COMPUTER NETWORKING

NETWORK MANAGEMENT

SNMP

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
SNMPv2p is:
A
O SNMPv2 original
B
User-Based SNMPv2
C
Community-Based SNMPv2
D
SNMPv2 based encryption
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Designed in 1993, SNMPv2c (where c stands for community) is a sub-version of SNMPv2. The Get, GetNext, and Set operations used in SNMPv1 are identical as those used in SNMPv2c. However, SNMPv2c’s key advantage over previous versions is the Inform command.

Detailed explanation-2: -SNMP version 3 (SNMPv3 ) is the latest version of SNMP. Its main contribution to network management is security. It adds support for strong authentication and private communication between managed entities.

Detailed explanation-3: -SNMPv2 was introduced in 1993 and attempted to address some of the shortcomings of SNMPv1 by adding further protocol operations and data types and providing security. Limitations in the security model led to what is now accepted as the SNMPv2c standard, which dropped the new security-based features.

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