Lectures notes for 2010 - KTH

Version 1
SNMP
Version 2 - in 1992-1993, the SNMPv2 Working Group developed a security
model based on parties to an SNMP transaction - this was known as SNMPv2p.
But the working group decided that a user-based security model was much simpler
- and hence more likely to be deployed.
December 1995, the SNMPv2 Working Group was deactivated, but two
prominent approaches emerged from independent groups:
SNMPv2u
early standardization of the security features and a minimal specification - to encourage rapid
deployment of simple agents;
deferred standardization of features for managing large networks
SNMPv2*
concurrent standardization of security and scalability features to ensure that the security
design addressed issues of: proxy, trap destinations, discovery, and remote configuration of
security
Focus was effective management of medium and large networks.
August 1996 a team was formed to recommend a single approach.
Maguire SNMP 9: 6 of 71
maguire@kth.se 2010.03.21 Internetworking/Internetteknik