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:

1. 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-md5

   To configure SHA authentication:

   [edit] user@host# set snmp v3 usm local-engine user username authentication-sha
2. Specify the authentication password.

   To configure authentication password for MD5:

   [edit] user@host# set snmp v3 usm local-engine user username authentication-md5 authentication-password

   To configure authentication password for SHA:

   [edit] user@host# set snmp v3 usm local-engine user username authentication-sha authentication-password

   The password must contain at least eight characters.

Related Documentation

• Creating SNMPv3 Users
• Configuring the SRC SNMP Agent (SRC CLI)
• Configuring Authentication (C-Web Interface)
• Configuring Encryption for SNMPv3 Users (SRC CLI)
• Configuration Statements for the SRC SNMP Agent