RFC 1446 · HISTORIC · 1993

Security Protocols for version 2 of the Simple Network Management Protocol

Overview

RFC 1446, “Security Protocols for version 2 of the Simple Network Management Protocol”, is a Historic document published in April 1993 by J. Galvin, K. McCloghrie. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

It is the purpose of this document, Security Protocols for SNMPv2, to define one such authentication and one such privacy protocol. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

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A specification that has been superseded or is otherwise no longer recommended for use.

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