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What are the two reasons a customer chooses to use IPsec tunnels over GRE? (Choose two.)
The correct answer is D. A WAN Edge router is behind NAT. E. IPsec is more secure. Customers often choose IPsec tunnels over GRE due to enhanced security features and better compatibility with Network Address Translation (NAT) environments. IPsec inherently provides encryption and authentication, while its NAT traversal capabilities simplify deployment behind…
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- AIPsec failure detection is faster.
- BGenerally, they provide a higher bandwidth for tunnel connection.
- CvFlowd is required.
- DA WAN Edge router is behind NAT.
- EIPsec is more secure.
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(35 responses)- A3% (1)
- B3% (1)
- C6% (2)
- D89% (31)
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Customers often choose IPsec tunnels over GRE due to enhanced security features and better compatibility with Network Address Translation (NAT) environments. IPsec inherently provides encryption and authentication, while its NAT traversal capabilities simplify deployment behind firewalls.
While IPsec can utilize keepalives, its failure detection isn't inherently faster than GRE, which can also be combined with protocols like BFD for rapid failure detection.
GRE tunnels generally have lower overhead than IPsec due to fewer security operations, potentially offering slightly higher bandwidth efficiency in some scenarios, rather than IPsec providing higher bandwidth.
vFlowd is a Cisco proprietary flow monitoring daemon, not a general requirement or distinguishing factor between IPsec and GRE tunnel choices.
IPsec natively supports NAT traversal (NAT-T), allowing IPsec tunnels to be established even when one or both endpoints are behind a NAT device, which is a common scenario in enterprise networks.
IPsec provides robust security features, including data confidentiality (encryption), data integrity, and authentication, making it a more secure choice for protecting data in transit compared to GRE, which primarily encapsulates packets without inherent security.
Concept tested: IPsec vs. GRE Tunnel Features
Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/routers/sdwan/configuration/sdwan-xe-gs-book/sdwan-security.html#concept_z5r_td2_vnb
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