Configuring the Advanced Encryption Standard Algorithm

To configure the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) algorithm for an SNMPv3 user, include the privacy-aes128 statement at the [edit snmp v3 usm local-engine user username] hierarchy level:

privacy-password is the password used to generate the key used for encryption.

SNMPv3 has special requirements when you create plain-text passwords on a routing platform:

• The password must be at least eight characters long.
• You can include most character classes in a password (alphabetic, numeric, and special characters), except control characters.