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A network administrator is configuring SNMP management on a core network switch. Organizational policy mandates that telemetry and monitoring traffic must support both cryptographic user authentication and payload encryption. Which SNMPv3 security level meets these requirements?

  1. authPrivAnswer
  2. B
    authNoPriv
  3. C
    noAuthNoPriv
  4. D
    Community strings

Answer

The authPriv security level is required because it provides both authentication and privacy (encryption) for SNMP messages.
The authPriv setting enforces both cryptographic message authentication (Auth) and data confidentiality through encryption (Priv), fulfilling all compliance requirements.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the required security parameters from the question prompt.
The requirements demand both cryptographic user authentication and payload encryption.
Protecting management traffic requires ensuring both origin verification and confidentiality.
2
Compare SNMPv3 security levels against the identified criteria.
noAuthNoPriv offers neither, authNoPriv offers authentication only, and authPriv offers both authentication and privacy.
SNMPv3 categorizes its security model into three distinct levels of protection.
3
Select the matching security level.
authPriv matches both authentication and privacy (encryption) requirements.
Only authPriv implements payload encryption ('Priv') in addition to authentication ('Auth').

Key Concept

SNMPv3 Security Levels
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Network Logging and Auditing

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