IPsec-protected traffic

IPsec tunnels can protect the following types of traffic:

Two peers use security policies (IPsec policies or IPsec profiles) to protect packets between them. A security policy defines the range of packets to be protected by IPsec and the security parameters used for the protection. For more information about IPsec policies and IPsec profiles, see "IPsec policy and IPsec profile."

The following information describes how IPsec protects packets: