AUTH-MIB :: swAuthSessionAuthenticMethod

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated September 14, 2026

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swAuthSessionAuthenticMethod

Module: AUTH-MIB

OID (symbolic): AUTH-MIB::swAuthSessionAuthenticMethod

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.4.1.171.12.3.6.4.1.8

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: INTEGER

Access: read-only

Description: The authentication method used to establish the session.

What is swAuthSessionAuthenticMethod?

Reports the authentication method (such as 802.1X or MAC-based) that was used to establish a particular network session. This is a read-only value recorded at session creation time.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.171.12.3.6.4.1.8
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> AUTH-MIB::swAuthSessionAuthenticMethod

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.171.12.3.6.4.1.8.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> AUTH-MIB::swAuthSessionAuthenticMethod.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
1.3.6.1.4.1.171.12.3.6.4swMacAuthSessionStatsTableAUTH-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.171.12.3.6.4.1swMacAuthSessionStatsEntryAUTH-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.171.12.3.6.4.1.8swAuthSessionAuthenticMethodAUTH-MIB