Question

A network administrator must enable SNMP-based monitoring on a Catalyst switch. Corporate security policy requires that all SNMP messages be both authenticated and encrypted so that no polling data or credentials traverse the network in cleartext. Which SNMP configuration meets this requirement?

Accepted Answer

Configure SNMPv3 with a user assigned to a group using the priv security level

Answer

Configure SNMPv2c with a complex read-only community string and restrict access with an ACL

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Configure SNMPv3 with a user assigned to a group using the auth security level

Answer

Configure SNMPv3 with a user assigned to a group using the noAuthNoPriv security level