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Chapter 17: SNMPv3 Configuration

Section III: SNMPv3 Protocol

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message digest. The user is authenticated when the
authentication protocol checks the message digest. With the SHA
selection, you can configure a Privacy Protocol.

N-None
This value represents no authentication protocol. When messages
are received, users are not authenticated. With the None
selection, you cannot configure a Privacy Protocol.

If you select None, go to step 9.

If you select MD5 or SHA, the following prompt is displayed:

Enter Authentication Password:

7. Enter an authentication password of up to 32-alphanumeric

characters.

The following prompt is displayed:

Re-enter Authentication password:

8. Re-enter the password.

The following message is displayed:

Authentication protocol algorithm has been changed.

The following prompt is displayed:

Please enter privacy password to regenerate privacy
key.

9. Enter the Privacy Password for this User Name.

The following prompt is displayed:

Re-enter Privacy password:

10. Re-enter the password.

11. After making changes, type R until you return to the Main Menu. Then

type S to select Save Configuration Changes.

Modifying the Privacy Protocol and Password

To modify the Privacy Protocol and Password in an SNMPv3 User Table
entry, perform the following procedure.

Note

You can only configure the Privacy Protocol if you have configured
the Authentication Protocol with the MD5 or SHA values.

1. Follow steps 1 through 5 in the procedure described in Configuring

the SNMPv3 User Table on page 305. Or, from the Main Menu type
5->1->1->8->5.

The Configure SNMPv3 User Table Menu is shown in Figure 101
on page 306.