9.11. SNMP users Table

Wireshark uses this table to verify auhentication and to decrypt encrypted SNMPv3 packets.

This table is handled by an Section 9.7, “User Table” with the following fields.

engine_id

If given this entry will be used only for packets whose engine id is this. This field takes an hexadecimal string in the form 0102030405.

userName

This is the userName. When a single user has more than one password for different SNMP-engines the first entry to match both is taken, if you need a catch all engine-id (empty) that entry should be the last one.

auth_model

Which auth model to use (either "MD5" or "SHA1").

authPassword

The authentication password. Use '\xDD' for unprintable charachters. An hexadecimal password must be entered as a sequence of '\xDD' characters. For example the hex passowrd 010203040506 must be entered as '\x01\x02\x03\x04\x05\x06'.

priv_proto

Which encryption algorithm to use (either "DES" or "AES").

privPassword

The privacy password. Use '\xDD' for unprintable charachters. An hexadecimal password must be entered as a sequence of '\xDD' characters. For example the hex passowrd 010203040506 must be entered as '\x01\x02\x03\x04\x05\x06'.