Enforcing Snmpv3 Message Encryption - HP Cisco MDS 9216 - Fabric Switch Configuration Manual

Chapter 40 Configuring SNMP
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Enforcing SNMPv3 Message Encryption

By default the SNMP agent allows the securityLevel parameters of authNoPriv and authPriv for the
SNMPv3 messages that use user-configured SNMPv3 message encryption with auth and priv keys.
To enforce the message encryption for a user using Fabric Manager, follow these steps:
Expand Switches > Security and then select Users and Roles from the Physical Attributes pane.
Step 1
Click the Users tab in the Information pane to see a list of users like the one shown in
Step 2
Figure 40-2
Click Create Row.
Step 3
You see the Create Users dialog box.
Step 4 Enter the user name in the New User field.
Step 5 Select the role from the Role drop-down menu. You can enter a new role name in the field if you do not
want to select one from the drop-down menu. If you do this, you must go back and configure this role
appropriately (see the
Enter a password for the user in Password field.
Step 6
Click the Privacy tab (see
Step 7
Figure 40-3
Check the Enforce SNMP Privacy Encryption check box to encrypt management traffic.
Step 8
Click Create to create the new entry.
Step 9
To enforce the SNMPv3 message encryption globally on all the users using Fabric Manager, follow these
steps:
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User Information Under the User Tab
"User Accounts" section on page
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Privacy Tab
Creating and Modifying Users
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