Is it possible to adjust prtg to accept snmp v3 passwords less than 8 characters? I receive following error: Error in authentication password (at least 8 chars) (SNMP error # -2009)

Thanks Grega

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Hello there,
thank you for your reply.

The SNMP error -2009 translates as:

SNMPERR_GENERATEAUTH

The RFC-2574 from April 1999 defines:

11.2 Defining Users

SNMP implementations (and SNMP configuration applications) must ensure that passwords are at least 8 characters in length.

While there's no constrain/validation for this field in PRTG, you will encounter issues. Please set a longer password on your device and adjust the password in PRTG.

Best Regards,
Luciano Lingnau [Paessler Support]


Jul, 2017 - Permalink

Hi Luciano

Thanks for you reply!

Grega


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