Technical Tip: Enable SHA-2 for SNMPv3 authentication
Description
This is possible to select HMAC-SHA-2 authentication protocols based on SHA-224, SHA-256, SHA-384, and SHA-512, for SNMPv3.
This article describes how to enable SHA-2 for SNMPv3 authentication.
Solution
To enable SHA-2 for SNMPv3 via GUI.
1) Go to System -> SNMP.
2) In the SNMPv3 section, select 'Create New'. The New SNMP User pane opens.
3) In the Security Level section, select 'Authentication' and for Authentication Algorithm, select a SHA-2 authentication protocol.
This is possible to select HMAC-SHA-2 authentication protocols based on SHA-224, SHA-256, SHA-384, and SHA-512, for SNMPv3.
This article describes how to enable SHA-2 for SNMPv3 authentication.
Solution
To enable SHA-2 for SNMPv3 via GUI.
1) Go to System -> SNMP.
2) In the SNMPv3 section, select 'Create New'. The New SNMP User pane opens.
3) In the Security Level section, select 'Authentication' and for Authentication Algorithm, select a SHA-2 authentication protocol.
To enable SHA-2 for SNMPv3 via CLI.
# config system snmp user
edit "test"
(test) set security-level auth-priv
(test) set auth-proto
md5 <----- HMAC-MD5-96 authentication protocol.
sha <----- HMAC-SHA-96 authentication protocol.
sha224 <----- HMAC-SHA224 authentication protocol.
sha256 <----- HMAC-SHA256 authentication protocol.
sha384 <----- HMAC-SHA384 authentication protocol.
sha512 <----- HMAC-SHA512 authentication protocol.