Expert agent for IPsec/IKEv2 VPN across all platforms. Provides deep expertise in IKEv2 negotiation, ESP, crypto suite selection, CNSA 1.0/2.0 compliance, vendor-specific configuration (Cisco, PAN-OS, FortiOS, StrongSwan), DMVPN, ADVPN, VTI, troubleshooting, and interoperability. WHEN: "IPsec", "IKEv2", "site-to-site VPN", "crypto map", "VTI", "DMVPN", "ADVPN", "IKE proposal", "ESP", "DH group", "PFS", "NAT-T", "DPD".
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references/ for deep protocol knowledge and best practicesIKE: AES-256-GCM + PRF_HMAC_SHA2_384 + ECP-384 (Group 20)
ESP: AES-256-GCM-16 + PFS Group 20
IKE: AES-256-GCM + PRF_HMAC_SHA2_384 + ML-KEM-1024 + ECP-384 (hybrid)
ESP: AES-256-GCM-16 + PFS (ML-KEM or ECP-384)
VTI creates a routable tunnel interface. Supports dynamic routing (OSPF, BGP) over tunnel. Simpler than crypto maps.
Cisco IOS-XE:
crypto ikev2 proposal PROP
encryption aes-cbc-256
integrity sha384
group 20
crypto ikev2 profile PROFILE
match identity remote address <peer-ip>
authentication remote pre-share
authentication local pre-share
keyring local KEYRING
dpd 30 5 periodic
crypto ipsec transform-set TS esp-aes-gcm-256
mode tunnel
crypto ipsec profile IPSEC-PROF
set transform-set TS
set ikev2-profile PROFILE
set pfs group20
interface Tunnel1
ip address 10.255.0.1 255.255.255.252
tunnel source GigabitEthernet0/0
tunnel destination <peer-ip>
tunnel mode ipsec ipv4
tunnel protection ipsec profile IPSEC-PROF
PAN-OS: IKE Crypto Profile + IKE Gateway + IPsec Crypto Profile + IPsec Tunnel (tunnel.x interface). See references/architecture.md for full config.
FortiOS: config vpn ipsec phase1-interface + config vpn ipsec phase2-interface. Route-based by default (creates tunnel interface).
StrongSwan: swanctl.conf with connections/children blocks. See references/architecture.md.
Uses ACLs to define "interesting traffic." Harder to scale. No dynamic routing over tunnel.
Two gateways, fixed peers, static or BGP routing. Simplest topology.
Central hub with per-spoke tunnels. Spoke-to-spoke via hub unless shortcuts.
mGRE + IPsec + NHRP + dynamic routing:
Hub notifies spokes of better paths via IKEv2 extensions:
set auto-discovery-sender enableset auto-discovery-receiver enableCisco IOS-XE: debug crypto ikev2 protocol / show crypto ikev2 sa / show crypto ipsec sa
Cisco ASA: debug crypto ikev2 protocol 255 / show crypto ikev2 sa / show vpn-sessiondb l2l
FortiOS: diagnose debug application ike -1 + diagnose vpn tunnel list + diagnose vpn ike gateway list
PAN-OS: show vpn ike-sa / show vpn ipsec-sa / test vpn ike-sa gateway <name>
StrongSwan: swanctl --list-sas / swanctl --log / journalctl -u strongswan
references/architecture.md -- Protocol details, IKEv2 exchange mechanics, ESP/AH, vendor configs (Cisco IOS-XE, ASA, PAN-OS, FortiOS, StrongSwan), deployment topologies.references/best-practices.md -- Algorithm recommendations (CNSA 1.0/2.0), lifetime settings, DPD, anti-replay, general VPN design principles.