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Chapter 16 Remote Management Screens Table 59 Remote Management: SNMPv3 User Profile LABEL DESCRIPTION Privacy Protocol Select the encryption method for SNMP communication from this user. You can choose one of the following: SNMPv3User Enable SNMPv3User User Name Password Confirm Password Access Type • DES - Data Encryption Standard is a widely used (but breakable) method of data encryption. It applies a 56-bit key to each 64-bit block of data. • AES - Advanced Encryption Standard is another method for data encryption that also uses a secret key. AES applies a 128-bit key to 128-bit blocks of data. Click this to activate the security settings for this User account. Enter the name you want to use for authentication with managers using SNMP v3. Enter the password for the user name. Retype the password for verification. The default value for this is Get. This allows the manager to retrieve an object variable from the agent. Authentication Protocol Select an authentication algorithm. MD5 (Message Digest 5) and SHA (Secure Hash Algorithm) are hash algorithms used to authenticate SNMP data. SHA authentication is generally considered stronger than MD5, but is slower. Privacy Protocol Select the encryption method for SNMP communication from this user. You can choose one of the following: Apply Reset • DES - Data Encryption Standard is a widely used (but breakable) method of data encryption. It applies a 56-bit key to each 64-bit block of data. • AES - Advanced Encryption Standard is another method for data encryption that also uses a secret key. AES applies a 128-bit key to 128-bit blocks of data. Click Apply to save your customized settings and exit this screen. Click Reset to begin configuring this screen afresh. 16.6 Technical Reference This section provides some technical background information about the topics covered in this chapter. 16.6.1 MIB Managed devices in an SMNP managed network contain object variables or managed objects that define each piece of information to be collected about a 210 NWA-3160 Series User's Guide