Tunnel mode

nounid 4517·updated May 9, 2026

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Used to protect traffic between different networks when traffic must travel through intermediate or untrusted networks. Tunnel mode encapsulates the entire IP packet with and AH or ESP header and an additional IP header.

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Entity Type

Network95%rule-basedr:entity.network.gear.v1

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Information Class

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Variants

3 surface forms

plural: Tunnel modes
possessive: Tunnel mode's
pluralpossessive: Tunnel modes'

Framework definitions

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ISACA Cybersecurity Glossary1 senseview framework →

§1: Used to protect traffic between different networks when traffic must travel through intermediate or untrusted networks. Tunnel mode encapsulates the entire IP packet with and AH or ESP header and an additional IP header.

Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →

§1 · legacy_primary: Used to protect traffic between different networks when traffic must travel through intermediate or untrusted networks. Tunnel mode encapsulates the entire IP packet with and AH or ESP header and an additional IP header.
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