IPSEC paramenters with least overhead???

From: Anthony Pace (anthonypace@fastmail.fm)
Date: Wed May 26 2004 - 11:13:33 GMT-3


I am trying to find a combination of IPSEC parameters, which would have
the least amount of processor overhead. Maximum security is not a huge
requirement so simple encryption would be ok. For this reason I am
replacing IPSEC with GRE (where possible) but where IPSEC is the "lowest
common denominator" I want to use the simplest "flavor".

I have a 3-way full mesh of IPSEC tunnels between a Cisco-806,
Cisco-1605, and a Computer running Checkpoint Firewall-1. The processor
utilization on the 806 and 1605 is very high.

- I will replace the IPSEC with GRE between the 806 and 1605

- I will not use Triple-DES

What are the "leanest" IPSEC parameters? I am researching this using
books and the Internet but it seemed like something that someone on this
list might have some insights into.

Anthony Pace CCIE 10349

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