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| author | elie <elie> | 2007-11-28 10:07:07 +0000 |
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| committer | elie <elie> | 2007-11-28 10:07:07 +0000 |
| commit | 6ff3f7bd0d9d4ce8902963c0ed50a0f66cece10e (patch) | |
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diff --git a/docs/pysnmp-tutorial.html b/docs/pysnmp-tutorial.html index 9e5e363..a4ad9cb 100644 --- a/docs/pysnmp-tutorial.html +++ b/docs/pysnmp-tutorial.html @@ -6,13 +6,12 @@ <BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff" TEXT="#000000" LINK="#0000bb" VLINK="#551a8b" ALINK="#ff0000"> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="arial, helvetica"> -<TABLE><TR><TD> -<TABLE ALIGN="CENTER" WIDTH="70%"><TR><TD> +<TABLE ALIGN="CENTER" WIDTH="70%"><TR><TD ALIGN="LEFT"> <H4> PySNMP tutorial </H4> -<I>by <A HREF=mailto:ilya@glas.net>Ilya Etingof</A>, May 2006</I> +<I>by <A HREF=mailto:ilya@glas.net>Ilya Etingof</A>, Nov 2007</I> <P><B>Table of contents</B></P> <UL> @@ -65,9 +64,6 @@ PySNMP tutorial </UL> </UL> </UL> -</TABLE> -</TD></TR> -</TABLE> <P ALIGN="LEFT"> @@ -172,8 +168,8 @@ Modern SNMP standards suggest splitting Agent functionality on two parts. Such Agents may run SNMP for local processes called <STRONG>Subagents</STRONG>, which interface with managed devices internals. Communication between <STRONG>Master Agent</STRONG> and its Subagents is performed using a simplified version -of original SNMP protocol, known as <STRONG>AgentX</STRONG>, which is designed to run -only within a single system. +of original SNMP protocol, known as <STRONG>AgentX</STRONG>, which is +designed to run only within a single host. </P> <P> @@ -331,11 +327,12 @@ protocol operations. SMI part of standard is inherited intact from SNMPv2. <P> SNMPv3 system is designed as a framework that consists of a core, known -as <STRONG>Message and PDU Dispatcher</STRONG>, and several abstract subsystems: -<STRONG>Message Processing Subsystem</STRONG> (<STRONG>MP</STRONG>), responsible -for SNMP message handling, <STRONG>Transport Dispatcher</STRONG>, used for -carrying over messages, and <STRONG>Security Subsystem</STRONG>, which deals -with message authentication and encryption issues. The framework defines +as <STRONG>Message and PDU Dispatcher</STRONG>, and several abstract +subsystems: <STRONG>Message Processing Subsystem</STRONG> +(<STRONG>MP</STRONG>), responsible for SNMP message handling, +<STRONG>Transport Dispatcher</STRONG>, used for carrying over messages, +and <STRONG>Security Subsystem</STRONG>, which deals with message +authentication and encryption issues. The framework defines subsystems interfaces to let feature-specific modules to be plugged into SNMPv3 core thus forming particular feature-set of SNMP system. Typical use of this modularity feature could be seen in multiprotocol systems -- legacy @@ -530,8 +527,8 @@ Message Processing subsystem. <P> Access Control subsystem uses LCD information to authorize remote access to -Managed Objects. This is used when serving Agent Applications or Trap receiver in -Manager Applications. +Managed Objects. This is used when serving Agent Applications or Trap +receiver in Manager Applications. </P> <A NAME="ONELINER-APPS"></A> @@ -1435,16 +1432,16 @@ passed in as a string. </P> <P> -Optional <STRONG>authKey</STRONG> parameter is a secret key used within -USM for SNMP PDU authorization. It's string type. Setting it to a non-empty +Optional <STRONG>authKey</STRONG> parameter is a secret key (string typed) +used within USM for SNMP PDU authorization. Setting it to a non-empty value implies MD5-based PDU authentication to take effect. Default hashing method may be changed by means of further <STRONG>authProtocol</STRONG> parameter. </P> <P> -Optional <STRONG>privKey</STRONG> parameter is a secret key used within -USM for SNMP PDU encryption. It's string type. Setting it to a non-empty +Optional <STRONG>privKey</STRONG> parameter is a secret key (string typed) +used within USM for SNMP PDU encryption. Setting it to a non-empty value implies MD5-based PDU authentication and DES-based encryption to take effect. Default hashing and/or encryption methods may be changed by means of further <STRONG>authProtocol</STRONG> and/or |