Administrator Guide

1 | 2c | 3 (OPTIONAL) Enter the security model version number (1, 2c,
or 3):
• 1 is the least secure version.
• 3 is the most secure of the security modes.
• 2c allows transmission of informs and counter 64, which
allows for integers twice the width of what is normally
allowed.
The default is 1.
encrypted (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword encrypted to specify the
password appear in encrypted format (a series of digits,
masking the true characters of the string).
auth (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword auth to specify
authentication of a packet without encryption.
md5 | sha (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword md5 or sha to designate the
authentication level.
• md5 — Message Digest Algorithm
• sha — Secure Hash Algorithm
auth-password (OPTIONAL) Enter a text string (up to 20 characters long)
password that enables the agent to receive packets from the
host. Minimum: eight characters long.
priv (OPTIONAL) Enter the keywords priv to initiate a privacy
authentication level setting.
des56 | aes128 (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword des56 or aes128 to specify
the encryption mode.
• aes128 — Use 128 bit AES algorithm in CFB mode for
encryption.
• des56 — Use 56 bit DES algorithm in CBC mode for
encryption.
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. Minimum: eight
characters long.
access access-
list-name
(Optional) Enter the standard IPv4 access list name (a string
up to 16 characters long).
ipv6 access-
list-name
(Optional) Enter the keyword ipv6 then the IPv6 access list
name (a string up to 16 characters long).
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