Available Authentication Methods

On Cisco IOS routers, you have three ways to authenticate D-H between peers as shown in the list:

R1 (config)# crypto isakmp policy 10
R1 (config-isakmp)# authentication ?
pre-sharePreshared key
rsa-encrRivest, Shamir, and Adleman encryption
rsa-sigRivest, Shamir, and Adleman signature

Our earlier IKE policy required the use of preshared keys. To implement preshared keys on R1, we would enter the following command:

R1 (config-isakmp)# authentication pre-share

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