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The AES and 3-DES Encryption Support for SNMP Version 3 feature enhances the encryption capabilities of SNMP version 3. This support for Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) version 3 User-Based Security Model (USM) is complaint with RFC 3414, which defines DES as the only required method of message encryption for SNMP version 3 authPriv mode.
The AES and 3-DES Encryption Support for SNMP Version 3 feature adds Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) 128-bit encryption in compliance with RFC 3826. RFC 3826 extensions have been included in the SNMP-USM-AES-MIB. In addition, Cisco-specific extensions to support Triple-Data Encryption Algorithm (3-DES) and AES 192-bit and 256-bit encryption have been added to the CISCO-SNMP-USM-MIB. Additional information can be found in the Internet-Draft titled Extension to the User-Based Security Model (USM) to Support Triple-DES EDE in "Outside" CBC Mode, which can be found at the following URL: http://www.snmp.com/eso/draft-reeder-snmpv3-usm-3desede-00.txt.
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•Prerequisites for AES and 3-DES Encryption Support for SNMP Version 3
•Information About AES and 3-DES Encryption Support for SNMP Version 3
•How to Configure AES and 3-DES Encryption Support for SNMP Version 3
•Feature Information for AES and 3-DES Encryption Support for SNMP Version 3
•The network management station (NMS) must support SNMP version 3 to use this feature of the SNMP agent.
•This feature is available in Cisco IOS XE software images where encryption algorithms are supported.
To configure the AES and 3-DES Encryption Support for SNMP Version 3 feature, you should understand the following concepts:
•Management Information Base Support
The architecture for describing Internet Management Frameworks contained in RFC 3411 describes the SNMP engine as composed of the following components:
•Dispatcher
•Message Processing Subsystem
•Security Subsystem
•Access Control Subsystem
Applications make use of the services of these subsystems. It is important to understand the SNMP architecture and the terminology of the architecture to understand where the Security Model fits into the architecture and interacts with the other subsystems within the architecture. The information is contained in RFC 3411 and your are encouraged to review this RFC to obtain an understanding of the SNMP architecture and subsystem interactions.
In the AES and 3-DES Encryption Support for SNMP Version 3 feature the Cipher Block Chaining/Data Encryption Standard (CBC-DES) is the privacy protocol. Originally only DES was supported (as per RFC 3414). This feature adds support for AES-128 (as per RFC 3826) and AES-192, AES-256 and 3-DES (as per CISCO-SNMP-USM-OIDS-MIB).
•AES encryption uses the Cipher Feedback (CFB) mode with encryption key sizes of 128, 192, or 256 bits.
•3DES encryption uses the 168-bit key size for encryption.
The AES Cipher Algorithm in the SNMP User-based Security Model draft describes the use of AES with 128-bit key size. However, the other options are also implemented with the extension to use the USM. There is currently no standard for generating localized keys for 192- or 256-bit size keys for AES or for 168-bit size key for 3-DES. There is no authentication protocol available with longer keys.
The AES and 3-DES Encryption Support for SNMP Version 3 feature supports the selection of privacy protocols through the CLI and the Management Information Base (MIB). A new standard MIB, SNMP-USM-AES-MIB, provides support for the 128-bit key in AES. The extended options of AES with 192- or 256-bit keys and 3-DES are supported as extensions to the SNMP-USM-MIB, in the Cisco-specific MIB, CISCO-SNMP-USM-OIDS-MIB.
This section contains the following procedures:
•Adding a New User to an SNMP Group
•Verifying SNMP User Configuration
1. enable
2. configure terminal
3. snmp-server user username group-name [remote host [udp-port port]] {v1 | v2c | v3 [encrypted] [auth {md5 | sha} auth-password]} [priv {des | 3des | aes {128 | 192 |256}} privpassword] [access [ipv6 nacl] {acl-number | acl-name}]
To display information about the configured characteristics of Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) users, use the show snmp user command in privileged EXEC mode.
1. enable
2. show snmp user [username]
Note The show snmp user command displays all the users configured on the router. However, unlike other SNMP configurations, the snmp-server user command will not appear on the "show running" output.
Step 1 enable
Enters privileged EXEC mode. Enter your password when prompted.
Step 2 show snmp user [username]
The following example specifies the username as abcd, the engine ID string as 00000009020000000C025808, and the storage type as nonvolatile:
Router# show snmp user abcd
User name: abcd
Engine ID: 00000009020000000C025808
storage-type: nonvolatile active access-list: 10
Rowstatus: active
Authentication Protocol: MD5
Privacy protocol: 3DES
Group name: VacmGroupName
Group name: VacmGroupName
The following sections provide references related to the AES and 3-DES Encryption Support for SNMP Version 3 feature.
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SNMP commands: complete command syntax, command mode, command history, defaults, usage guidelines, and examples |
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Cisco IOS XE commands |
For information about Cisco IOS XE commands, use the Command Lookup Tool at http://tools.cisco.com/Support/CLILookup or the Cisco IOS Master Command List, All Releases, at http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/mcl/allreleasemcl/all_book.html. |
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draft-reeder-snmpv3-usm-3desede-00.txt |
Extension to the User-Based Security Model (USM) to Support Triple-DES EDE in "Outside" CBC Mode |
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•SNMP-USM-AES-MIB •CISCO-SNMP-USM-OIDS-MIB |
To locate and download MIBs for selected platforms, Cisco IOS XE releases, and feature sets, use Cisco MIB Locator found at the following URL: |
Table 1 lists the release history for this feature.
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Note Table 1 lists only the Cisco IOS XE software release that introduced support for a given feature in a given Cisco IOS XE software release train. Unless noted otherwise, subsequent releases of that Cisco IOS XE software release train also support that feature.