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IPSec Network Applications
IPSec for LTE/SAE Networks ▀
IPSec Reference, StarOS Release 18 ▄
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IPSec for LTE/SAE Networks
The Cisco MME (Mobility Management Entity), S-GW (Serving Gateway), and P-GW (Packet Data Network Gateway)
support IPSec and IKEv2 encryption using IPv4 and IPv6 addressing in LTE/SAE (Long Term Evolution/System
Architecture Evolution) networks. IPSec and IKEv2 encryption enables network domain security for all IP packet
switched networks, providing confidentiality, integrity, authentication, and anti-replay protection via secure IPSec
tunnels.
support IPSec and IKEv2 encryption using IPv4 and IPv6 addressing in LTE/SAE (Long Term Evolution/System
Architecture Evolution) networks. IPSec and IKEv2 encryption enables network domain security for all IP packet
switched networks, providing confidentiality, integrity, authentication, and anti-replay protection via secure IPSec
tunnels.
Encryption Algorithms
IPSec for LTE/SAE supports the following control and data path encryption algorithms:
AES-CBC-128 (Advanced Encryption Standard-Cipher Block Chaining-128)
AES-CBC-256 (Advanced Encryption Standard-Cipher Block Chaining-256)
DES-CBC (Data Encryption Standard-Cipher Block Chaining)
3DES-CBC (Triple Data Encryption Standard-Cipher Bock Chaining)
HMAC Functions
IPSec for LTE/SAE supports the following data path HMAC (Hash-based Message Authentication Code) functions:
AES-XCBC-MAC-96 (Advanced Encryption Standard-X Cipher Block Chaining-Message Authentication Code-
96)
MD5-96 (Message Digest 5-96)
SHA1-96 (Secure Hash Algorithm 1-96)
IPSec for LTE/SAE supports the following control path HMAC (Hash-based Message Authentication Code) functions:
AES-XCBC-MAC-96 (Advanced Encryption Standard-X Cipher Block Chaining-Message Authentication Code-
96)
MD5-96 (Message Digest 5-96)
SHA1-96 (Secure Hash Algorithm 1-96)
SHA2-256-128 (Secure Hash Algorithm 2-256-128)
SHA2-384-192 (Secure Hash Algorithm 2-384-192)
SHA2-512-256 (Secure Hash Algorithm 2-512-256)
Diffie-Hellman Groups
IPSec for LTE/SAE supports the following Diffie-Hellman groups for IKE and Child SAs (Security Associations):
Diffie-Hellman Group 1: 768-bit MODP (Modular Exponential) Group
Diffie-Hellman Group 2: 1024-bit MODP Group
Diffie-Hellman Group 5: 1536-bit MODP Group
Diffie-Hellman Group 14: 2048-bit MODP Group
None: No Diffie-Hellman Group (no perfect forward secrecy)