SNMPv3 Security Parameters Dialog Box


 

Use this dialog box to configure SNMPv3 security parameters.

 

Security user name

Specifies the user account to use for authentication with the SNMP server. 

 

Context name

Specifies the context name if an SNMP context is configured on the SNMP server. 

 

Context Engine ID

Specifies the context engine ID if an SNMP context is configured on the SNMP server. 

 

Authentication protocol

Specifies the protocol used to encrypt the authentication with the SNMP server. Available options: None (corresponds to the SNMP security level "No security" - communication without authentication and without privacy), HMAC-MD5 (corresponds to the SNMP security level "Authentication"); HMAC-SHA (corresponds to the SNMP security level "Authentication").

 

Password

Specifies the password corresponding to the user account to use for authentication with the SNMP server. 

 

Privacy protocol

Specifies the protocol used to encrypt data for SNMP communication. Available options: None (corresponds to the SNMP security level "Authentication" - communication with authentication and without privacy), CBC-DES (corresponds to the SNMP security level "Authentication and Privacy" - communication with authentication and privacy); CBC-AES-28 (corresponds to the SNMP security level "Authentication and Privacy" - communication with authentication and privacy).

 

Password

Specifies the password for data encryption (privacy).