14.0 Pre-Shared Key Support

This release of Novell BorderManager introduces a mode of configuring a VPN tunnel between two Site-to-Site members with ease. This is the Pre-Shared Key mode of authentication.

The Pre-Shared Key (PSK) establishes a VPN tunnel between two Site-to-Site (S2S) members. In the PSK authentication method, a common secret or a pre-shared key is configured on both the servers. The VPN server uses this key secret to establish the tunnel. This method is the simplest way of configuring a Site-to-Site connection.

For explanation on configuring and modifying the pre-shared key mode of authentication on master and slave, refer to Section 16.0, Configuring VPN Services.