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JN0-102 · Question #197

What is the default SNMP permission level on Junos devices?

The correct answer is C. read-only. On Junos devices, the default Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) permission level for a community string is read-only. This means that devices can query information but cannot make configuration changes via SNMP by default.

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Question

What is the default SNMP permission level on Junos devices?

Options

  • Aread
  • Bread-write
  • Cread-only
  • Dwrite

How the community answered

(28 responses)
  • B
    4% (1)
  • C
    93% (26)
  • D
    4% (1)

Why each option

On Junos devices, the default Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) permission level for a community string is read-only. This means that devices can query information but cannot make configuration changes via SNMP by default.

Aread

'read' is often used interchangeably with 'read-only' in general networking, but in Junos, the specific keyword for default read access is `read-only`.

Bread-write

`read-write` access allows both viewing and modifying device configuration or state via SNMP, which is not the default for security reasons.

Cread-onlyCorrect

By default, when an SNMP community string is configured on a Junos device without explicitly specifying a permission level, it is assigned `read-only` access. This security-conscious default prevents unauthorized write operations to the device's configuration or state via SNMP.

Dwrite

`write` access alone is not a standard SNMP permission level and is less granular than `read-write`.

Concept tested: Junos SNMP default permissions

Source: https://www.juniper.net/documentation/us/en/software/junos/snmp/topics/topic-map/snmp-community-strings.html

Topics

#SNMP#permissions#default settings#monitoring

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