An administrator has a requirement to monitor a particular piece of equipment with a monitoring tool utilizing Read Only community strings. Which of the following describes this example?

Challenge-Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP) is an authentication protocol used for verifying the identity of a user or host, not for general network device monitoring with community strings.

Kerberos is a network authentication protocol that uses "tickets" for secure identity verification between nodes, not for device monitoring via community strings.

Storage Management Initiative-Specification (SMI-S) is a standard for managing heterogeneous storage devices but does not use "community strings" as its primary authentication or access control mechanism.

Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is a widely used protocol for managing and monitoring network devices. SNMP utilizes community strings, which act as passwords, to grant access to device information; "Read Only" community strings specifically allow monitoring tools to retrieve data without making configuration changes.