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Many thanks for the reponse and the link
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Can't think of a good reason to use &quot;no check&quot;, especially if using pre-shared-keys.<br />
Cisco web site of little help, but I'm sure there's a reason. &nbsp;What am I missing?
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Can't think of a good reason to use "no check", especially if using pre-shared-keys.
Cisco web site of little help, but I'm sure there's a reason.  What am I missing?

When would you configure an ASA to do peer-id-validate no check

Cisco PIX is a dedicated hardware firewall appliance; the Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) is a firewall and anti-malware security appliance that provides unified threat management and protection the PIX does not. Other Cisco devices and systems include routers, switches, storage networking, wireless and the software and hardware for PIX Firewall Manager (PFM), PIX Device Manager (PDM) and Adaptive Security Device Manager (ASDM).