Security Overview

Getting Started with Access Security

If SNMP access to the hpSwitchAuth MIB is considered a security risk

in your network, then you should implement the following security precautions when downloading and booting from the software:

If SNMP access to the authentication configuration (hpSwitchAuth) MIB described above is not desirable for your network, then immediately after downloading and booting from the software for the first time, use the following command to disable this feature:

snmp-server mib hpswitchauthmib excluded

If you choose to leave the authentication configuration MIB accessible, then you should do the following to help ensure that unauthorized work- stations cannot use SNMP tools to access the MIB:

a.Configure SNMP version 3 management and access security on the switch.

b.Disable SNMP version 2c on the switch.

For details on this feature, refer to the section titled “Using SNMP To View and Configure Switch Authentication Features” on page 5-21.

For more information on configuring SNMP, refer to the section “Using SNMP Tools To Manage the Switch” in the chapter “Configuring for Network Management Applications” in the Management and Configuration Guide for your switch.

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