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For information about how to configure SNMP credentials, refer to
“Adding an SNMP v3 credential”
“Adding an SNMP v1 or v2c community string”
Adding an SNMP v3 credential
The SNMP v3 Credentials dialog box allows you to add the SNMP v3 credentials.
To add an SNMP v3 credential, complete the following steps.
1. Select Monitor > SNMP Setup > Event Reception.
The Event Reception dialog box displays.
2. Select an SNMP v3 credential from the SNMP v3 Credentials list on the Event Reception dialog
box.
3. Click Add.
The Add SNMP v3 Credentials dialog box, shown in
Figure 739
, displays.
FIGURE 739
Add SNMP v3 Credentials dialog box
4. Type the user name in the User Name field.
For configurations that do not have authentication or privacy, the Management application
uses the user name to match for authentication.
TABLE 169
SNMP security and authentication
SNMP
credential type
Privacy protocol
Authentication
Result
v1
No authentication
No privacy protocol
Community string Uses a community string to match for authentication.
v2c
No authentication
No privacy protocol
Community string Uses a community string to match for authentication.
v3
No authentication
No privacy protocol
User name
Uses a user name to match for authentication.
v3
Authentication
No privacy protocol
MD5 or SHA
Provides authentication based on the HMAC-MD5
(Message Digest Algorithm) or HMAC-SHA algorithms
(Secure Hash Algorithm).
v3
Authentication
Privacy protocol
MD5 or SHA
Provides authentication based on the HMAC-MD or
HMAC-SHA algorithms (Hash-based Message
Authentication).
Provides privacy based on CBC_DES (Cipher Block
Chaining) or CFB_AES_128 (Cipher Feedback).