AUTH-MIB :: swAuthBackendAccessChallenges

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated September 14, 2026

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swAuthBackendAccessChallenges

Module: AUTH-MIB

OID (symbolic): AUTH-MIB::swAuthBackendAccessChallenges

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.4.1.171.12.3.6.3.1.16

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: Counter32

Access: read-only

Description: Counts the number of times that the state machine receives an initial Access-Challenge packet from the Authentication server (i.e., aReq becomes TRUE, causing exit from the RESPONSE state). Indicates that the Authentication Server has communication with the Authenticator.

What is swAuthBackendAccessChallenges?

Records how many Access-Challenge responses the authenticator received from the authentication server, indicating the server required additional credential exchange (such as a multi-round EAP method) before granting access.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.171.12.3.6.3.1.16
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> AUTH-MIB::swAuthBackendAccessChallenges

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.171.12.3.6.3.1.16.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> AUTH-MIB::swAuthBackendAccessChallenges.1

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OID Breakdown

Upper-level ancestors (8 from the standard OID tree / other modules)
Numeric OIDNameModule
1isoLANART-AGENT
1.3orgAirPair-MIB
1.3.6dodAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1internetAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1.4privateAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1enterprisesAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.171d_linkDE1500-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.171.12dlink_common_mgmtDLINK-ID-REC-MIB
Numeric OIDNameModule
1.3.6.1.4.1.171.12.3swAuthCtrlAUTH-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.171.12.3.6swMacAuthBaseStatsInfoAUTH-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.171.12.3.6.3swMacAuthDiagTableAUTH-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.171.12.3.6.3.1swMacAuthDiagEntryAUTH-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.171.12.3.6.3.1.16swAuthBackendAccessChallengesAUTH-MIB