An administrator is creating an IPsec site-to-site VPN between his corporate office and branch office. Both offices are protected by Check Point Security Gateway managed by the same Security Management Server. While configuring the VPN community to specify the pre-shared secret the administrator found that the check box to enable pre-shared secret and cannot be enabled.
Why does it not allow him to specify the pre-shared secret?

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An administrator is creating an IPsec site-to-site VPN between his corporate office and branch office. Both offices are protected by Check Point Security Gateway managed by the same Security Management Server. While configuring the VPN community to specify the pre-shared secret the administrator found that the check box to enable pre-shared secret and cannot be enabled.

Why does it not allow him to specify the pre-shared secret?

Matteo Zamori · Accepted Answer

Certificate based Authentication is the only authentication method available between two Security Gateway managed by the same SMS.

Matteo Zamori · Answer

IPsec VPN blade should be enabled on both Security Gateway.

Matteo Zamori · Answer

Pre-shared can only be used while creating a VPN between a third party vendor and Check Point Security Gateway.

Matteo Zamori · Answer

The Security Gateways are pre-R75.40.

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