# FTD VPN — IKE READY is not a tunnel

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FTD VPN the way you will use it: site-to-site IKEv2 (policy-based crypto-map vs route-based VTI), Secure Client remote access, NAT exemption, then prove with packet-tracer and show crypto ikev2 sa.

Quick answer (say this out loud)

   FTD site-to-site lives under  Devices → VPN → Site To Site . Policy-based uses a crypto-map and  Protected Networks  (the interesting-traffic ACL). Route-based uses a  VTI  — the routing table decides what gets encrypted; selectors are effectively  0.0.0.0/0 . IKE SA is only the control channel. The child IPsec SA plus NAT exemption plus ACP (or  sysopt permit-vpn  on policy-based only) move the packet. Remote access is a different object:  Devices → VPN → Remote Access  — connection profile, group policy, address pool, AAA, identity cert, Secure Client image. Prove with  packet-tracer  twice, then  show crypto ikev2 sa  Status  UP-ACTIVE  /  READY  and matching child selectors.

## 1. Why IKE READY is not a tunnel

 Operators treat a green IKE icon as “VPN is up.” Users still cannot reach HQ. The IKE SA is only the handshake. Interesting traffic needs a child IPsec SA whose selectors match, a NAT exemption so PAT does not rewrite the inner packet, and an Access Control allow (unless you enabled  sysopt permit-vpn  on a policy-based tunnel).

 That is the interview sentence. Everything else on this page is how you pick crypto-map vs VTI vs remote access, click the real FMC fields, and prove it on the CLI.

   Hero · who talks to whom

   Notice the job: Site A LAN to Site B LAN, or a remote user into the LAN. IKE only built the keys. The child SA, NAT exemption, and ACP carry the packet.

 Three production tickets this model closes:

- IKE READY, no user traffic. Almost always Protected Networks mismatch, missing identity NAT, or ACP drop — not a bad PSK.

- First packet-tracer is VPN encrypt DROP. Official TAC: run it twice. The first packet brings the tunnel up. Do not rebuild the PSK.

- Secure Client connected, LAN dead. Pool traffic hits PAT or the ACP. sysopt connection permit-vpn is off by default; if you leave it off, write the allow plus NAT exemption.

   Hard words before the runbook

    Protected Networks  — the networks each endpoint encrypts. FMC builds the crypto ACL from this list. Peers cannot overlap. Do not mix “Protected Networks” on one node with a crypto ACL on the other.

    Crypto-map (policy-based)  — interesting traffic is an ACL. Point-to-point, hub-and-spoke, or full mesh. Classic ASA style.

    VTI (route-based)  — a Tunnel interface in a security zone. Static VTI from FTD 6.7; dynamic VTI (hub) from 7.3. Routing (static / BGP / OSPF / EIGRP) sends packets into the tunnel. Selectors are any-to-any.

    Connection profile  — RA tunnel-group. How the user binds: AAA, address pool, default group policy. FMC ships  DefaultWEBVPNGroup .

    Group policy  — session attributes after auth: split tunnel, banner, Secure Client profile, idle timeout. RADIUS Class-25 / IETF-Class can override it.

    sysopt permit-vpn  — Bypass Access Control for decrypted VPN. Global. Official: works for policy-based S2S and RA.  Does not apply to VTI  — you must write ACP both ways.

    NAT exemption  — Static Manual NAT, original = translated,  no-proxy-arp  +  route-lookup . Stops PAT eating VPN traffic.

## 2. Mental model

 Hold three parts. Interviews fail when people mix them.

#### 1. Control (IKE SA)

     IKE policy + PSK or certificate. Peers authenticate and build the IKE SA. IKEv2 is the FMC default. Green here does not move a LAN packet. CLI:  show crypto ikev2 sa .

#### 2. Data (child IPsec SA)

     IPsec proposal + PFS + lifetimes. Policy-based: Protected Networks become selectors. VTI:  0.0.0.0/0 . This is what  show crypto ipsec sa  lists — look at encaps / decaps.

#### 3. Forward (NAT + ACP)

     Identity NAT so PAT does not rewrite the inner flow. ACP allow, or  sysopt permit-vpn  on policy-based / RA only. VTI also needs a route into the Tunnel interface.

#### Remote access is not S2S

     A user, not a peer LAN. Identity cert + AAA + pool + connection profile + group policy + Secure Client image. License: AnyConnect Plus, Apex, or VPN Only, plus strong encryption.

   Say this out loud

   Policy-based asks “does this flow match the Protected Networks?” Route-based asks “does the route point at the VTI?” Remote access asks “did this user authenticate, and did they get a pool address?” IKE READY is none of those three.

 Official S2S order: topology name + type + IKE version → endpoints (device, interface, Protected Networks) → IKE policy + auth → IPsec proposal → Advanced (optional  sysopt permit-vpn ) → NAT exemption → ACP → Deploy. Official RA order: identity cert, RADIUS/LDAP, IPv4 pool, Secure Client image → wizard (target device, protocols, connection profile, group policy, access interface + cert) → NAT exemption → ACP or sysopt → Deploy.

## 3. Decision + IKE → child SA flowchart

 Read this before you click  Add VPN . The packet does not encrypt, then negotiate. IKE builds keys. Then a matching child SA, NAT exemption, and ACP carry the LAN flow.

   Path · IKE, then child SA, then NAT exempt, then proof

   Path of a new site-to-site: IKE SA, child IPsec SA, identity NAT so PAT does not rewrite, then packet-tracer ALLOW.

   Flow 1 · IKE first, interesting traffic second

       FTD VPN: IKE SA then child IPsec SA then NAT exemption then ACP

- New S2S · IKE first · interesting traffic second 1 · Topology Site To Site · IKEv2 2 · IKE SA policy + PSK · ikev2 sa 3 · Child IPsec SA proposal + selectors 4 · ESP ipsec sa encap/decap If selectors / NAT miss → no user traffic IKE stays READY. Users still fail. Classic ticket. 5 · Identity NAT + ACP no-proxy-arp · route-lookup · then encrypt What “interesting traffic” means on FTD Policy-based · Protected Networks become the crypto ACL / selectors lab: 10.10.113.0/24 ↔ 10.10.110.0/24 Route-based VTI · routing table sends packets into Tunnel1 · selectors 0/0 VTI: sysopt permit-vpn does not apply — write ACP both directions Sources: FMC Site-to-Site VPNs · TAC 215470 · TAC 216276 Read left → right, then down. Red box is the ticket that looks like “VPN is broken.” Green box is the only moment LAN traffic can move. Flow 2 · packet-tracer after Deploy (run it twice) packet-tracer first DROP is expected then second ALLOW through VPN encrypt packet-tracer #1 VPN encrypt DROP Expected first packet brings IKE up packet-tracer #2 VPN encrypt ALLOW What you must see on the second run UN-NAT / NAT · identity exemption · no-proxy-arp route-lookup ACCESS-LIST ALLOW · then VPN encrypt ALLOW show crypto ikev2 sa → Status: UP-ACTIVE · READY · CHILD count:1 Child sa local 10.10.113.0/24 · remote 10.10.110.0/24 (policy-based) Never use the FTD inside IP as the packet-tracer source — TAC: that always fails Source: Configure Site to Site VPN on FTD Managed by FMC (215470) If you remember one picture: first tracer DROP is not a broken PSK. Second tracer ALLOW plus matching child selectors closes the ticket. ## 4. How to choose S2S vs VTI vs RA One choice per job. Do not enable every checkbox “so the tunnel is safer.” Decision · three paths Path A is policy-based crypto-map. Path B is route-based VTI. Path C is Secure Client remote access. Pick one job, then one object tree. You need Choose Where Why Two LANs, peer speaks crypto-map / Protected Networks Policy Based (Crypto Map) , Point to Point, IKEv2 Devices → VPN → Site To Site → Add VPN → Threat Defense Device FMC builds the crypto ACL from Protected Networks. Mirror the peer ACL. Default IKE is IKEv2. Cloud (AWS/Azure), BGP/OSPF over the tunnel, or you are tired of ACL pairs Route Based (VTI) — Static VTI (6.7+); Dynamic VTI hub (7.3+) Same wizard, radio Route Based (VTI) Routing decides encryption. Selectors are 0/0. Official: preferred for dynamic routing and cloud. VTI is routed-mode only; not on clusters. Users on laptops, not a site LAN Remote Access — SSL/TLS and/or IPsec-IKEv2 + Secure Client Devices → VPN → Remote Access → Add Connection profile + group policy + pool + AAA + identity cert. AnyConnect Plus/Apex/VPN Only + strong encryption. New S2S, peer supports IKEv2 IKEv2 only Topology IKE Version checkboxes FMC default. IKEv1 if a device in the topology cannot do v2. IKEv1 is not for CC/UCAPL devices. Decrypted VPN should skip ACP (policy-based or RA) sysopt permit-vpn S2S Advanced → Tunnel · RA Access Interfaces Global. You lose Snort/ACP on that decrypted flow. VPN filter can still apply. Does not work on VTI — write ACP both ways. Keep inspection on VPN users Leave sysopt off. Write ACP allows. For RA, TAC prefers uRPF + null route for the pool Policies → Access Control · Devices → Interfaces → Advanced → Enable Anti Spoofing Clear-text that happens to match the pool ACL would otherwise be permitted. uRPF drops spoofed pool sources. Stop PAT rewriting inner VPN packets Static Manual NAT exemption, original = translated, no-proxy-arp + route-lookup Devices → NAT Official S2S and RA both call this out. Missing exemption is the #1 “IKE up, ping dies” cause. New crypto on 6.7+ AES-256, SHA-256 or SHA-512, DH 14 or 19/20/21. No 3DES/DES/MD5/DH 1/2/24 IKE tab / IPsec tab objects Weak algorithms were removed for new tunnels from 6.7. Upgrade can block until you rewrite the policy. Source: FMC Site-to-Site VPNs , TAC 216276 (VTI) , FMC Remote Access VPN . Do not do this Do not mix Protected Networks on one node with a crypto ACL on the other — FMC forbids it. Do not set Protected Networks to any on both hub-and-spoke ends (no crypto ACL is generated). Do not put a double-quote in a PSK. Do not reuse UDP 500/4500 or TCP 443 if PAT already owns those ports. Do not treat FMC tunnel colour as live — official interval is about five minutes; confirm on CLI. ## 5. Runbook · Side A peer, Side B FMC, Side C proof Lab story (RFC 5737 / documentation addresses only): FTD outside 203.0.113.10 , inside LAN 10.10.113.0/24 . Peer (ASA / extranet / cloud) 198.51.100.20 , remote LAN 10.10.110.0/24 . Optional VTI Tunnel1 192.0.2.1/30 , peer VTI 192.0.2.2 . RA pool 10.20.20.10–10.20.20.200 . PSK is a generated secret — never a dictionary word, never pasted into screenshots. Primary S2S source: Configure Site to Site VPN on FTD Managed by FMC (215470) . VTI: 216276 . RA: Configure Secure Client Remote Access VPN on FTD (212424) . ### Side A — the peer / IdP first #### Collect the four numbers that must match Peer public IP or FQDN, IKE version, PSK or cert, and the exact Phase 2 selectors (or “route-based / 0/0”). For AWS, download both tunnel outside IPs and the CIDRs. For Azure, read policy-based vs route-based. For ASA, copy the crypto-map ACL. For RA, collect the IdP or RADIUS host that the data interface can reach — VPN AAA does not use the Management-only table.

- #### Agree crypto both sides actually support Lab IKE: AES-256, SHA-256, PRF SHA-256, DH group 14 (or 19/20/21). Lab IPsec: ESP AES-GCM-256 (hash built-in) or AES-256 + SHA-256. Match PFS: both on (same group) or both off. TAC 215470 lab used GCM-256 and PFS disabled — only because the peer did. Do not invent “standard 8 hours” if the cloud template published different lifetimes.

### Side B — FMC objects, then Deploy

- #### Policy-based S2S topology Devices → VPN → Site To Site → Add VPN → Firepower Threat Defense Device (some FMC builds say Secure Firewall Threat Defense Device). Topology Name e.g. HQ-BR1-IKEv2 . Radio Policy Based (Crypto Map) . Network Topology Point to Point . IKE Version IKEv2 . Node A: FTD, outside interface (IP auto-fills), Protected Networks = 10.10.113.0/24 . Node B: Extranet, name + 198.51.100.20 , Protected Networks = 10.10.110.0/24 . IKE tab: new IKEv2 policy (priority, lifetime, integrity SHA256, encryption AES-256, PRF SHA256, DH 14), Authentication Pre-shared Manual Key . IPsec tab: new IKEv2 IPsec proposal, ESP AES-GCM-256. Optional Advanced → Tunnel → Bypass Access Control ( sysopt permit-vpn ). Save.

- #### Or: route-based VTI Same wizard, radio Route Based (VTI) , IKEv2. Node A: create Static VTI — Name VTI-BR1 , Security Zone VTI-Zone , Tunnel ID 1 , IP 192.0.2.1/30 , Tunnel Source = outside, mode ipsec ipv4. Node B: Extranet + peer IP. IKE + IPsec as above. Then Devices → Device Management → Routing → Static Route : Interface VTI-BR1 , Network 10.10.110.0/24 , Gateway 192.0.2.2 . ACP: In-Zone ↔ VTI-Zone both directions. Official: sysopt permit-vpn does not apply.

- #### NAT exemption (both S2S styles, and RA) Devices → NAT , policy that targets this FTD → Add Rule . Static Manual NAT. Interface objects: inside → outside. Translation: original source 10.10.113.0/24 = translated source same; original dest 10.10.110.0/24 = translated dest same. Advanced: no-proxy-arp and route-lookup . Save. For RA, exempt inside ↔ pool the same way.

- #### ACP if sysopt is off Policies → Access Control → Access Control , policy on this FTD → Add Rule. Allow inside LAN ↔ remote LAN (or pool) both ways — one bidirectional rule is what TAC 215470 uses. Deploy.

- #### Remote access wizard (when the ticket is users, not sites) Prereqs first: Objects → Object Management → PKI → Cert Enrollment then Devices → Certificates → Add . Objects → RADIUS Server Group . Objects → Address Pools → IPv4 Pools . Objects → VPN → AnyConnect File (Secure Client pkg). Then Devices → VPN → Remote Access → Add : name the profile, select the FTD, SSL and/or IPsec-IKEv2. Connection Profile Name, Authentication Server, Address Pools. Edit Group Policy → AnyConnect tab → Client Profile. Select images. Access interface = outside + device identity certificate. Finish → Deploy.

     https://fmc.lab.example.com/#vpn/site-to-site
     Training mock · not live

       Devices → VPN → Site To Site → Add VPN → Threat Defense Device

### Create New VPN Topology

         Endpoints
         IKE
         IPsec
         Advanced

          Topology Name  HQ-BR1-IKEv2

          IKE Version  IKEv2

          Type  Policy Based (Crypto Map)

          Network Topology  Point to Point

          Node A · Device / IF  FTD-HQ · outside · 203.0.113.10

          Node A · Protected Networks  10.10.113.0/24

          Node B · Extranet  BR1-ASA · 198.51.100.20

          Node B · Protected Networks  10.10.110.0/24

        Authentication Type (IKE tab)  Pre-shared Manual Key · ••••••••••••

         Cancel
         Save

    Click next:  IKE tab → new IKEv2 policy (AES-256 / SHA256 / DH 14) → IPsec tab → AES-GCM-256 proposal → Devices → NAT identity exemption → Deploy. Source: TAC 215470 Step 1–6 · FMC Site-to-Site VPNs.

     https://fmc.lab.example.com/#vpn/remote-access
     Training mock · not live

       Devices → VPN → Remote Access → Add → Connection Profile

### Connection Profile

         Target / Protocol
         Connection Profile
         AnyConnect
         Access &amp; Certificate

          Connection Profile Name  RA-Corp

          Authentication Server  ISE-RADIUS

          IPv4 Address Pool  RA-Pool · 10.20.20.10–200

          Group Policy  GP-Corp (Edit → Client Profile)

          Access Interface  outside

          Device Certificate  vpn.lab.example.com

        Bypass Access Control policy for decrypted traffic (sysopt)  Unchecked · write ACP + NAT exempt instead

         Back
         Finish

    Click next:  Finish → Deploy → identity NAT for inside ↔ RA-Pool → ACP allow (or enable sysopt on Access Interfaces). Source: TAC 212424 · FMC Remote Access VPN wizard.

### Side C — prove it

- #### Bring the child SA up with packet-tracer — twice On the FTD CLI, from diagnostic/expert as your build requires: FTD CLI · do not use the firewall inside IP as source packet-tracer input inside icmp 10.10.113.10 8 0 10.10.110.10 packet-tracer input inside icmp 10.10.113.10 8 0 10.10.110.10 First run: Phase VPN / encrypt = DROP is expected. Second run: UN-NAT hits the identity NAT, ACCESS-LIST ALLOW, VPN encrypt ALLOW .

- #### Quote the SAs Proof lines show crypto ikev2 sa show crypto ikev2 sa detailed show crypto ipsec sa show crypto ipsec sa peer 198.51.100.20 show vpn-sessiondb detail l2l You want Status UP-ACTIVE , role INITIATOR or RESPONDER, READY , CHILD count ≥ 1, local selector 10.10.113.0/24 and remote 10.10.110.0/24 (policy-based). Then a real ping from a host — encaps and decaps increment. FMC colour can lag ~5 minutes; CLI wins.

## 6. Runtime path after Deploy

 After Deploy succeeds, a new inner packet walks this path. Use it when the tunnel “looks up” and the app still fails.

   Ops · proof cockpit

   Green FMC icon is not the close. Quote packet-tracer ALLOW and incrementing encaps/decaps.

        Station  What FTD does  If it dies here

         Route-lookup
         Picks egress (outside, or VTI)
         VTI: missing static/BGP into Tunnel1. Policy-based: RRI default-on can install a reverse route — disable RRI if “any” Protected Networks drop default traffic.

         UN-NAT / NAT
         Identity exemption, dest untranslated
         PAT ate the packet. Add Static Manual NAT, no-proxy-arp, route-lookup.

         Access-list
         ACP (or skipped if sysopt on policy-based/RA)
         VTI always needs ACP both ways. RA pool clear-text can match a sloppy allow — TAC: uRPF + null route for the pool.

         VPN encrypt
         Child SA encrypts ESP
         First tracer DROP → run again. Persistent DROP → selectors, PSK, UDP 500/4500, NAT-T.

         Wire
         ESP or UDP 4500 to the peer
         Capture on outside:  capture capout interface outside match ip host 203.0.113.10 host 198.51.100.20  — need bidirectional UDP 500/4500.

 RA runtime is different after the user authenticates: the client gets a pool address; a /32 route is installed; inner traffic is from that pool, not from the home LAN. AAA attributes beat the group policy; the connection-profile default group policy is last. FTD does not inherit leftover attributes from system  DfltGrpPolicy .

## 7. Traps + proof checklist

 Most “VPN is down” tickets are one of these. Quote the evidence before you add a second topology.

        Symptom  Likely cause  First check

         First packet-tracer VPN encrypt DROP
         Tunnel was down; tracer is the interesting traffic
         Run the same command again. TAC 215470: first fail is expected.

         IKE READY, ping dies, second tracer still DROP
         No identity NAT, or ACP deny, or selector mismatch
         NAT table for no-proxy-arp route-lookup. ACP. Child sa local/remote selectors.

         No IKE SA at all
         PSK, version, UDP 500/4500, identity, ports in use by PAT
          show crypto ikev2 sa . Capture both ways. Official: 500/4500 already in use → S2S service will not start.

         SA up, encaps only, no decaps
         Peer has no return SA/route, or inbound ESP dropped
          show crypto ipsec sa  counters. Peer ACL mirror. NAT-T / UDP 4500.

         VTI IKE up, no traffic
         Missing ACP or missing route into the VTI
         sysopt will not save you. Add both-direction ACP + static/BGP via Tunnel1.

         Secure Client connects, LAN dead
         NAT/ACP on the pool, or AAA only reachable on Management
         Identity NAT pool ↔ inside. ACP.  show route  vs  show route management-only .  test aaa-server authentication .

         FMC green, CLI empty (or the reverse)
         FMC refresh is not realtime
         Official: about five minutes. Trust CLI. Overview → Dashboards → Site to Site VPN on newer FMC.

   Proof the change worked

- Second packet-tracer : VPN encrypt ALLOW , NAT phase shows the identity exemption.

- show crypto ikev2 sa — UP-ACTIVE , READY , CHILD count ≥ 1.

- show crypto ipsec sa — selectors match Protected Networks (or 0/0 on VTI); encaps and decaps both move after a host ping.

- RA: show vpn-sessiondb anyconnect (or secure client on newer code) lists the user and pool IP; inside host answers that pool IP.

- You did not use the FTD inside address as the tracer source.

  Interview close:  “On FTD, IKE READY is the control SA. Policy-based uses Protected Networks as the crypto ACL. VTI uses the route table and ignores sysopt permit-vpn. Remote access is a connection profile plus group policy plus pool. I prove with packet-tracer twice and show crypto ikev2 sa, not with the FMC icon.”

## Knowledge check

   Six judgment questions. Map each miss back to the section in the reason.

       Q1
       You just deployed an IKEv2 site-to-site. First  packet-tracer input inside icmp 10.10.113.10 8 0 10.10.110.10  dies at VPN encrypt DROP. What do you do first?

           Regenerate the pre-shared key and redeploy
           Run the same packet-tracer a second time — the first packet is expected to fail while the SA comes up
           Switch the topology from IKEv2 to IKEv1
           Use the FTD inside interface IP as the tracer source so it “owns” the packet

       Correct:  b . TAC 215470: the first tracer brings the tunnel up and reports VPN encrypt DROP; the second should ALLOW. Do not use the firewall inside IP as source — that always fails. Re-read  Flow 2  and Side C.

       Q2
        show crypto ikev2 sa  is READY. Users still cannot reach the far LAN. Second packet-tracer dies in NAT, not VPN. First fix?

           Add a Static Manual NAT exemption (original = translated) with no-proxy-arp and route-lookup so PAT does not rewrite VPN traffic
           Disable PFS so Phase 2 “just works”
           Turn the FMC tunnel icon green by clicking Refresh
           Put a double-quote in the PSK to force rekey

       Correct:  a . Official S2S Step 6: identity NAT exemption keeps VPN traffic off dynamic PAT. PFS and the FMC icon do not fix a NAT miss. Double-quote is forbidden in PSKs. Re-read Side B step 3 and traps.

       Q3
       You need BGP over the tunnel to Azure and you are tired of mirroring crypto ACLs. What do you build on FMC?

           Policy-based full mesh with Protected Networks = any on both ends
           Remote Access so Azure can “dial in”
           Route Based (VTI): Static VTI, route (or BGP) into Tunnel1, ACP both directions — sysopt will not apply
           GRE over VTI — FTD’s preferred cloud pattern

       Correct:  c . TAC 216276: VTI is preferred for dynamic routing and cloud; selectors are 0/0; sysopt permit-vpn does not apply; GRE over VTI is not supported.  any / any  Protected Networks on hub-and-spoke is a documented trap. Re-read  How to choose .

       Q4
       You enabled Bypass Access Control ( sysopt permit-vpn ) on a route-based VTI. Users still hit ACP drops. Why?

           You forgot to reboot the FMC
           VTI requires IKEv1 for sysopt to work
           You must also enable it on the IKE Crypto profile
           Official VTI guide: sysopt connection permit-vpn does not apply to route-based VPN — write ACP allows both directions on the VTI zone

       Correct:  d . TAC 216276 limitations table: sysopt does not apply to VTI; ACP is mandatory both ways. Sysopt is a tunnel/access-interface checkbox for policy-based S2S and RA, not an IKE profile. Re-read  How to choose  and Side B step 2.

       Q5
       Secure Client shows connected. The user has a pool IP. They cannot reach an inside server. sysopt is off. First two checks?

           Delete the identity certificate and use a self-signed leftover from lab
           Identity NAT exemption for inside ↔ pool, and an ACP allow for that pair — or enable sysopt on Access Interfaces if you accept skipping Snort
           Move the RADIUS server so it is only reachable on the Management interface
           Change the connection profile name to DefaultWEBVPNGroup and hope

       Correct:  b . TAC 212424 + FMC RA guide: sysopt is off by default, so ACP and NAT exemption must permit pool traffic. VPN AAA must be reachable on a data/diagnostic path, not Management-only. Re-read Side B step 5 and traps.

       Q6
       You committed. What do you quote before you close the ticket or add another topology?

           Second packet-tracer VPN encrypt ALLOW, plus show crypto ikev2 sa UP-ACTIVE / READY with matching child selectors, and encaps and decaps incrementing after a LAN ping
           A screenshot of the pre-shared key
           The FMC tunnel icon five seconds after Deploy — it is realtime
           A single packet-tracer that dropped, to prove you tested

       Correct:  a . Official verify path is the second tracer plus show crypto ikev2 sa / ipsec sa (and vpn-sessiondb). FMC status is not realtime (~5 min). A PSK screenshot is a secret leak, not proof. Re-read Side C and the proof checklist.

       Check answers
       Reset

## Sources

- FMC Device Configuration — Site-to-Site VPNs — topologies (PTP / hub-and-spoke / full mesh), Policy Based vs Route Based, Protected Networks, IKE/IPsec options, sysopt, RRI, NAT-T notes.

- Configure Site to Site VPN on FTD Managed by FMC (215470) — wizard clicks, identity NAT, packet-tracer twice, show crypto ikev2 sa .

- Configure Route Based Site to Site VPN on FMC Managed FTD (216276) — Static VTI fields, ACP required, sysopt does not apply, verify CLI.

- FMC Device Configuration — Remote Access VPN — wizard, connection profile, group policy, AAA order, licenses, sysopt, NAT exemption, DNS.

- Configure Secure Client (AnyConnect) Remote Access VPN on FTD (212424) — cert, RADIUS, pool, images, wizard, uRPF vs sysopt.

- FMC VPN Monitoring and Troubleshooting — dashboard / CLI when the GUI lags.

 Related:  FTD NAT — exemption and section order  ·  Access Control Policy  ·  FTD &amp; FMC fundamentals  ·  HA, clustering &amp; packet-tracer  ·  Session factory  ·  Cisco Secure Firewall hub

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