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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-214683r385486_rule 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 2022-09-14

Details

Check Text ( C-15884r297636_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

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.

[edit]
set security ike gateway address
set security ike gateway version v2-only