HP 445942-001 manual User Security Model configuration

Configuration Commands

User Security Model configuration

You can make use of a defined set of user identities using this Security Model. An SNMP engine must have the knowledge of applicable attributes of a user.

These commands help you create a user security model entry for an authorized user. You need to provide a security name to create the USM entry.

The following table describes the User Security Model Configuration commands. Table 84 User Security Model Configuration commands

Command	Description
snmp-server user <1-16> name	Configures a string up to 32 characters long that represents the name
<1-32 characters>	of the user. This is the login name that you need in order to access the
	switch.
	Command mode: Global configuration
snmp-server user <1-16>	Configures the authentication protocol and password.
authentication-protocol	The authentication protocol can be HMAC-MD5-96 or HMAC-SHA-96,
{md5shanone} authentication-
	or none. The default algorithm is none.
password <password>
	When you configure an authentication algorithm, you must provide a
	password; otherwise you receive an error message during validation.
	This command allows you to create or change your password for
	authentication.
	Command mode: Global configuration
snmp-server user <1-16>	Configures the type of privacy protocol and the privacy password.
privacy-protocol {desnone}	The privacy protocol protects messages from disclosure. The options
privacy-password <password>
	are des (CBC-DES Symmetric Encryption Protocol) or none. If you
	specify des as the privacy protocol, then make sure that you have
	selected one of the authentication protocols (MD5 or HMAC-SHA-96).
	If you select none as the authentication protocol, you receive an error
	message.
	You can create or change the privacy password.
	Command mode: Global configuration
no snmp-server user <1-16>	Deletes the USM user entries.
	Command mode: Global configuration
show snmp-server user <1-16>	Displays the USM user entries.
	Command mode: All

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