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Can you explain the difference between static crypto maps and dynamic crypto maps?
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William Swansen has worked in the employment assistance realm since 2007. He is an author, job search strategist, and career advisor who helps individuals worldwide and in various professions to find their ideal careers.
Many times, when an interviewer asks you a technical question, it will be in the form of comparing two similar but different technologies. The best way to respond to this question is to define each technology and then compare and contrast them. You may want to provide an example of how you use these in your daily work. Remember to keep your answer direct and to the point and avoid using technical terms the interviewer may not understand.
William Swansen has worked in the employment assistance realm since 2007. He is an author, job search strategist, and career advisor who helps individuals worldwide and in various professions to find their ideal careers.
"Both static and dynamic crypto maps are technologies used to identify network peers when transmitting data in IPsec sites to VPNs. Static crypto maps are used when the peers are already predetermined and identified. Dynamic crypto maps are used when the peers are not predetermined. Both of these technologies use IPsec to remote access VPNs. Alternatives to using crypto maps are VTIs or Virtual Tunnel Interfaces. These are established in advance and avoid using older, less elegant technologies including access lists and crypto maps."
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