The VPN Gateway must renegotiate the IPsec security association (SA) after eight hours or less.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-207237	SRG-NET-000337-VPN-001290	SV-207237r987783_rule		Medium

Description
The IPsec SA and its corresponding key will expire either after the number of seconds or amount of traffic volume has exceeded the configured limit. A new SA is negotiated before the lifetime threshold of the existing SA is reached to ensure that a new SA is ready for use when the old one expires. The longer the lifetime of the IPsec SA, the longer the lifetime of the session key used to protect IP traffic. The SA is less secure with a longer lifetime because an attacker has a greater opportunity to collect traffic encrypted by the same key and subject it to cryptanalysis. However, a shorter lifetime causes IPsec peers to renegotiate Phase II more often, resulting in the expenditure of additional resources.

Description

The IPsec SA and its corresponding key will expire either after the number of seconds or amount of traffic volume has exceeded the configured limit. A new SA is negotiated before the lifetime threshold of the existing SA is reached to ensure that a new SA is ready for use when the old one expires. The longer the lifetime of the IPsec SA, the longer the lifetime of the session key used to protect IP traffic. The SA is less secure with a longer lifetime because an attacker has a greater opportunity to collect traffic encrypted by the same key and subject it to cryptanalysis. However, a shorter lifetime causes IPsec peers to renegotiate Phase II more often, resulting in the expenditure of additional resources.

STIG	Date
Virtual Private Network (VPN) Security Requirements Guide	2024-07-02

Details

Check Text ( C-7497r962223_chk )
Verify the VPN Gateway renegotiates the IPsec security association after eight hours or less.

Fix Text (F-7497r962224_fix)
Configure the VPN Gateway to renegotiate the IPsec security association after eight hours or less.