authentication-md5
Syntax
Hierarchy Level
[edit snmp v3 usm local-engine user username],[edit snmp v3 usm remote-engine engine-id user username]
Release Information
Statement introduced before JUNOS Release 7.4.
Statement introduced in JUNOS Release 9.0 for EX Series switches.
Description
Configure MD5 as the authentication type for the SNMPv3 user.
Options
authentication-password authentication-password—Password that generates the key used for authentication.
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.
Note: You can only configure one authentication type for each SNMPv3 user.
Required Privilege Level
snmp—To view this statement in the configuration.
snmp-control—To add this statement to the configuration.
