Configuring Authentication

To configure the authentication type for SNMPv3 users:

1. From configuration mode, access the configuration statement that configures the authentication type.

   To configure MD5 authentication:

   user@host# edit snmp v3 usm local-engine user username authentication-md5

   To configure SHA authentication:

   user@host# edit snmp v3 usm local-engine user username authentication-sha

2. Specify the authentication password.

   user@host# set authentication-password authentication-password

   The password must be at least eight characters.

Related Topics

•  Configuring the SNMP Agent
• Configuring Authentication (C-Web Interface)
• Configuring Encryption
•  Configuration Statements for the SNMP Agent