Adding an snmp v3 credential – Brocade Network Advisor SAN User Manual v12.3.0 User Manual

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For information about how to configure SNMP credentials, refer to

“Adding an SNMP v3 credential”

on page 1269 or

“Adding an SNMP v1 or v2c community string”

on page 1270.

Adding an SNMP v3 credential

The SNMP v3 Credentials dialog box allows you to add the SNMP v3 credentials.

To add an SNMP v3 credential, complete the following steps.

1. Select Monitor > SNMP Setup > Event Reception.

The Event Reception dialog box displays.

2. Select an SNMP v3 credential from the SNMP v3 Credentials list on the Event Reception dialog

box.

3. Click Add.

The Add SNMP v3 Credentials dialog box, shown in

Figure 543

, displays.

FIGURE 543

Add SNMP v3 Credentials dialog box

4. Type the user name in the User Name field.

For configurations that do not have authentication or privacy, the Management application
uses the user name to match for authentication.

TABLE 106

SNMP security and authentication

SNMP
credential type

Privacy protocol

Authentication

Result

v1

No authentication
No privacy protocol

Community string Uses a community string to match for authentication.

v2c

No authentication
No privacy protocol

Community string Uses a community string to match for authentication.

v3

No authentication
No privacy protocol

User name

Uses a user name to match for authentication.

v3

Authentication
No privacy protocol

MD5 or SHA

Provides authentication based on the HMAC-MD5
(Message Digest Algorithm) or HMAC-SHA algorithms
(Secure Hash Algorithm).

v3

Authentication
Privacy protocol

MD5 or SHA

Provides authentication based on the HMAC-MD or
HMAC-SHA algorithms (Hash-based Message
Authentication).
Provides privacy based on CBC_DES (Cipher Block
Chaining) or CFB_AES_128 (Cipher Feedback).

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