Re: [tkined] SNMPv2/v3 summary

Juergen Schoenwaelder (schoenw@ibr.cs.tu-bs.de)
Tue, 14 Dec 1999 16:19:56 +0100

>>>>> Pete Flugstad writes:

Pete> Okay, I know SNMPv1 pretty well. I need a good background FAQ
Pete> or summary on what changed in the various SNMPv2 incarnations,
Pete> and what's changed in SNMPv3. I've thought about reading the
Pete> RFCs themselves (novel concept huh), but I'm hoping for
Pete> something a bit less dense. Something that will give me a
Pete> handle on the various authorization/privacy stuff (which seems
Pete> to be the major focus, along with GetBulk and Informs).

Pete> So, anybody have any suggestions? Web access preferred, but
Pete> Amazon is only a click away for a book. I've gone over the
Pete> comp.protocol.snmp FAQ, and it was less than useful (other than
Pete> outlining the different versions of SNMPv2). The Simple Times
Pete> had an article on SNMPv3 a while back, but it was quite dense.

Take a look at RFC 2570. It gives are very good overview about the
various SNMP versions we have and how we got there. And it is only
23 pages!

/js

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