Compatible Systems 5.4 - Manual (Page 132)

126 Chapter 7 - VPN Client Tunnels
VPN User Dialog Box
> Name
This is the name of a user who will connect to the device using VPN client
software.
> VPN Group
The user whose name is entered in the first column will be given the privi-
leges and session parameters described in the specified VPN Group Config-
uration.
Any number of user entries may specify the same VPN Group Configuration
in the database, but the VPN Group Configuration itself may allow a limited
number of simultaneous users to actually have open VPN sessions with a
device.
IKE Shared Key
This is a shared alphanumeric secret between 1-255 characters long. It is used
to generate session keys which are used to authenticate and/or encrypt each
packet received or sent through the tunnel.
STEP/STAMP Authentication Secret
This is a shared alphanumeric long term secret between 1-255 characters
long. It is used to generate a series of short term keys which will authenticate
traffic from this user on a packet-by-packet basis.
The same secret must be entered into the VPN client in order for authentica-
tion to succeed.