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set vpn
Chapter 2  Command Descriptions  235
inbound_authentication={none|md5|sha1}
The optional authentication algorithm, used with the associated 
authentication key specified by the “inbound_auth_key” option, to 
authorize access on the VPN tunnel for inbound traffic. 
none
No authentication algorithm is used.
md5
MD5 authentication algorithm, which uses 128-bit keys.
sha1
SHA1 authentication algorithm, which uses 160-bit keys.
inbound_auth_key={ascii key|hex key}
The authentication key for inbound traffic, according to the 
authentication algorithm specified by the “inbound_authentication” 
option. The authentication key may be specified as an ASCII value 
using alpha-numeric characters or may be specified as a hexadecimal 
value prefixed by “0x”. The following table lists the associated lengths 
of the authentication keys based on the authentication algorithm. 
inbound_encryption={none|des|3des|aes}
The optional encryption algorithm used with the associated encryption 
key specified by the “inbound_enc_key” option to encrypt data on the 
VPN tunnel for inbound traffic. 
none
No encryption algorithm is used.
des
DES encryption algorithm, which uses 64-bit keys.
3des
3DES encryption algorithm, which uses 192-bit keys.
aes
AES encryption algorithm, which uses 128-bit keys.
Algorithm Size
Key Length
ASCII Hexadecimal
MD5 128-bit 16 32
SHA1 160-bit 20 40










