System and method for IPSec link configuration

摘要

A method for configuring Internet Protocol Security (IPsec) protocol. The method includes configuring IPsec phase 1 Security Associations (SA) lifetimes and soft phase 2 SA lifetimes in a manner enabling efficient Dead Peer Detection recovery of secure communication between client and server in the event of a communication disruption and thereby preventing undesirable sustained periods of non-communication between client and server.