies that the preshared key for IPSec communication is in cleartext format.

local

Specifies that the preshared key for IPSec communication is a local passphrase.

password

Specifies that the preshared key for IPSec communication is an encrypted string in hexadecimal format.

key

Specifies the preshared key for IPSec communication.

Command Default

No specific guidelines impact the use of this command.

Command Modes

XR Config mode

Command History

Release

Modification

Release 7.8.1

This command was introduced.

Release 24.1.1

The ppk manual/dynamic keyword was introduced in the keyring command.

Usage Guidelines

None

Examples

This example shows how to configure the keyring parameters for IPSec: 

Router# config
Router(config)# keyring key_mgmt_P1 peer ACADIA-2 address 5.22.16.25 255.255.0.0
Router(config)# keyring key_mgmt_P1 peer ACADIA-2 pre-shared-key cisco123
Router(config)# commit

Examples

This example shows how to configure the manual PPK for one or more peers or groups of peers, in the IKEv2 keyring.


Router#configure terminal
Router(config)#keyring manual
Router(config-ikev2-keyring)#peer peer1
Router(config-ikev2-keyring-peer)#ppk manual id cisco123 key password 060506324F41584B56 required
Router(config-ikev2-keyring)#pre-shared-key cisco123!cisco123
Router(config-ikev2-keyring-peer)#address 10.0.0.1 255.0.0.0
Router(config)#ikev2 profile test
Router(config-ikev2-profile-test)#keyring manual
Router(config-ikev2-profile-test)#keyring ppk manual
Router(config-ikev2-profile-name)#match address 10.0.0.1 255.255.255.0
Router(config-ikev2-keyring-peer)#exit
Router(config)#exit

Examples

This example shows how to configure the dynamic PPK for one or more peers or groups of peers, in the IKEv2 keyring.

Router#configure terminal
Router(config)#keyring dynamic
Router(config-ikev2-keyring)#peer peer1
Router(config-ikev2-keyring-peer)#ppk dynamic qkd required
Router(config-ikev2-keyring)#pre-shared-key cisco123!cisco123
Router(config-ikev2-keyring-peer)#address 10.0.0.1 255.0.0.0
Router(config)#ikev2 profile test
Router(config-ikev2-profile-test)#keyring dynamic
Router(config-ikev2-profile-test)#keyring ppk dynamic
Router(config-ikev2-profile-name)#match address 10.0.0.1 255.255.255.0
Router(config)#sks profile qkd type remote
Router(config-sks-profile)#kme server ipv4 192.0.2.34 port 10001
Router(config-ikev2-keyring-peer)#exit
Router(config)#exit

show ikev2 session detail

To view details of IKEv2 sessions in your router, use the show ikev2 session detail command in XR EXEC mode.

show ikev2 session detail

Command Default

None

Command Modes

XR EXEC mode

Command History

Release

Modification

Release 7.8.1

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

No specific guidelines impact the use of this command.

Examples

This example shows the usage of show ikev2 session detail command: 


Router#RP/0/RP0/CPU0:R1#show platform security integrity statistics ima-cache block stats
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:ios# show ikev2 session detail
Session ID                             : 1
==========================================================
 Status                                : UP-ACTIVE
 IKE Count                             : 1
 Child Count                           : 1
 IKE SA ID                             : 1
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Local                               : 1.1.1.1/500
  Remote                              : 1.1.1.2/500
  Status(Description)                 : READY (Negotiation done)
  Role                                : Initiator
  Encryption/Keysize                  : AES-CBC/128
  PRF/Hash/DH Group                   : SHA1/SHA256/20
  Authentication(Sign/Verify)         : PSK/PSK
  Authentication(Sign/Verify)         : RSA/RSA (for certificate based)
  Life/Active Time(sec)               : 86400/2043
  Session ID                          : 1
  Local SPI                           : 3B95C7FCC6A69D0A
  Remote SPI                          : F44C4DBCFEE67F07
  Local ID                            : 1.1.1.1
  Remote ID                           : 1.1.1.2

 Child SA
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Local Selector                     : 1.1.1.1/1000 - 1.1.1.1/1000
   Remote Selector                    : 1.1.1.2/1000 - 1.1.1.2/1000
   ESP SPI IN/OUT                     : 0x6c7b15b7 / 0xbf55acd7
   Encryption                         : AES-GCM
   Keysize                            : 256
   ESP HMAC                           : None

show ikev2 session

To display the statistics of an IKEv2 session in thr router, use the show ikev2 session command in XR EXEC mode.

show ikev2 session

Syntax Description

This command has no keywords or arguments.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

XR EXEC mode

Command History

Release

Modification

Release 7.8.1

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

No specific guidelines impact the use of this command.

Examples

This example shows the sample output of the show ikev2 session command: 


Router# show ikev2 session
Session ID               : 1
===================================
Status                   : UP-ACTIVE
IKE Count                : 1
Child Count              : 1
IKE SA ID                : 1
---------------------------------------------------
Local                    : 1.1.1.1/500 
Remote                   : 1.1.1.2/500 
Status(Description)      : READY (Negotiation done) 
Role                     : Initiator 
Child SA
----------------------------------------------
Local Selector             : 1.1.1.1/1000 - 1.1.1.1/1000  
Remote Selector            : 1.1.1.2/1000 - 1.1.1.2/1000  
ESP SPI IN/OUT             : 0x6c7b15b7 / 0xbf55acd7

show ikev2 summary

To display the IKEv2 session summary of your router, use the show ikev2 summary command in XR EXEC mode.

show ikev2 summary

Syntax Description

This command has no keywords or arguments.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

XR EXEC mode

Command History

Release

Modification

Release 7.8.1

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

No specific guidelines impact the use of this command.

Examples

This example shows the sample output of the show ikev2 summary command: 


Router# show ikev2 summary
IKEv2 Session Summary
-------------------------------------------------
Total Sa (Active/Negotiation)         : 2 (1/1)
Total Outgoing Sa (Active/Negotiation): 2 (1/1)
Total Incoming Sa (Active/Negotiation): 0 (0/0)

show ipsec sa

To display the Security Association (SA) details of the interfaces used for IPSec in the router, use the show ipsec sa command in the XR EXEC mode.

show ipsec sa [ interface name ]

Syntax Description

interface

Specifies that an interface name follows
name

Specifies the name of the interface for which the displays the IPSec Security-Association (SA)

Command Default

None

Command Modes

XR EXEC mode

Command History

Release

Modification

Release 7.8.1

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

No specific guidelines impact the use of this command.

Examples

The following sample output is from the show ipsec sa command: 

Router# show ipsec sa
If/name             SA-Id   Inbound SPI   Outbound SPI
---------------------------------------------------------
tunnel-ip1          804     0x2c378849    0xa9ed8828

Router# show ipsec sa interface tunnel-ip1
-------------------------------------
Interface Name      : tunnel-ip1
Interface handle    : 0x800090
SA id               : 713
Mode                : Tunnel
-------------------------------------
Inbound SA
SPI                   : 0xab487871
Protocol              : ESP
Encrypt Algorithm     : ESP_192_AES
Auth Algorithm        : HMAC_SHA_256
Rekey (After Seconds) : 37
-------------------------------------
Outbound SA
SPI                  : 0x1488529e
Protocol             : ESP
Encrypt Algorithm    : ESP_192_AES
Auth Algorithm       : HMAC_SHA_256
Rekey (After Seconds): 37