Configure a data policy

A data policy defines what level of authentication or encryption protects data as it flows through the VPN.

The communicating systems agree on these attributes during the Internet Key Exchange (IKE) protocol phase 2 negotiations. You do not need to define a data policy when you create a manual connection. In addition, if you create your VPN with the New Connection wizard, the wizard can create a data policy for you.

To define a data policy or make changes to an existing one, follow these steps:

  1. In iSeries™ Navigator, expand your server > Network > IP Policies > Virtual Private Networking > IP Security Policies.
  2. To create a new data policy, right-click Data Policies and select New Data Policy. To make changes to an existing data policy, click Data Policies (in the left pane) then right-click the data policy you want to change (in the right pane) and select Properties.
  3. Complete each of the property sheets. Click Help if you have questions about how complete a page or any of its fields.
  4. Click OK to save your changes.
Parent topic: Configure VPN security policies
Related concepts
Key management