Re: [Isms] Why SNMPv3? [WG Review: Integrated Security Model for SNMP (isms)]

Wes Hardaker <[email protected]> Wed, 22 Sep 2004 06:57:19 -0700
Newsgroups gmane.ietf.snmpv3
Organization Sparta
Message-ID <[email protected]>
>>>>> On Tue, 21 Sep 2004 16:16:25 +0300 (EEST), Pekka Savola <[email protected]> said:

Pekka> What benefits does SNMPv3 offer to us, compared to our use of 
Pekka> SNMPv1 and SNMPv2?

Security?  That's the primary achievement of SNMPv3 over anything
previous.  SNMPv1 and SNMPv2c aren't even close to secure.  SNMPv3 is,
albeit with some of the deployment problems that ISMS is hoping to
fix.  SNMPv3 contains other miscellaneous improvements as well (max
msg size specification, ...)

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Wes Hardaker
Sparta