Communicating Using SKIP Version 1

Complete the following steps to set these fields for encrypted traffic between your server and the system to be authorized.

1. After selecting the type of system and setting the security to SKIP, enter the Hostname.

2. Enter the Node ID.

   This is the IPv4 key ID.

3. Local Key ID and ID buttons.

   Use the Local Key ID button to indicate whether you want your local system to send its key ID in the SKIP packet.

4. Set the Tunnel Address, if you are using topology hiding.

   Tunnel addressing is generally used for clients of encrypted gateways where the IP address of the host entered here serves as the intermediary for any or all hosts on a network whose topography is to remain unknown or hidden from the rest of the world.

5. Select the appropriate key and traffic algorithms for the Key and Traffic encryption buttons. Available Key encryption algorithms are DES-CBC and RC2-40. Available Traffic encryption algorithms are RC4-40 and RC2-40.