lifetime (IKEv2)

Configures the lifetime period of an Internet Key Exchange version 2 (IKEv2) security association (SA) for an IKEv2 profile.

Syntax

lifetime minutes
no lifetime minutes

Command Default

The default lifetime period for an IKEv2 SA is 43200 minutes (30 days).

Parameters

minutes
Specifies the lifetime period (in minutes) for an IKEv2 SA. The range is from 10 through 43200.

Modes

IKEv2 profile configuration mode

Usage Guidelines

The no form of the command resets the IKEv2 SA lifetime period to the default value.

NOTE
During rekey, minor traffic loss is possible due to hardware programming delays.

Examples

The following example shows how to set the IKEv2 SA lifetime value to 15000 minutes for an IKEv2 profile named prof-mktg. 

device(config)# ikev2 profile prof-mktg
device(config-ike-profile-prof-mktg)# lifetime 15000

History

Release version Command history
8.0.50 This command was introduced.