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Which three options are the main security features in SNMPv3? (Choose three)
The correct answer is A. authentication C. message integrity E. encryption. This question identifies the three core security features provided by SNMPv3, which significantly enhances security over previous SNMP versions.
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Which three options are the main security features in SNMPv3? (Choose three)
Options
- Aauthentication
- BMIB persistence
- Cmessage integrity
- Dauthorization
- Eencryption
- Faccounting
How the community answered
(56 responses)- A95% (53)
- B4% (2)
- D2% (1)
Why each option
This question identifies the three core security features provided by SNMPv3, which significantly enhances security over previous SNMP versions.
SNMPv3 provides authentication mechanisms to verify the identity of the sender and ensure that the SNMP message originates from a legitimate source.
MIB persistence refers to the ability of MIB objects to retain their values across reboots, which is a feature of MIBs, not a security feature of SNMPv3.
Message integrity ensures that an SNMP message has not been tampered with or altered in transit between the sender and receiver.
While authorization is a general security concept, SNMPv3 specifically focuses on authentication, integrity, and privacy for message exchange, rather than a distinct 'authorization' feature within its message security model.
Encryption (privacy) in SNMPv3 protects the confidentiality of the SNMP message payload, preventing unauthorized parties from reading the content.
Accounting tracks user activities and resource usage, which is not a primary security feature built into the SNMPv3 message processing itself, but rather a separate security service that might consume SNMP data.
Concept tested: SNMPv3 security features
Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/ios-xml/ios/snmp/configuration/xe-16-9/snmp-xe-16-9-book/snmp-cfg-snmpv3.html
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