Hub/Switch Reference Guide

IP Services Commands 149
Nortel WLAN—Security Switch 2300 Series Command Line Reference
Defaults No SNMPv3 users are configured by default. When you configure an SNMPv3 user, the default
access is read-only, and the default authentication and encryption types are both none.
Access Enabled.
History Introduced in WSS Software Version 4.0.
auth-type {none | md5 | sha} {auth-pass-phrase
string | auth-key hex-string}
Specifies the authentication type used to
authenticate communications with the remote
SNMP engine. You can specify one of the
following:
• none—No authentication is used.
• md5—Message-digest
algorithm 5 is used.
• sha—Secure Hashing Algorithm
(SHA) is used.
If the authentication type is md5 or sha, you
can specify a passphrase or a hexadecimal
key.
• To specify a passphrase, use the
auth-pass-phrase string option.
The string can be from 8 to 32
alphanumeric characters long,
with no spaces.
• To specify a key, use the auth-
key hex-string option.
encrypt-type {none | des | 3des | aes} {encrypt-
pass-phrase string | encrypt-key hex-string}
Specifies the encryption type used for SNMP
traffic. You can specify one of the following:
• none—No encryption is used.
This is the default.
• des—Data Encryption Standard
(DES) encryption is used.
• 3des—Triple DES encryption is
used.
• aes—Advanced Encryption
Standard (AES) encryption is
used.
If the encryption type is des, 3des, or aes, you
can specify a passphrase or a hexadecimal
key.
• To specify a passphrase, use the
encrypt-pass-phrase string
option. The string can be from 8
to 32 alphanumeric characters
long, with no spaces.
• To specify a key, use the encrypt-
key hex-string option.