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

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§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.

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