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    Netskope IPSec with Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN

    Netskope IPSec with Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN

    This guide illustrates how to configure IPSec tunnels between Netskope and the Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager running the Cisco IOS XE version 17.09.04a. To learn more about the steps in Cisco, see the Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Documentation.

    Prerequisites

    Before configuring IPSec, review the Netskope guidelines.

    Creating IPSec Tunnels in Netskope

    To create the IPSec VPN tunnels for the Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager in the Netskope UI, see Creating an IPSec Site.

    Creating IPSec Tunnels in Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN

    To create the IPSec VPN tunnels in the Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager:

    1. Log in to Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN.

    2. Go to Configuration > Templates.

      The Templates menu under Configuration in Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN.
    3. Click Feature Templates.

      The Feature Templates option on the Templates page.
    4. Click Add Template.

      The Add Template option on the Feature Templates page.
    5. Select a device and choose the Cisco Secure Internet gateway (SIG) VPN.

      The Device and VPN type list under Add Template.
    6. Under Cisco Secure Internet Gateway (SIG):

      • Device Type: Displays the device type you previously selected.

      • Template Name: Enter a unique name for the tunnel template.

      • Description: Enter comments or notes for the tunnel template.

      • SIG Provider: Choose Generic.

        The configuration fields under Cisco Secure Internet Gateway (SIG).
    7. Under Configuration, click Add Tunnel.

      The Add Tunnel option in the Configuration section of Add Templates.
    8. In Basic Settings:

      • Tunnel Type: Choose ipsec.

      • Interface Name: Enter a name for the IPSec tunnel interface.

      • Description: Enter comments or notes for the IPSec tunnel.

      • Tracker: Leave blank.

      • Tunnel Source Interface: Select or enter the IP address of the WAN interface that’s initiating the IPSec tunnel.

      • Tunnel Destination IP Address/FQDN(Ipsec): Enter the IPSec Gateway IP address of the primary Netskope POP you copied in the Netskope UI. In this example, it’s 163.116.140.38.

      • Preshared Key: Enter the pre-shared key you entered in the Netskope UI.

        The Basic Settings section for the tunnel configuration.
    9. Under Advanced Settings, in General:

      • Shutdown: Leave as No.

      • TCP MSS: Leave blank.

      • IP MTU: Ensure it’s 1400.

      • DPD Interval: Ensure it’s 20 seconds.

      • DPD Retries: Ensure it’s 5 retries.

        The General section under Advanced Options.
    10. In IKE:

      • IKE Rekey Interval (seconds): Leave as 14400 seconds.

      • IKE Cipher Suite: Leave as AES 256 CBC SHA1.

      • IKE Diffie-Hellman Group: Leave as 16 4096-bit modulus.

      • IKE ID for local End point: Enter the source identity you entered in the Netskope UI.

      • IKE ID for Remote End point: Enter the IPSec Gateway IP address of the primary Netskope POP you copied in the Netskope UI. In this example, it’s 163.116.140.38.

        The IKE section under Advanced Options.
    11. In IPSec:

      • IPsec Rekey Interval (seconds): Leave as 3600.

      • IPsec Replay Window: Leave as 512.

      • IPsec Cipher Suite: Choose AES 256 CBC SHA1.

      • Perfect Forward Secrecy: Leave as Group-16 4096-bit modulus.

        The IPSec section under Advanced Options.
    12. Click Add.

    13. Repeat steps #7 – #12 to create the backup IPSec tunnel. Use the same values except for the following fields:

      • Interface Name: Enter a unique name for the backup tunnel interface.

      • Tunnel Destination IP Address/FQDN(Ipsec): Enter the IPSec Gateway IP addresses of the failover Netskope POP you copied in the Netskope UI.

      • IKE ID for Remote End point: Enter the IPSec Gateway IP addresses of the failover Netskope POP you copied in the Netskope UI.

    14. Under High Availability:

      • Active: Choose the primary IPSec tunnel interface name you created earlier. In this example, it’s ipsec1.

      • Active Weight: Enter a weight value for the primary IPSec tunnel. In this example, it’s 255.

      • Backup: Choose the primary IPSec tunnel interface name you created earlier. In this example, it’s ipsec2.

      • Backup Weight: Enter a weight value for the backup IPSec tunnel. In this example, it’s 255.

        The High Availability section of Add Templates.
    15. Click Save.

    16. Click Device Templates.

      The Device Templates option on the Templates page.
    17. Choose next to the Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN device you want to attach the configured feature template to.

    18. Click Edit.

      The Edit option in the Device Template menu.
    19. Under Transport & Management VPN, for Cisco Secure Internet Gateway, choose the name of the feature template you configured above. In this example, it’s Netskope-IPSec-Tunnels.

      The Transport & Management VPN section under Device Templates.
    20. Click Update.

    Routing Traffic Using CLI Add-On Templates

    To create a CLI add-on template and specify the type of traffic to go through the IPSec tunnels:

    1. Go to Configuration > Templates.

      The Templates menu under Configuration in Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN.
    2. Click Feature Templates.

      The Feature Templates option on the Templates page.
    3. Click Add Template.

      The Add Template option on the Feature Templates page.
    4. Select a device and choose Cli Add-On Template.

      The Device and CLI Add-On Template under Add Template.
    5. Under Cli Add-On Template:

      • Device Type: Displays the device type you previously selected.

      • Template Name: Enter a unique name for the tunnel template.

      • Description: Enter comments or notes for the IPSec tunnel.

      • CLI CONFIGURATION: Enter additional CLI commands for routing traffic through your IPSec tunnel. For example:

        • If you need traffic from same source IP to hit the same IPSec tunnel, enter the following command:

          !  
          ip cef load-sharing algorithm src-only
          !
        • If you need service-side tunnel, enter the following commands:

          !                                                                                                                                            
          interface Tunnel100001
            vrf forwarding 1
          !
          Ensure you update the IPSec tunnel interface according to your CLI configuration.
      The configuration fields under CLI Add-On Template.
    6. Click Save.

    7. Click Device Templates.

      The Device Templates option on the Templates page.
    8. Choose next to the Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN device you want to attach the configured feature template to.

    9. Click Edit.

      The Edit option in the Device Template menu.
    10. Under Additional Templates, for CLI Add-On Template, choose the name of the feature template you configured above. In this example, it’s IPSec-Source-IP-Based-ECMP-And-Service-Side-Tunnel.

      The Additional Templates section under Device Templates.
    11. Click Update.

    Adding a Route Policy

    You must add a route policy to specify the traffic you want to send traffic through the IPSec tunnel.

    Verifying the IPSec Tunnel Status

    To verify the IPSec tunnel status in Netskope, go to Settings > Security Cloud Platform > IPSec. You can see the primary and backup sites display an Netskope-Up--Status-Icon.png status.

    To verify the IPSec tunnel status in Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager, go to [Configuration > Tunnels]. You can see the primary and backup tunnels display as active.

    Troubleshooting

    On the Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN device, you can troubleshoot using the following CLI commands:

    show running-config
    show crypto ikev2 sa
    show crypto ipsec sa
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