Shrew Soft Vpn Cisco Group Authentication (2027)

| Setting | Typical Cisco Value | |---------|---------------------| | | Main Mode | | DH Group | Group 2 (or as per Cisco config) | | Encryption Algorithm | AES-128 or 3DES | | Hash Algorithm | SHA1 | | Lifetime | 86400 seconds |

: Match your gateway setting, typically Group 2 (1024-bit). shrew soft vpn cisco group authentication

: Select Mutual PSK + XAuth . This tells the client to use a Group PSK first, then ask for your user password. | Issue | Solution | |-------|----------| | "IKE

| Issue | Solution | |-------|----------| | "IKE failed" | Verify Group Name and Shared Secret. Check Phase 1 settings match Cisco gateway. | | "Xauth authentication failed" | Confirm username/password. Ensure is set to Xauth Username. | | "No response from gateway" | Check NAT-T is enabled. Verify gateway IP and firewall rules. | | Shrew Soft cannot connect to ASA | On Cisco ASA, ensure crypto isakmp identity key-id matches Group Name. | Ensure is set to Xauth Username

These settings must match the crypto map or ISAKMP policy on the Cisco device. :

and click Add to create a new profile.

: Set this to ike config pull . This allows the Shrew Soft client to automatically receive its internal IP and DNS settings from the Cisco gateway.