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james authored on 2006/12/24 19:38:56... | ... |
@@ -3860,6 +3860,19 @@ packets sent and received (disabled by default). |
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Renegotiate data channel key after |
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.B n |
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seconds (default=3600). |
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+ |
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+When using dual-factor authentication, note that this default value may |
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+cause the end user to be challenged to reauthorize once per hour. |
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+ |
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+Also, keep in mind that this option can be used on both the client and server, |
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+and whichever uses the lower value will be the one to trigger the renegotiation. |
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+A common mistake is to set |
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+.B --reneg-sec |
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+to a higher value on either the client or server, while the other side of the connection |
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+is still using the default value of 3600 seconds, meaning that the renegotiation will |
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+still occur once per 3600 seconds. The solution is to increase --reneg-sec on both the |
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+client and server, or set it to 0 on one side of the connection (to disable), and to |
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+your chosen value on the other side. |
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.TP |
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.B --hand-window n |