User guide

Setting Up SNMP Access for a User Account Managing Switch User Accounts
page 9-30 OmniSwitch 6250/6450 Switch Management Guide May 2012
SNMP Access With Authentication/Encryption
To configure a user with SNMP access and authentication, enter the user command with the desired
authentication type (sha, md5, sha+des, and md5+des).
-> user thomas password techpubs sha+des
When SNMP authentication is specified, an SNMP authentication key is computed from the user pass-
word based on the authentication/encryption setting. In this example, the switch would use the SHA
authentication algorithm and DES encryption on the techpubs password to determine the SNMP authenti-
cation key for this user. The key is in hexadecimal form and is used for encryption/de-encryption of the
SNMP PDU.
The authentication key is only displayed in an ASCII configuration file if the snapshot command is
entered. The key is indicated in the file by the syntax authkey key. See Chapter 7, “Working With Config-
uration Files,” for information about using the snapshot command. The key is not displayed in the CLI.