Create IPSec Tunnel

  • Creates a new IPSec Tunnel.

  • The full IPSec Tunnel needs to be provided to create the object. Optional data will be filled with defaults or left empty.

To create a IPSec Tunnel, perform a POST request.

Endpoint

Use a region-specific endpoint to create IPSec Tunnel: https://vpn.{region}.ionos.com/ipsecgateways/{gatewayId}/tunnels.

Request

curl --location \
--request POST 'https://vpn.de-fra.ionos.com/ipsecgateways/66a114c7-2ddd-5119-9ddf-5a789f5a5a44/tunnels' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJraWQiO' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{
  "metadata": {},
  "properties": {
    "name": "My Company Gateway Tunnel",
    "description": "Allows local subnet X to connect to virtual network Y.",
    "remoteHost": "vpn.mycompany.com",
    "auth": {
      "method": "PSK",
      "psk": {
        "key": "X2wosbaw74M8hQGbK3jCCaEusR6CCFRa"
      }
    },
    "ike": {
      "diffieHellmanGroup": "16-MODP4096",
      "encryptionAlgorithm": "AES256",
      "integrityAlgorithm": "SHA256",
      "lifetime": 86400
    },
    "esp": {
      "diffieHellmanGroup": "16-MODP4096",
      "encryptionAlgorithm": "AES256",
      "integrityAlgorithm": "SHA256",
      "lifetime": 3600
    },
    "cloudNetworkCIDRs": [
      "203.0.113.0/24"
    ],
    "peerNetworkCIDRs": [
      "198.51.100.0/24"
    ]
  }
}'

You can update the gatewayId value to get a specific IPSecGateway:

Path Parameter
Type
Description
Example

gatewayId

string

The ID (UUID) of the IPSec Gateway.

66a114c7-2ddd-5119-9ddf-5a789f5a5a44

Response

201 Successful operation

{
  "id": "c28b2d3e-7b15-53ca-ae88-6ae9378d6efe",
  "type": "ipsectunnel",
  "href": "/ipsecgateways/{gatewayId}/tunnels/c28b2d3e-7b15-53ca-ae88-6ae9378d6efe",
  "metadata": {
    "createdDate": "2020-12-10T13:37:50+01:00",
    "createdBy": "ionos:identity:::users/87f9a82e-b28d-49ed-9d04-fba2c0459cd3",
    "createdByUserId": "87f9a82e-b28d-49ed-9d04-fba2c0459cd3",
    "lastModifiedDate": "2020-12-11T13:37:50+01:00",
    "lastModifiedBy": "ionos:identity:::users/87f9a82e-b28d-49ed-9d04-fba2c0459cd3",
    "lastModifiedByUserId": "87f9a82e-b28d-49ed-9d04-fba2c0459cd3",
    "resourceURN": "ionos:<product>:<location>:<contract>:<resource-path>",
    "status": "AVAILABLE",
    "statusMessage": null
  },
  "properties": {
    "name": "My Company Gateway Tunnel",
    "description": "Allows local subnet X to connect to virtual network Y.",
    "remoteHost": "vpn.mycompany.com",
    "auth": {
      "method": "PSK",
      "psk": {}
    },
    "ike": {
      "diffieHellmanGroup": "16-MODP4096",
      "encryptionAlgorithm": "AES256",
      "integrityAlgorithm": "SHA256",
      "lifetime": 86400
    },
    "esp": {
      "diffieHellmanGroup": "16-MODP4096",
      "encryptionAlgorithm": "AES256",
      "integrityAlgorithm": "SHA256",
      "lifetime": 3600
    },
    "cloudNetworkCIDRs": [
      "203.0.113.0/24"
    ],
    "peerNetworkCIDRs": [
      "198.51.100.0/24"
    ]
  }
}

Result: The IPSec Tunnel is successfully created. the id and other details of the created IPSec Tunnel are provided in the response.

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