Cisco ASA Audit Event: 316001

316001: New tunnel denied as VPN peer limit exceeded

Cisco ASA is a security device that provides the combined capabilities of a firewall, an antivirus, and an intrusion prevention system. It also facilitates virtual private network (VPN) connections. It helps to detect threats and stop attacks before they spread through the network.

Message: %ASA-3-316001: Denied new tunnel to IP_address. VPN peer limit (platform_vpn_peer_limit) exceeded.

Event 316001 is generated when more VPN tunnels are concurrently trying to be established than the number supported by the platform VPN peer limit. The excess tunnels are aborted.

How could you resolve this situation?

This event does not require any action.

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