Dynamic rekeying of ipsec security associations

Abstract

Certain embodiments described herein are relate to a method for dynamically rekeying a security association. The method includes establishing, by a destination tunnel endpoint (TEP), an in-bound security association with a source TEP, with a first security parameter index (SPI) value, for encrypting data packets communicated between the source TEP and the destination TEP. The method further includes rekeying, by the destination TEP, the in-bound security association, the rekeying including generating a second SPI value for replacing the first SPI value based on a trigger event relating to at least one of a real-time security score of the in-bound security association, a number of security associations assigned to a compute resource that the in-bound security resource is assigned to, an amount of load managed by the compute resource that the in-bound security resource is assigned to, and an indication received from an administrator.