Technical Documentation

authentication-md5

Syntax

authentication-md5 {authentication-password authentication-password;}

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.


Published: 2010-01-13