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HP 8/20q Fibre Channel Switch QuickTools Switch Management User Guide 67
SNMP v3 Security
Simple Network Management Protocol Version 3 (SNMPv3) is an interoperable standards-based protocol
for network management. SNMPv3 provides secure access to devices using a combination of
authenticating and encrypting packets over the network. SNMP v3 security is an additional layer of
security offered with the 7.6 and newer firmware. The SNMP v3 security is available to a switch that has a
secure connection (SSL must be enabled), and can only be configured on the entry switch. The security
features provided in SNMPv3 are:
• Message integrity—Ensuring that a packet has not been tampered with during transit.
• Authentication—Determining that the message is from a valid source.
• Encryption—Scrambling the contents of a packet to prevent it from being seen by an unauthorized
source.
You can configure SNMP v3 the SNMP v3 Manager dialog box (Figure 32).
Figure 32 SNMP v3 Manager dialog box