privacy-3des

Syntax

Hierarchy Level

Release Information

Statement introduced before Junos OS Release 7.4.

Statement introduced in Junos OS Release 9.0 for EX Series switches.

Statement introduced in Junos OS Release 11.1 for the QFX Series.

Description

Configure the triple Data Encryption Standard (3DES) as the privacy type for the SNMPv3 user.

Options

privacy-password privacy-password—Password that a user enters. The password is then converted into a key that is used for encryption.

SNMPv3 has special requirements when you create plain-text passwords on a router or switch:

• The password must be at least eight characters long.
• The password can include alphabetic, numeric, and special characters, but it cannot include control characters.

Required Privilege Level

snmp—To view this statement in the configuration.

snmp-control—To add this statement to the configuration.