226 Configuring System Information
Figure 6-92. SNMPv3 User Security Model (USM)
The SNMPv3 User Security Model (USM) page contains the following fields:
User Name
— Contains a list of user-defined user names.
Group Name
— Contains a list of user-defined SNMP groups. SNMP groups are defined in the
Access
Control Group
page.
Engine ID
— Selects whether the selected user is associated to a local or to a specified remote
SNMPv3 enabled device.
Remote Engine ID — Indicates that the user is configured on a remote SNMPv3 enabled device.
Authentication Method
— Specifies the authentication method used to authenticate users. The
possible field values are:
None
— No user authentication is used.
MD5 —
Users are authenticated using the HMAC-MD5-96 authentication level. The user should
specify a password.
SHA —
Users are authenticated using the HMAC-SHA-96 authentication level. The user should
enter a password.
Password
— Modifies the user defined password for the group. Passwords can contain a maximum of
32 characters. Passwords are defined only if the authentication method is MD5 or SHA Password. You
define the password on the
Add Local User
page.
Privacy
— Specifies whether or not the authentication key is to be used. Choose one of the following
values:
None —
Do not use an authentication key.