Everything about The Security Parameter Index totally explained
The
Security Parameter Index (SPI) is an identification tag added to the header while using
IPSec for tunneling the IP traffic. This tag helps the kernel discern between two traffic streams where different encryption rules and algorithms may be in use.
The SPI (as per RFC 2401) is an essential part of an
IPSec SA (
Security Association) because it enables the receiving system to select the SA under which a received packet will be processed. An SPI has only local significance, since is defined by the creator of the SA; an SPI is generally viewed as an opaque bit string. However, the creator of an SA may interpret the bits in an SPI to facilitate local processing.
This works like Port numbers in TCP and UDP connections. What it means is that there could be different SA’s Used so as to provide security to one connection. Which means SA could act as a set of rules
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