Specifications
4.10.2 SNMPV3Profile
SNMPv3canprovidemoresecurityfunctionswhentheuserperformsremote
managementthroughSNMPprot ocol.ItdeliversSNMPinformation tothe
administratorwithuserauthentication;allofdatabetweenPMISwitchandthe
administratorareencryptedtoensuresecurecommunication.
SecurityLevel:Heretheusercanselectthefollowing levelsofsecurity:None,
UserAuthentication,andAuthenticationwithprivacy.
AuthenticationProtocol:HeretheusercanselecteitherMD5(Message‐Digest
algorithm5)orSHA(SecureHashAlgorithm).MD5isawidelyusedcryptographic
hashfunctionwitha128‐bithashvalue.SHA(SecureHashAlgorithm) hash
functionsrefertofiveFederalInformationProcessingStandard‐approved
algorithmsforcomputingacondenseddigitalrepresentation.PMIManaged
Switchprovides2userauthenticationprotocolsinMD5andSHA.Youwillneedto
configureSNMPv3parametersforyourSNMPtoolwiththesameauthentication
method.
AuthenticationPassword:HeretheuserenterstheSNMPv3userauthentication
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