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GETVPN

  • One SA
  • Any-to-Any
  • No tunnels
    • Does not change the IPs
    • IPSEC Tunnel mode with Address Preservation
      • Works well with QoS or Traffic Engineering
  • Replicates multicast well

HIPAA, GLBA, and PCI DSS all mandate encryption even over private IP networks.

DMVPN is OK, but requires an overlay, with additional complexity.

Point-to-point IPSec tunnels are poor at multicast replication, because the multicast must be replicated before it enters the tunnel.

Terms

GETVPN — Group Encrypted Transport VPN

GDOI — Group Domain of Interpretation

  • Implements IKE

G-IKEv2

  • Replaces GDOI

GM — Group Member

  • All share the same crypto SA

KS — Key Server

TEK — Traffic Encryption Key

KEK — Key Encryption Key

  • Control plane traffic

G-IKEv2

Message Exchange

sequenceDiagram
    participant GM as Group Member
    participant KS as Key Server

    GM ->> KS: HDR, initiator SA, initiator key exchange, initiator nonce
    KS -->> GM: HDR, responder SA, responder key exchange, responder nonce
    GM ->> KS: HDR, encryption and authentication, initiator ID, group identification, vendor ID
    KS -->> GM: HDR, encryption and authentication, responder ID, authentication data,<br/>sequence, group security association, key download

Migration Help

Walkthrough

References

Group Encrypted Transport VPN (GETVPN) Design and Implementation Guide

Security and VPN Configuration Guide - GETVPN G-IKEv2 Support - Cisco

Group Encrypted Transport VPN - Cisco

GETVPN Troubleshoot Guide - Cisco

RFC 9838: Group Key Management Using the Internet Key Exchange Protocol Version 2 (IKEv2) | RFC Editor

RFC 7296: Internet Key Exchange Protocol Version 2 (IKEv2) | RFC Editor

RFC 6407: The Group Domain of Interpretation | RFC Editor

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