The Juniper SRX Services Gateway VPN must use IKEv2 for IPsec VPN security associations.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-214683 | JUSX-VN-000016 | SV-214683r997555_rule | CCI-000382 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| Use of IKEv2 leverages DoS protections because of improved bandwidth management and leverages more secure encryption algorithms. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Juniper SRX Services Gateway VPN Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2024-12-20 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-214683r997555_chk)
Verify only IKEv2 is used for the IKE security configuration on all configured gateways. Use of IKEv1 mitigates the risk to a CAT III finding.
Show security ike gateway <VPN-GATEWAY>
If IKEv2 is not used for IKE associations, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-15882r297637_fix)
For site-to-site VPNs, configure the Juniper SRX to use IKEv2 only.
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set security ike gateway <VPN-GATEWAY> address <GW-IP-ADDRESS>
set security ike gateway <VPN-GATEWAY> version v2-only