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Support SHA-2 for SNMPv3

Support SHA-2 for SNMPv3

SNMPv3 supports HMAC-SHA-2 authentication protocols based on the following SHA-2 hash functions: SHA-224, SHA-256, SHA-384, and SHA-512.

To configure an SNMPv3 user in the GUI:
  1. Go to System > SNMP.
  2. In the SNMPv3 section, click Create New. The New SNMP User pane opens.
  3. In the Security Level section, click Authentication and for Authentication Algorithm, select a SHA-2 authentication protocol.

  4. Configure the other settings as needed.
  5. Click OK.
To configure an SNMPv3 user in the CLI:
config system snmp user
    edit "v3user" 
        set security-level auth-priv
        set auth-proto {md5 | sha | sha224 | sha256 | sha384 | sha512}
        set auth-pwd xxxxxxxx
        set priv-pwd xxxxxxxx
    next
end

Support SHA-2 for SNMPv3

SNMPv3 supports HMAC-SHA-2 authentication protocols based on the following SHA-2 hash functions: SHA-224, SHA-256, SHA-384, and SHA-512.

To configure an SNMPv3 user in the GUI:
  1. Go to System > SNMP.
  2. In the SNMPv3 section, click Create New. The New SNMP User pane opens.
  3. In the Security Level section, click Authentication and for Authentication Algorithm, select a SHA-2 authentication protocol.

  4. Configure the other settings as needed.
  5. Click OK.
To configure an SNMPv3 user in the CLI:
config system snmp user
    edit "v3user" 
        set security-level auth-priv
        set auth-proto {md5 | sha | sha224 | sha256 | sha384 | sha512}
        set auth-pwd xxxxxxxx
        set priv-pwd xxxxxxxx
    next
end