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Chapter 14 VPN Screens

between three encryption algorithms (DES, 3DES and AES), two authentication algorithms
(MD5 and SHA1) and two key groups (DH1 and DH2) when you configure a VPN rule (

see

the Editing VPN Policies section

). The ID type and content act as an extra level of

identification for incoming SAs.
The type of ID can be a domain name, an IP address or an e-mail address. The content is the IP
address, domain name, or e-mail address.

14.8.1 ID Type and Content Examples

Two IPSec routers must have matching ID type and content configuration in order to set up a
VPN tunnel.

Table 73 Local ID Type and Content Fields

LOCAL ID TYPE= CONTENT=

IP

Type the IP address of your computer or leave the field blank to have the ZyWALL

automatically use its own IP address.

DNS

Type a domain name (up to 31 characters) by which to identify this ZyWALL.

E-mail

Type an e-mail address (up to 31 characters) by which to identify this ZyWALL.

The domain name or e-mail address that you use in the Content field is used for identification purposes

only and does not need to be a real domain name or e-mail address.

Table 74 Peer ID Type and Content Fields

PEER ID TYPE=

CONTENT=

IP

Type the IP address of the computer with which you will make the VPN connection

or leave the field blank to have the ZyWALL automatically use the address in the

Secure Gateway field.

DNS

Type a domain name (up to 31 characters) by which to identify the remote IPSec

router.

E-mail

Type an e-mail address (up to 31 characters) by which to identify the remote IPSec

router.

Subject Name

Type the subject name (up to 255 characters) by which to identify the remote IPSec

router. This option is available only when you set Authentication Method to

Certificate.

The domain name or e-mail address that you use in the Content field is used for identification purposes

only and does not need to be a real domain name or e-mail address. The domain name also does not

have to match the remote router’s IP address or what you configure in the Secure Gateway Addr field

below.

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