On 15 Nov 2007 09:55:01 -0000, madhan raj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 1) I have created an SNMPv3 user ... > 2) The authentication password which I gave is "abcabcabcabc"
Not a good idea... > 5) .... I specified only as "abc" in the SNMP-MIB browser. Still I can able > to access the router from MIB browser. ... and you've just discovered why! > I want to know this style of giving password is acceptable or is it a bug?. This behaviour is a consequence of the algorithm used for converting the password into the MD5 (or SHA) key. See Appendices A.2.1 and A.2.2 of the USM specification (RFC 2574). Simply repeating a pattern within the password will significantly weaken it. Something such as "abcabcabcabcD" would be better. Dave ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ Net-snmp-coders mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/net-snmp-coders
