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IPSec VPN Tunnels

Secure your SIP trunks, SMPP binds, and signalling links with carrier-grade IKEv2/IPSec tunnels. Encrypt all traffic between your on-premise PBX, SMPP application server, or data center and the MOBITELSMS platform — preventing eavesdropping, call interception, and man-in-the-middle attacks on unencrypted telecom protocols.

Unencrypted SIP and SMPP Are Vulnerable

The SIP protocol transmits call setup signalling — including caller ID, called number, authentication credentials, and call routing decisions — in cleartext by default. SMPP similarly transmits message content, phone numbers, and authentication credentials without encryption unless TLS is applied at the application layer. On the public internet, unencrypted telecom traffic is exposed to passive interception by ISPs and state actors, active MITM attacks that redirect calls or inject forged messages, credential harvesting from SIP REGISTER and SMPP BIND PDUs, and toll fraud via session hijacking. IPSec tunnels encrypt the entire IP traffic flow at the network layer, protecting all protocols — SIP, SMPP, RTP, SCTP — regardless of whether application-layer TLS is configured.

IPSec VPN Capabilities

IKEv2 / IPSec Tunnels
Modern IKEv2 key exchange with perfect forward secrecy (PFS). Supports both site-to-site tunnel mode (for connecting network ranges) and host-to-host transport mode (for single-server connections). Certificate-based authentication via X.509 or pre-shared keys for simpler deployments. Dead peer detection (DPD) with automatic tunnel re-establishment.
Hardware-Accelerated Encryption
AES-NI hardware acceleration on all platform nodes ensures IPSec encryption does not become a throughput bottleneck. AES-256-GCM authenticated encryption provides both confidentiality and integrity in a single pass, reducing CPU overhead versus AES-CBC + HMAC-SHA256. Achieves line-rate encryption for SIP traffic at 5,000+ CPS.
Redundant Tunnel Paths
Dual-tunnel configurations with automatic failover between primary and backup endpoints. If the primary tunnel endpoint becomes unreachable, IKE renegotiation brings up the backup tunnel within 5 seconds. Supports ECMP (Equal-Cost Multi-Path) load balancing across multiple active tunnels for high-bandwidth deployments requiring more than a single tunnel's capacity.
Zero-Trust Network Access
IPSec tunnels can be combined with per-tunnel access control policies to implement zero-trust segmentation. Each customer's tunnel only has access to the specific platform services they are entitled to — their SMPP bind endpoints, their SIP registrar IP, their API server. Inter-customer traffic isolation is enforced at the network layer even if application-level auth is compromised.
Config Generation for Popular Platforms
The admin portal generates ready-to-use IPSec configuration files for StrongSwan (Linux), Cisco IOS/ASA, Juniper SRX, Fortinet FortiGate, pfSense/OPNsense, and MikroTik RouterOS. Pre-filled with your specific tunnel endpoint IPs, pre-shared keys or certificate references, and recommended cipher suites — reducing provisioning from hours to minutes.
Tunnel Monitoring & Alerting
Real-time tunnel status dashboard showing IKE SA state, ESP SA bytes transferred, packet loss, and round-trip latency per tunnel. Configurable alerts for tunnel drops, high packet loss, or abnormal traffic spikes. Historical uptime logs and SLA reporting. Automatic re-keying events are logged with timestamps for compliance and audit trail purposes.

Specifications

IKE VersionIKEv2 (RFC 7296)
EncryptionAES-256-GCM, AES-256-CBC
IntegrityHMAC-SHA-256/384, AES-GCM (combined)
Key ExchangeDH Group 14/16/19/20 (2048–4096 bit)
AuthenticationX.509 certificates (RSA-2048/ECDSA) or PSK
Rekey IntervalIKE SA: 8h; Child SA: 1h (configurable)
Failover Time<5s (DPD detect + secondary SA)
Throughput10+ Gbps per tunnel (AES-NI accelerated)

Encrypt Your Telecom Links Today

Unencrypted SIP and SMPP are an unnecessary risk. Our IPSec VPN onboarding takes under 30 minutes — we provide the configuration, you apply it to your router or firewall, and your traffic is encrypted end-to-end.

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