Description | This article describes a dial-up IPsec tunnel phase 1 negotiation error. |
Scope | FortiGate. |
Solution |
This EMS SN verification feature was initially introduced in FortiGate v7.6 for enhancing VPN security
Below error message is observed in the VPN logs while connecting:
FortiClient error message is shown as below:
For resolution, 'ems-sn-check' needs to be disabled on IPSec phase1-interface settings:
config vpn ipsec phase1-interface
The EMS SN check feature can be enabled or disabled from the IPsec GUI starting from v7.6.0+. By default, the ems-sn-check setting is disabled.
For more information on this feature, refer to the following documents: |
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