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Assigning SNMP User Security
The
SNMPv3
User Security Model
(USM) page enables assigning system users to
SNMP
groups, as well as
defining the user authentication method.
To open the
SNMPv3
U
ser Security Model
(USM) page, click
System
→
SNMP
→
U
ser Security Model
in the
tree view.
Figure 1-16. SNMPv3 User Security Model
User Name
— Contains a list of user-defined user names. The field range is up to 30 alphanumeric characters.
Engine (5-32 Hex Characters Pairs)
— Indicates either the local or remote SNMP entity, to which the user is
connected. Changing or removing the local SNMP Engine ID deletes the SNMPv3 User Database.
Group Name
— Contains a list of user-defined SNMP groups. SNMP groups are defined in the
Access Control
Group
page.
Authentication Method
— The authentication method used to authenticate users. The possible field values are:
MD5 Key
— Users are authenticated using the HMAC-MD5 algorithm.
SHA Ke
y — Users are authenticated using the HMAC-SHA-96 authentication level.
MD5 Password
— Indicates that HMAC-MD5-96 password is used for authentication. The user should
enter a password.
SHA Password
— Users are authenticated using the HMAC-SHA-96 authentication level. The user should
enter a password.