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Explain The Messages Exchange Between The Peers In Ike/isakmp?

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Phase 1 - MAIN Mode

MESSAGE 1: Initiator offers Policy proposal which includes encryption, authentication, hashing algorithms (like AES or 3DES, PSK or PKI, MD5 or RSA).

MESSAGE 2: Responder presents policy ACCEPTANCE (or not).

MESSAGE 3: Initiator sends the Diffie-Helman key and nonce.

MESSAGE 4: Responder sends the Diffie-Helman key and nonce.

MESSAGE 5: Initiator sends ID, preshare key or certificate exchange for authentication.

MESSAGE 6: Responder sends ID, preshare key or certificate exchange for authentication.

Only FIRST Four messages were exchanged in clear text. After that all messages are ENCRYPTED.

Phase 2 - Quick Mode:

MESSAGE 7: Initiator sends Hash, IPSec Proposal, ID, nonce.

MESSAGE 8: Responder sends Hash, IPSec Proposal, ID, nonce.

MESSAGE 9: Initiator sends signature, hash, ID.

All messages in Quick mode are encrypted.

Phase 1 - Main Mode

MESSAGE 1: Initiator offers Policy proposal which includes encryption, authentication, hashing algorithms (like AES or 3DES, PSK or PKI, MD5 or RSA).

MESSAGE 2: Responder presents policy acceptance (or not).

MESSAGE 3: Initiator sends the Diffie-Helman key and nonce.

MESSAGE 4: Responder sends the Diffie-Helman key and nonce.

MESSAGE 5: Initiator sends ID, preshare key or certificate exchange for authentication.

MESSAGE 6: Responder sends ID, preshare key or certificate exchange for authentication.

Only First Four messages were exchanged in clear text. After that all messages are encrypted.

Phase 2 - Quick Mode:

MESSAGE 7: Initiator sends Hash, IPSec Proposal, ID, nonce.

MESSAGE 8: Responder sends Hash, IPSec Proposal, ID, nonce.

MESSAGE 9: Initiator sends signature, hash, ID.

All messages in Quick mode are encrypted.



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