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A second set of traffic selectors is negotiated between two peers using IKEv2. Which IKEv2 packet will contain details of the exchange?
The correct answer is C. IKEV2_CREATE_CHILD_SA. IKEv2 uses the CREATE_CHILD_SA exchange to negotiate additional Child SAs after the initial IKE SA and first Child SA are established.
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- AIKEV2_IKE_SA_INIT
- BIKEV2_INFORMATIONAL
- CIKEV2_CREATE_CHILD_SA
- DIKEV2_IKE_AUTH
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IKEv2 uses the CREATE_CHILD_SA exchange to negotiate additional Child SAs after the initial IKE SA and first Child SA are established.
IKEV2_IKE_SA_INIT is only the first exchange and is used to negotiate cryptographic algorithms, exchange nonces, and perform the initial Diffie-Hellman exchange to establish the IKE SA itself, not additional Child SAs.
IKEV2_INFORMATIONAL is used for out-of-band error notifications, deletion of SAs, and liveness checking - not for negotiating new traffic selectors or Child SAs.
The IKEV2_CREATE_CHILD_SA exchange is specifically designed to create additional Child SAs or rekey existing ones after the initial IKE_SA_INIT and IKE_AUTH exchanges are complete. When a second set of traffic selectors needs to be negotiated, this exchange carries the new traffic selector proposals, nonces, and optional Diffie-Hellman values between the two peers.
IKEV2_IKE_AUTH authenticates the peers and establishes only the first Child SA during the initial IKEv2 exchange, not subsequent Child SAs.
Concept tested: IKEv2 CREATE_CHILD_SA exchange for additional Child SAs
Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/security-vpn/ipsec-negotiation-ike-protocols/115936-understand-ikev2-01.html
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