SNMPv3 includes an authentication feature that, when selected, requires users to enter their names, an authentication protocol, an authentication key, and their desired security level when invoking a command.
Parameter | Command-line option | Description |
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securityName | -u Name | User name must not exceed 31 characters. |
authProtocol | -a (MD5) | Authentication type must be
MD5. Note: Data ONTAP does not support SHA authentication protocol.
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authKey | -A PASSPHRASE | Passphrase with a minimum of eight characters. |
securityLevel | -l (authNoPriv) | Security level: must be Authentication, No Privacy. Note: Data ONTAP does not support retrieving MIB values using the AuthPriv and noAuthNoPriv security levels.
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context | -n CONTEXTNAME | Sets the context name used for SNMPv3 messages. |