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malformed payload in packet. Probable authentication failure (mismatch of preshared secrets?)

I am trying to configure ipsec Site-to-site VPN between the Head and branch offices. The Head office is a Sophos UTM SG 210 configured as the responder (Repond-Only), and the branch Firewall is a Sophos XGS configured as the initiator.

The Head office SG210 firewall had three other site-to-site VPN connections all in respond-Only mode to the SG210

After the configuration was established the following error Log kept showing:

NAT-Traversal: Result using RFC 3947: no NAT detected
#37767: next payload type of ISAKMP Identification Payload has an unknown value: 187
#37767: Preshared secret failed to decrypt message. Trying next one.
#37767: next payload type of ISAKMP Identification Payload has an unknown value: 93
#37767: malformed payload in packet. Probable authentication failure (mismatch of preshared secrets?)
#37767: sending encrypted notification PAYLOAD_MALFORMED to 188.155.89.10:500
#37767: next payload type of ISAKMP Identification Payload has an unknown value: 93
#37767: malformed payload in packet. Probable authentication failure (mismatch of preshared secrets?)
Please I need help with the solution


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  • Hello  ,

    Thank you for reaching out to the community, looks like a policy mismatch, request you to disable data compression, PFS and try again. I'd recommend create a custom policy rather than using any default policy.  And may we know firmware version currently active on SG 210 ? 

    Thanks & Regards,
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  • Hey  the keylife of phase 1 for UTM 9 is 7800 where as on XG it is set to 3600

    Thanks & Regards,
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    Vivek Jagad | Team Lead, Global Support & Services 

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  • The above pictures are the configurations of the two firewalls. Current firmware version:9.718-5Your firmware is up to date.

    The XGS firewall is an Azure NVA.

  • I have set the keylife  phase 1 to 7800 and phase 2 to 3600 on both firewalls but I still get the same error 

     responding to Main Mode from unknown peer 188.xx.xx.10
    2024:01:24-10:16:24 fw01-2 pluto[9147]: "S_Azurecloud"[216] 188.xx.xx.10 #38366: ignoring Vendor ID payload [404bf439522ca3f6]
    2024:01:24-10:16:24 fw01-2 pluto[9147]: "S_Azurecloud"[216] 188.xx.xx.10 #38366: received Vendor ID payload [XAUTH]
    2024:01:24-10:16:24 fw01-2 pluto[9147]: "S_Azurecloud"[216] 188.xx.59.10 #38366: ignoring Vendor ID payload [da8e937880010000]
    2024:01:24-10:16:24 fw01-2 pluto[9147]: "S_Azurecloud"[216] 188.xx.59.10 #38366: received Vendor ID payload [Dead Peer Detection]
    2024:01:24-10:16:24 fw01-2 pluto[9147]: "S_Azurecloud"[216] 188.xx.59.10 #38366: NAT-Traversal: Result using RFC 3947: no NAT detected
    2024:01:24-10:16:24 fw01-2 pluto[9147]: "S_Azurecloud"[216] 188.xx.59.10 #38366: next payload type of ISAKMP Identification Payload has an unknown value: 164
    2024:01:24-10:16:24 fw01-2 pluto[9147]: "S_Azurecloud"[216] 188.xx.xx.10 #38366: Preshared secret failed to decrypt message. Trying next one.
    2024:01:24-10:16:24 fw01-2 pluto[9147]: "S_Azurecloud"[216] 188.xx.xx.10 #38366: next payload type of ISAKMP Identification Payload has an unknown value: 160
    2024:01:24-10:16:24 fw01-2 pluto[9147]: "S_Azurecloud"[216] 188.xx.xx.10 #38366: malformed payload in packet. Probable authentication failure (mismatch of preshared secrets?)
    2024:01:24-10:16:24 fw01-2 pluto[9147]: "S_Azurecloud"[216] 188.xx.xx.10 #38366: sending encrypted notification PAYLOAD_MALFORMED to xx.xx.59.10:500
    2024:01:24-10:16:29 fw01-2 pluto[9147]: "S_Azurecloud"[216] 188.xx.xx.10 #38366: next payload type of ISAKMP Identification Payload has an unknown value: 160
    2024:01:24-10:16:29 fw01-2 pluto[9147]: "S_Azurecloud"[216] 188.xx.xx.10 #38366: malformed payload in packet. Probable authentication failure (mismatch of preshared secrets?)
    2024:01:24-10:16:29 fw01-2 pluto[9147]: "S_Azurecloud"[216] 188.xx.xx.10 #38366: sending encrypted notification PAYLOAD_MALFORMED to xx.xx.59.10:500
    2024:01:24-10:16:41 fw01-2 pluto[9147]: "S_Azurecloud"[216] 188.xx.xx.10 #38366: next payload type of ISAKMP Identification Payload has an unknown value: 160
    2024:01:24-10:16:41 fw01-2 pluto[9147]: "S_Azurecloud"[216] 188.xx.xx.10 #38366: malformed payload in packet. Probable authentication failure (mismatch of preshared secrets?)
    2024:01:24-10:16:41 fw01-2 pluto[9147]: "S_Azurecloud"[216] 188.xx.xx.10 #38366: sending encrypted notification PAYLOAD_MALFORMED to xx.xx.59.10:500
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  • I have set the keylife  phase 1 to 7800 and phase 2 to 3600 on both firewalls but I still get the same error 

     responding to Main Mode from unknown peer 188.xx.xx.10
    2024:01:24-10:16:24 fw01-2 pluto[9147]: "S_Azurecloud"[216] 188.xx.xx.10 #38366: ignoring Vendor ID payload [404bf439522ca3f6]
    2024:01:24-10:16:24 fw01-2 pluto[9147]: "S_Azurecloud"[216] 188.xx.xx.10 #38366: received Vendor ID payload [XAUTH]
    2024:01:24-10:16:24 fw01-2 pluto[9147]: "S_Azurecloud"[216] 188.xx.59.10 #38366: ignoring Vendor ID payload [da8e937880010000]
    2024:01:24-10:16:24 fw01-2 pluto[9147]: "S_Azurecloud"[216] 188.xx.59.10 #38366: received Vendor ID payload [Dead Peer Detection]
    2024:01:24-10:16:24 fw01-2 pluto[9147]: "S_Azurecloud"[216] 188.xx.59.10 #38366: NAT-Traversal: Result using RFC 3947: no NAT detected
    2024:01:24-10:16:24 fw01-2 pluto[9147]: "S_Azurecloud"[216] 188.xx.59.10 #38366: next payload type of ISAKMP Identification Payload has an unknown value: 164
    2024:01:24-10:16:24 fw01-2 pluto[9147]: "S_Azurecloud"[216] 188.xx.xx.10 #38366: Preshared secret failed to decrypt message. Trying next one.
    2024:01:24-10:16:24 fw01-2 pluto[9147]: "S_Azurecloud"[216] 188.xx.xx.10 #38366: next payload type of ISAKMP Identification Payload has an unknown value: 160
    2024:01:24-10:16:24 fw01-2 pluto[9147]: "S_Azurecloud"[216] 188.xx.xx.10 #38366: malformed payload in packet. Probable authentication failure (mismatch of preshared secrets?)
    2024:01:24-10:16:24 fw01-2 pluto[9147]: "S_Azurecloud"[216] 188.xx.xx.10 #38366: sending encrypted notification PAYLOAD_MALFORMED to xx.xx.59.10:500
    2024:01:24-10:16:29 fw01-2 pluto[9147]: "S_Azurecloud"[216] 188.xx.xx.10 #38366: next payload type of ISAKMP Identification Payload has an unknown value: 160
    2024:01:24-10:16:29 fw01-2 pluto[9147]: "S_Azurecloud"[216] 188.xx.xx.10 #38366: malformed payload in packet. Probable authentication failure (mismatch of preshared secrets?)
    2024:01:24-10:16:29 fw01-2 pluto[9147]: "S_Azurecloud"[216] 188.xx.xx.10 #38366: sending encrypted notification PAYLOAD_MALFORMED to xx.xx.59.10:500
    2024:01:24-10:16:41 fw01-2 pluto[9147]: "S_Azurecloud"[216] 188.xx.xx.10 #38366: next payload type of ISAKMP Identification Payload has an unknown value: 160
    2024:01:24-10:16:41 fw01-2 pluto[9147]: "S_Azurecloud"[216] 188.xx.xx.10 #38366: malformed payload in packet. Probable authentication failure (mismatch of preshared secrets?)
    2024:01:24-10:16:41 fw01-2 pluto[9147]: "S_Azurecloud"[216] 188.xx.xx.10 #38366: sending encrypted notification PAYLOAD_MALFORMED to xx.xx.59.10:500
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