Nortel Networks 608(WL) Manuel D’Utilisation

SpeedTouch™ IPSec terminology

E-DOC-CTC-20051017-0169 v1.0

2.4 Peer (Phase 1)

What is ...

The Peer is a term that refers to the remote Security Gateway to which the IPSec 
secure tunnel(s) will be established. In a first phase, an IKE Security Association is 
negotiated between the SpeedTouch™ and a remote Security Gateway (peer). In 
the configuration of the SpeedTouch™, the Peer bundles all the parameters 
required to negotiate an IKE Security Association (Phase 1 SA), such as:

Address
The public IP address of the remote IPSec peer. Eventually a backup address 
can be defined.

Local ID 
The identity of the local peer, which is presented to the remote peer during the 
Phase 1 negotiation. Various identity types are supported, such as: IP address, 
Distinguished Name. FQDN, etc.

Remote ID
Similar to the Local ID, this parameter identifies the remote peer during the 
Phase 1 negotiation. Various identity types are supported, such as: IP address, 
Distinguished Name. FQDN, etc.

Authtype
Authentication method used: preshared key or with certificates.

XAuth user and password
Allows for a secondary authentication based on a legacy authentication 
system

Descriptor
Refers to the Phase 1 security descriptor

The complete list of parameters is found in section 

 and in 

the CLI Reference Guide.