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security parameters index (SPI)
(I) IPsec usage: The type of security association identifier used
in IPsec protocols. A 32-bit value used to distinguish among
different security associations terminating at the same
destination (IP address) and using the same IPsec security
protocol (AH or ESP). Carried in AH and ESP to enable the
receiving system to determine under which security association to
process a received packet.
