Brocade Communications Systems IP250 user manual Adding an Snmp v3 credential

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TABLE 97	SNMP security and authentication
SNMP	Privacy protocol	Authentication	Result
credential type
v1	No authentication	Community string	Uses a community string to match for authentication.
	No privacy protocol
v2c	No authentication	Community string	Uses a community string to match for authentication.
	No privacy protocol
v3	No authentication	User name	Uses a user name to match for authentication.
	No privacy protocol
v3	Authentication	MD5 or SHA	Provides authentication based on the HMAC-MD5
	No privacy protocol		(Message Digest Algorithm) or HMAC-SHA algorithms
			(Secure Hash Algorithm).
v3	Authentication	MD5 or SHA	Provides authentication based on the HMAC-MD or
	Privacy protocol		HMAC-SHA algorithms (Hash-based Message
			Authentication).

Provides privacy based on CBC_DES (Cipher Block

Chaining) or CFB_AES_128 (Cipher Feedback).

For information about how to configure SNMP credentials, refer to “Adding an SNMP v3 credential” on page 1155 or “Adding an SNMP v1 or v2c community string” on page 1156.

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 475, displays.

FIGURE 475 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.

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