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Commands
show snmp user — displays the information configured on each SNMP user name.
snmp-server user (for AES128-CFB Encryption)
Specify that AES128-CFB encryption algorithm needs to be used for transmission of SNMP information. The Advanced
Encryption Standard (AES) Cipher Feedback (CFB) 128-bit encryption algorithm is in compliance with RFC 3826. RFCs for
SNMPv3 define two authentication hash algorithms, namely, HMAC-MD5-96 and HMAC-SHA1-96. These are the full forms or
editions of the truncated versions, namely, HMAC-MD5 and HMAC-SHA1 authentication algorithms.
Syntax
snmp-server user name {group_name remote ip-address udp-port port-number}
[1 | 2c | 3] [encrypted] [auth {md5 | sha} auth-password] [priv {des56
| aes128–cfb} priv– password] [access access-list-name | ipv6 access-list-
name | access-list-name ipv6 access-list-name]
To remove a user from the SNMP group, use the no snmp-server user name {group_name
remote ip-address udp-port port-number} [1 | 2c | 3] [encrypted] [auth {md5
| sha} auth-password] [priv {des56 | aes128–cfb} priv-password] [access
access-list-name | ipv6 access-list-name | access-list-name ipv6 access-
list-name] command.
Parameters
auth-password (OPTIONAL) Enter a text string (up to 20 characters long) password that enables
the agent to receive packets from the host and to send packets to the host.
Minimum: eight characters long.
aes128 (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword aes128 to initiate the AES128-CFB encryption
algorithm for transmission of SNMP packets.
priv-password (OPTIONAL) Enter a text string (up to 20 characters long) password that enables
the host to encrypt the contents of the message it sends to the agent and to
decrypt the contents of the message it receives from the agent. Minimum: eight
characters long.
Defaults If no authentication or privacy option is configured, then the messages are exchanged (attempted
anyway) without any authentication or encryption.
Command Modes CONFIGURATION
Supported Modes Full–Switch Mode
Command
History
Version Description
9.9(0.0) Introduced on the FN IOM.
9.3(0.0) Added support for the AES128-CFB encryption algorithm on the MXL 10/40GbE
Switch IO Module platform
8.3.16.1 Introduced on the MXL 10/40GbE Switch IO Module.
Usage
Information
To enable robust, effective protection and security for SNMP packets transferred between the
server and the client, you can use the snmp-server user username group groupname 3
auth authentication-type auth-password priv aes128 priv-password to specify that
AES128-CFB encryption algorithm needs to be used.
You cannot modify the FIPS mode if SNMPv3 users are already configured and present in the system. An
error message is displayed if you attempt to change the FIPS mode by using the fips mode enable
command in Global Configuration mode. You can enable or disable FIPS mode only if SNMPv3 users are
not previously set up. Otherwise, you must remove the previously configured users before you change the
FIPS mode.
1098 Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) and Syslog