`snmpv3 security-level`

Syntax

snmpv3 security-level {auth | auth-privacy}

no snmpv3 security-level {auth | auth-privacy}

Description

Configures the SNMPv3 security level. The no form of this command restores the default security-level.

Command context

config

Parameters

auth: SNMPv3 users with either authentication or both authentication and privacy are enabled. When used with the no command, the security level is reset to both authentication and privacy.
auth-privacy: Only SNMPv3 users with both authentication and privacy are enabled. Default. This is the highest level of SNMPv3 security. All users without both or any one of them will be disabled. When used with the no command, the SNMPv3 security level will be set to no authentication no privacy level. This is the lowest SNMPv3 security level, where all SNMPv3 users are enabled.

Authority

Administrators or local user group members with execution rights for this command.

Usage

The status of the SMNPv3 users will be decided based on the SMPv3 security-level. If the security level is set to auth-privacy, only SNMPv3 users with authentication and privacy will be enabled. Users not conforming to the set security-level will be disabled.

Examples

Setting the SNMPv3 security level to authentication and privacy:

switch(config)# snmpv3 security-level
  auth         SNMPv3 users with either authentication or both authentication and privacy are enabled
  auth-privacy SNMPv3 users with both authentication and privacy are enabled

switch(config)# snmpv3 security-level auth-privacy

Setting the SNMPv3 security level to authentication only:

switch(config)# snmpv3 security-level auth

Setting the SNMPv3 security level to no authentication and no privacy:

switch(config)# no snmpv3 security-level auth-privacy

Restoring the default SNMPv3 security level to authentication and privacy:

switch(config)# no snmpv3 security-level

switch(config)# no snmpv3 security-level auth