What's new for IBM® i 7.2

Read about new or changed information for the Virtual Private Networking topic collection.

IKE Version 2

Enhancements were added to the IKE version 2 support.

  • NAT compatible IpSec negotiation support in IKEv2.
  • Rekey of IKE_SA.
  • Authentication with Elliptical Curve Digital Signature Algorithm (ECDSA).
  • URL lookup of certificates.
  • Enhanced Cryptographic Algorithms for Key Exchange Policy and Data Policy security association attributes.

Filter rules and VPN commands

There are new commands to load and unload filter rules and to manage VPN connections.

  • LODIPFTR - load and unload filter rules.
  • STRVPNCNN - start VPN connection.
  • ENDVPNCNN - end VPN connection.
  • CPYVPNCFGF - XML export and import VPN configurations.

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