Mandatory keyword options for SNMPv3

For a candidate system that has an SNMPv3 agent, two keyword options are mandatory:

• SNMPVERSION

• USER

  Required keyword options for various SNMPv3 seed entry scenarios identifies the required keyword options for various SNMPv3 seed entry scenarios.

Table 1. Required keyword options for various SNMPv3 seed entry scenarios

Seed entry scenario	Keyword options required
Seed entry 1: Send an authenticated message to an SNMPv3 agent:	SNMPVERSION=V3 USER=<user name> AUTHPROTOCOL=MD5 or SHA AUTHPASS=<auth password>
Seed entry 2: Send an encrypted message to an SNMPv3 agent:	SNMPVERSION=V3 USER=<user name> PRIVPROTOCOL=DES or AES PRIVPASS=<priv password>
Seed entry 3: Send an authenticated and encrypted message to an SNMPv3 agent:	SNMPVERSION=V3 USER=<user name> AUTHPROTOCOL=MD5 or SHA AUTHPASS=<auth password> PRIVPROTOCOL=DES or AES PRIVPASS=<priv password>
Seed entry 4: Authenticate an SNMPv3 trap:	SNMPVERSION=V3 USER=<user name> ENGINEID=<engine id> AUTHPROTOCOL=MD5 or SHA AUTHPASS=<auth password>
Seed entry 5: Decrypt an SNMPv3 trap:	SNMPVERSION=V3 USER=<user name> ENGINEID=<engine id> PRIVPROTOCOL=DES or AES PRIVPASS=<priv password>
Seed entry 6: Authenticate and decrypt an SNMPv3 trap:	SNMPVERSION=V3 USER=<user name> ENGINEID=<engine id> AUTHPROTOCOL=MD5 or SHA AUTHPASS=<auth password> PRIVPROTOCOL=DES or AES PRIVPASS=<priv password>