Type: MINOR
Object ID | 1.3.6.1.6.3.1.1.5.5 |
Description | This trap signifies that the SNMPv2 entity that is acting in an agent role, has received a protocol message that is not properly authenticated. While all implementations of the SNMPv2 are capable of generating this trap, the snmpEnableAuthenTraps object indicates if this trap was generated. Note: This trap is also applicable to SNMPv3. The SNMPv3 authenticationFailure trap is triggered when an SNMP request with a bad authentication password is received. |
Repetition | Yes. Repeats each time a manager sends a request to an agent with an invalid community string. |
Event Codes | None |
Instance Fields | None |
Action | Identify the offending source. |
Impact | A large number of failures may indicate there is a login attack on the system. |
Clearing | Manual |