course hero snmp uses which of the following ports

by Elwin Jerde 7 min read

What is SNMP port?

SNMP is an application layer protocol which uses UDP port number 161/162.SNMP is used to monitor the network, detect network faults and sometimes even used to configure remote devices. It is a software management software module installed on a managed device. Managed devices can be network devices like PC, router, switches, servers etc.

What is SNMP port number?

To ease these up, Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is used. SNMP is an application layer protocol which uses UDP port number 161/162.SNMP is used to monitor the network, detect network faults and sometimes even used to configure remote devices. It is a software management software module installed on a managed device.

What are the security levels of SNMP?

SNMP security levels –#N#It defines the type of security algorithm performed on SNMP packets. These are used in only SNMPv3. There are 3 security levels namely: 1 noAuthNoPriv –#N#This (no authentication, no privacy) security level uses community string for authentication and no encryption for privacy. 2 authNopriv – This security level (authentication, no privacy) uses HMAC with Md5 for authentication and no encryption is used for privacy. 3 authPriv – This security level (authentication, privacy) uses HMAC with Md5 or SHA for authentication and encryption uses DES-56 algorithm.

What are the different versions of SNMP?

SNMP versions –#N#There are 3 versions of SNMP: 1 SNMPv1 –#N#It uses community strings for authentication and use UDP only. 2 SNMPv2c –#N#It uses community strings for authentication. It uses UDP but can be configured to use TCP. 3 SNMPv3 –#N#It uses Hash based MAC with MD5 or SHA for authentication and DES-56 for privacy.This version uses TCP. Therefore, conclusion is the higher the version of SNMP, more secure it will be.

What is SNMP Manager?

There are 3 components of SNMP: SNMP Manager –. It is a centralised system used to monitor network.It is also known as Network Management Station (NMS) SNMP agent –. It is a software management software module installed on a managed device. Managed devices can be network devices like PC, router, switches, servers etc.

What is SNMP response?

It is used by SNMP manager to set the value of an object instance on the SNMP agent. Response –. It is a message send from agent upon a request from manager. When sent in response to Get messages, it will contain the data requested.

Does SNMPv3 use TCP?

It uses UDP but can be configured to use TCP. SNMPv3 –. It uses Hash based MAC with MD5 or SHA for authentication and DES-56 for privacy.This version uses TCP. Therefore, conclusion is the higher the version of SNMP, more secure it will be.

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