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# sk102170 - After renaming the Interoperable Device object, pre-shared secret disappears from the object

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Solution ID | sk102170 |
| Date Created | 2014-08-24 |
| Last Modified | 2015-06-09 |
| Technical Level | Advanced |
| Products | SmartConsole |
| Versions | R82.10, R82.20, R82, R81.20 |

## Symptoms

- Pre-shared secret disappears after renaming the Interoperable Device object:

1. Enable pre-shared secret in the Security Gateway object:  
   Go to '`IPSec VPN`' pane - click on '`Traditional mode configuration...`' button - check the box '`Pre-Shared Secret`' - click on '`OK`'
2. Enable and Define the Pre-Shared Secret in the Interoperable Device object:  
   Go to '`IPSec VPN`' pane - click on '`Traditional mode configuration...`' button - check the box '`Pre-Shared Secret`' - click on '`Edit Secrets...`' button - select the Security Gateway object - click on '`Edit`' button
3. Remove the Interoperable Device from the VPN community.
4. Change the name of the Interoperable Device object to a new name - click on '`OK`'.
5. The pre-shared secret no longer appears in the Interoperable Device object:  
   Go to '`IPSec VPN`' pane - click on '`Traditional mode configuration...`' button - check the box '`Pre-Shared Secret`' - click on '`Edit Secrets...`' button - select the Security Gateway object - click on '`Edit`' button
6. Restore the original the name of the Interoperable Device object.
7. The pre-shared secret appears again in the Interoperable Device object:  
   Go to '`IPSec VPN`' pane - click on '`Traditional mode configuration...`' button - check the box '`Pre-Shared Secret`' - click on '`Edit Secrets...`' button - select the Security Gateway object - click on '`Edit`' button

As a result, after renaming the Interoperable Device object and installing policy, the Phase 1 would fail since there is no pre-shared key defined.

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