Summary

This module covered the configuration of site-to-site VPNs using Cisco IOS routers and PIX Security Appliances. Upon completion of this module, the student should be to identify and configure the protocols used to ensure authenticity, data integrity, and confidentiality with a Site-to-Site VPN using pre-shared keys.

The student learned that successful implementation of an IPSec network requires advance planning before beginning configuration of individual devices. The steps that one must follow when configuring an IPSec network were introduced and the student gained hands-on experience with these tasks through the lab activities.