V-237821

Discussion

SNMP Versions 1 and 2 are not considered secure. Without the strong authentication and privacy provided by the SNMP Version 3 User-based Security Model (USM), an attacker or other unauthorized users may gain access to detailed system management information and use the information to launch attacks against the system.

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Verify that SNMPv3 is enabled by entering the command: 

cli% showsnmpmgr
HostIP Port SNMPVersion User
<IP address of SNMP manager> 162 3 <username>

If the SNMPVersion is not 3, this is a finding.