User-based Security Model for version 3 of the Simple Network Management Protocol
RFC 2574, “User-based Security Model for version 3 of the Simple Network Management Protocol”, is a Draft Standard document published in April 1999 by U. Blumenthal, B. Wijnen. It obsoletes RFC 2274. It has been obsoleted by RFC 3414 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document describes the User-based Security Model (USM) for SNMP version 3 for use in the SNMP architecture. It defines the Elements of Procedure for providing SNMP message level security. This document also includes a MIB for remotely monitoring/managing the configuration parameters for this Security Model. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
What “Draft Standard” means
A historical maturity level (retired in 2011) that sat between Proposed Standard and Internet Standard and required multiple interoperable implementations.
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- RFC 2573 SNMP Applications
- RFC 2575 View-based Access Control Model for the Simple Network Management Protocol
- RFC 2572 Message Processing and Dispatching for the Simple Network Management Protocol
- RFC 2571 An Architecture for Describing SNMP Management Frameworks
- RFC 2577 FTP Security Considerations
- RFC 2570 Introduction to Version 3 of the Internet-standard Network Management Framework
- RFC 2578 Structure of Management Information Version 2
- RFC 2569 Mapping between LPD and IPP Protocols