Nortel Networks 40M2420 manual Cfg/sys/ssnmp/snmpv3/usm, User Security Model Configuration

Alteon OS Command Reference

/cfg/sys/ssnmp/snmpv3/usm

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.

This menu helps you create a user security model entry for an authorized user. You need to pro- vide a security name to create the USM entry.

[SNMPv3 usmUser		1 Menu]
name	-	Set USM user name
auth	-	Set authentication protocol
authpw	-	Set authentication password
priv	-	Set privacy protocol
privpw	-	Set privacy password
del	-	Delete usmUser entry
cur	-	Display current usmUser configuration

Table 6-11User Security Model Configuration Menu Options (/cfg/sys/ssnmp/ snmpv3/usm)

Command Syntax and Usage

name <32 character name>

This command allows you to configure a string up to 32 characters long that represents the name of the user. This is the login name that you need in order to access the switch.

auth md5shanone

This command allows you to configure the authentication protocol between HMAC-MD5-96 or HMAC-SHA-96. The default algorithm is none.

authpw

If you selected an authentication algorithm using the above command, you need to provide a pass- word, otherwise you will get an error message during validation. This command allows you to cre- ate or change your password for authentication.

priv desnone

This command allows you to configure the type of privacy protocol on your switch. The privacy protocol protects messages from disclosure. The options are des (CBC-DES Symmetric Encryp- tion 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 will get an error message.

privpw

This command allows you to create or change the privacy password.

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