Host-To-Host

This scenario shows how to configure IPSec between two single hosts which do not have a subnet behind them. Since there’s only host-to-host communication, both transport and tunnel mode can be used.

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Test Host-To-Host Transport Mode

Description

Simple VPN configuration to connect two hosts using transport mode.

Scenario

Step 1: Set the following configuration in DUT0:

set interfaces eth0 address 80.0.0.1/24
set vpn ipsec auth-profile AUTH-SA local auth pre-shared-secret test
set vpn ipsec esp-group CHILD-SA proposal 1 encryption aes256gcm128
set vpn ipsec esp-group CHILD-SA proposal 1 pfs dh-group19
set vpn ipsec ike-group IKE-SA key-exchange ikev2
set vpn ipsec ike-group IKE-SA proposal 1 dh-group 19
set vpn ipsec ike-group IKE-SA proposal 1 encryption aes256gcm128
set vpn ipsec ike-group IKE-SA proposal 1 hash sha256
set vpn ipsec site-to-site peer PEER auth-profile AUTH-SA
set vpn ipsec site-to-site peer PEER default-esp-group CHILD-SA
set vpn ipsec site-to-site peer PEER ike-group IKE-SA
set vpn ipsec site-to-site peer PEER local-address 80.0.0.1
set vpn ipsec site-to-site peer PEER remote-address 80.0.0.2
set vpn ipsec site-to-site peer PEER tunnel 1 local prefix 80.0.0.1/32
set vpn ipsec site-to-site peer PEER tunnel 1 remote prefix 80.0.0.2/32
set vpn ipsec site-to-site peer PEER connection-type respond
set vpn ipsec esp-group CHILD-SA mode transport

Step 2: Set the following configuration in DUT1:

set interfaces eth0 address 80.0.0.2/24
set vpn ipsec auth-profile AUTH-SA local auth pre-shared-secret test
set vpn ipsec esp-group CHILD-SA proposal 1 encryption aes256gcm128
set vpn ipsec esp-group CHILD-SA proposal 1 pfs dh-group19
set vpn ipsec ike-group IKE-SA key-exchange ikev2
set vpn ipsec ike-group IKE-SA proposal 1 dh-group 19
set vpn ipsec ike-group IKE-SA proposal 1 encryption aes256gcm128
set vpn ipsec ike-group IKE-SA proposal 1 hash sha256
set vpn ipsec site-to-site peer PEER auth-profile AUTH-SA
set vpn ipsec site-to-site peer PEER default-esp-group CHILD-SA
set vpn ipsec site-to-site peer PEER ike-group IKE-SA
set vpn ipsec site-to-site peer PEER local-address 80.0.0.2
set vpn ipsec site-to-site peer PEER remote-address 80.0.0.1
set vpn ipsec site-to-site peer PEER tunnel 1 local prefix 80.0.0.2/32
set vpn ipsec site-to-site peer PEER tunnel 1 remote prefix 80.0.0.1/32
set vpn ipsec site-to-site peer PEER connection-type initiate
set vpn ipsec esp-group CHILD-SA mode transport

Step 3: Ping IP address 80.0.0.1 from DUT1:

admin@DUT1$ ping 80.0.0.1 count 1 size 56 timeout 1
Show output
PING 80.0.0.1 (80.0.0.1) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 80.0.0.1: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=0.307 ms

--- 80.0.0.1 ping statistics ---
1 packets transmitted, 1 received, 0% packet loss, time 0ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.307/0.307/0.307/0.000 ms

Step 4: Ping IP address 80.0.0.2 from DUT0:

admin@DUT0$ ping 80.0.0.2 count 1 size 56 timeout 1
Show output
PING 80.0.0.2 (80.0.0.2) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 80.0.0.2: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=0.316 ms

--- 80.0.0.2 ping statistics ---
1 packets transmitted, 1 received, 0% packet loss, time 0ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.316/0.316/0.316/0.000 ms

Step 5: Run command vpn ipsec show sa at DUT0 and check if output matches the following regular expressions:

peer-PEER-tunnel-\d+.+INSTALLED
Show output
vpn-peer-PEER: #1, ESTABLISHED, IKEv2, 98e5f1da48b82bb7_i 9191a0cd26d90781_r*
  local  '80.0.0.1' @ 80.0.0.1[500]
  remote '80.0.0.2' @ 80.0.0.2[500]
  AES_GCM_16-256/PRF_HMAC_SHA2_256/ECP_256
  established 0s ago, rekeying in 15477s
  peer-PEER-tunnel-1: #1, reqid 1, INSTALLED, TRANSPORT, ESP:AES_GCM_16-256
    installed 0s ago, rekeying in 3548s, expires in 3960s
    in  cb008f38,    128 bytes,     2 packets,     0s ago
    out c819914a,    128 bytes,     2 packets,     0s ago
    local  80.0.0.1/32
    remote 80.0.0.2/32

Step 6: Ping IP address 80.0.0.1 from DUT1:

admin@DUT1$ ping 80.0.0.1 count 1 size 56 timeout 1
Show output
PING 80.0.0.1 (80.0.0.1) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 80.0.0.1: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=0.407 ms

--- 80.0.0.1 ping statistics ---
1 packets transmitted, 1 received, 0% packet loss, time 0ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.407/0.407/0.407/0.000 ms

Step 7: Ping IP address 80.0.0.2 from DUT0:

admin@DUT0$ ping 80.0.0.2 count 1 size 56 timeout 1
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PING 80.0.0.2 (80.0.0.2) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 80.0.0.2: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=0.323 ms

--- 80.0.0.2 ping statistics ---
1 packets transmitted, 1 received, 0% packet loss, time 0ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.323/0.323/0.323/0.000 ms

Step 8: Run command vpn ipsec show sa at DUT0 and check if output matches the following regular expressions:

[1-9]\d? packets
Show output
vpn-peer-PEER: #1, ESTABLISHED, IKEv2, 98e5f1da48b82bb7_i 9191a0cd26d90781_r*
  local  '80.0.0.1' @ 80.0.0.1[500]
  remote '80.0.0.2' @ 80.0.0.2[500]
  AES_GCM_16-256/PRF_HMAC_SHA2_256/ECP_256
  established 0s ago, rekeying in 15477s
  peer-PEER-tunnel-1: #1, reqid 1, INSTALLED, TRANSPORT, ESP:AES_GCM_16-256
    installed 0s ago, rekeying in 3548s, expires in 3960s
    in  cb008f38,    256 bytes,     4 packets,     0s ago
    out c819914a,    256 bytes,     4 packets,     0s ago
    local  80.0.0.1/32
    remote 80.0.0.2/32

Test Host-To-Host Tunnel Mode

Description

Simple VPN configuration to connect two hosts using tunnel mode.

Scenario

Step 1: Set the following configuration in DUT0:

set interfaces eth0 address 80.0.0.1/24
set vpn ipsec auth-profile AUTH-SA local auth pre-shared-secret test
set vpn ipsec esp-group CHILD-SA proposal 1 encryption aes256gcm128
set vpn ipsec esp-group CHILD-SA proposal 1 pfs dh-group19
set vpn ipsec ike-group IKE-SA key-exchange ikev2
set vpn ipsec ike-group IKE-SA proposal 1 dh-group 19
set vpn ipsec ike-group IKE-SA proposal 1 encryption aes256gcm128
set vpn ipsec ike-group IKE-SA proposal 1 hash sha256
set vpn ipsec site-to-site peer PEER auth-profile AUTH-SA
set vpn ipsec site-to-site peer PEER default-esp-group CHILD-SA
set vpn ipsec site-to-site peer PEER ike-group IKE-SA
set vpn ipsec site-to-site peer PEER local-address 80.0.0.1
set vpn ipsec site-to-site peer PEER remote-address 80.0.0.2
set vpn ipsec site-to-site peer PEER tunnel 1 local prefix 80.0.0.1/32
set vpn ipsec site-to-site peer PEER tunnel 1 remote prefix 80.0.0.2/32
set vpn ipsec site-to-site peer PEER connection-type respond
set vpn ipsec esp-group CHILD-SA mode tunnel

Step 2: Set the following configuration in DUT1:

set interfaces eth0 address 80.0.0.2/24
set vpn ipsec auth-profile AUTH-SA local auth pre-shared-secret test
set vpn ipsec esp-group CHILD-SA proposal 1 encryption aes256gcm128
set vpn ipsec esp-group CHILD-SA proposal 1 pfs dh-group19
set vpn ipsec ike-group IKE-SA key-exchange ikev2
set vpn ipsec ike-group IKE-SA proposal 1 dh-group 19
set vpn ipsec ike-group IKE-SA proposal 1 encryption aes256gcm128
set vpn ipsec ike-group IKE-SA proposal 1 hash sha256
set vpn ipsec site-to-site peer PEER auth-profile AUTH-SA
set vpn ipsec site-to-site peer PEER default-esp-group CHILD-SA
set vpn ipsec site-to-site peer PEER ike-group IKE-SA
set vpn ipsec site-to-site peer PEER local-address 80.0.0.2
set vpn ipsec site-to-site peer PEER remote-address 80.0.0.1
set vpn ipsec site-to-site peer PEER tunnel 1 local prefix 80.0.0.2/32
set vpn ipsec site-to-site peer PEER tunnel 1 remote prefix 80.0.0.1/32
set vpn ipsec site-to-site peer PEER connection-type initiate
set vpn ipsec esp-group CHILD-SA mode tunnel

Step 3: Ping IP address 80.0.0.1 from DUT1:

admin@DUT1$ ping 80.0.0.1 count 1 size 56 timeout 1
Show output
PING 80.0.0.1 (80.0.0.1) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 80.0.0.1: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=0.472 ms

--- 80.0.0.1 ping statistics ---
1 packets transmitted, 1 received, 0% packet loss, time 0ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.472/0.472/0.472/0.000 ms

Step 4: Ping IP address 80.0.0.2 from DUT0:

admin@DUT0$ ping 80.0.0.2 count 1 size 56 timeout 1
Show output
PING 80.0.0.2 (80.0.0.2) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 80.0.0.2: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=0.338 ms

--- 80.0.0.2 ping statistics ---
1 packets transmitted, 1 received, 0% packet loss, time 0ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.338/0.338/0.338/0.000 ms

Step 5: Run command vpn ipsec show sa at DUT0 and check if output matches the following regular expressions:

peer-PEER-tunnel-\d+.+INSTALLED
Show output
vpn-peer-PEER: #1, ESTABLISHED, IKEv2, bf2ef9351710f3f9_i b9d6214ddc3fe844_r*
  local  '80.0.0.1' @ 80.0.0.1[500]
  remote '80.0.0.2' @ 80.0.0.2[500]
  AES_GCM_16-256/PRF_HMAC_SHA2_256/ECP_256
  established 0s ago, rekeying in 22651s
  peer-PEER-tunnel-1: #1, reqid 1, INSTALLED, TUNNEL, ESP:AES_GCM_16-256
    installed 0s ago, rekeying in 3462s, expires in 3960s
    in  c17b42fa,    168 bytes,     2 packets,     0s ago
    out c3c65887,    168 bytes,     2 packets,     0s ago
    local  80.0.0.1/32
    remote 80.0.0.2/32

Step 6: Ping IP address 80.0.0.1 from DUT1:

admin@DUT1$ ping 80.0.0.1 count 1 size 56 timeout 1
Show output
PING 80.0.0.1 (80.0.0.1) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 80.0.0.1: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=0.602 ms

--- 80.0.0.1 ping statistics ---
1 packets transmitted, 1 received, 0% packet loss, time 0ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.602/0.602/0.602/0.000 ms

Step 7: Ping IP address 80.0.0.2 from DUT0:

admin@DUT0$ ping 80.0.0.2 count 1 size 56 timeout 1
Show output
PING 80.0.0.2 (80.0.0.2) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 80.0.0.2: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=0.360 ms

--- 80.0.0.2 ping statistics ---
1 packets transmitted, 1 received, 0% packet loss, time 0ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.360/0.360/0.360/0.000 ms

Step 8: Run command vpn ipsec show sa at DUT0 and check if output matches the following regular expressions:

[1-9]\d? packets
Show output
vpn-peer-PEER: #1, ESTABLISHED, IKEv2, bf2ef9351710f3f9_i b9d6214ddc3fe844_r*
  local  '80.0.0.1' @ 80.0.0.1[500]
  remote '80.0.0.2' @ 80.0.0.2[500]
  AES_GCM_16-256/PRF_HMAC_SHA2_256/ECP_256
  established 1s ago, rekeying in 22650s
  peer-PEER-tunnel-1: #1, reqid 1, INSTALLED, TUNNEL, ESP:AES_GCM_16-256
    installed 1s ago, rekeying in 3461s, expires in 3959s
    in  c17b42fa,    336 bytes,     4 packets,     0s ago
    out c3c65887,    336 bytes,     4 packets,     0s ago
    local  80.0.0.1/32
    remote 80.0.0.2/32