Configuring Authentication for SNMPv3 Users (SRC CLI)
For SNMPv3 users, you can configure the authentication type and the password used for authentication. The type of authentication can be Message Digest 5 (MD5) or Secure Hash Algorithm (SHA). By default, authentication is not configured for SNMPv3 users.
To configure authentication for SNMPv3 users:
From configuration mode, access the configuration statement that configures the authentication type.
To configure MD5 authentication:
[edit]user@host# set snmp v3 usm local-engine user username authentication-md5To configure SHA authentication:
[edit]user@host# set snmp v3 usm local-engine user username authentication-shaSpecify the authentication password.
To configure authentication password for MD5:
[edit]user@host# set snmp v3 usm local-engine user username authentication-md5 authentication-passwordTo configure authentication password for SHA:
[edit]user@host# set snmp v3 usm local-engine user username authentication-sha authentication-passwordThe password must contain at least eight characters.