BGP4-OPT-PARAMETERS-MIB :: bgpAuthenticationCode

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bgpAuthenticationCode

Module: BGP4-OPT-PARAMETERS-MIB

OID (symbolic): BGP4-OPT-PARAMETERS-MIB::bgpAuthenticationCode

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.2.1.15.9.1.1.2

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: Integer32

Access: read-write

Description: This is the AuthenticationCode used. This value is set to -1 if Authentication is not present.

What is bgpAuthenticationCode?

This Integer32 (-1 or 0-255) specifies the BGP authentication method code, with -1 indicating no authentication. Example: a value of 0 is reserved, 1 indicates simple password, 3 indicates MD5 keyed digest authentication.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.2.1.15.9.1.1.2
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> BGP4-OPT-PARAMETERS-MIB::bgpAuthenticationCode

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.2.1.15.9.1.1.2.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> BGP4-OPT-PARAMETERS-MIB::bgpAuthenticationCode.1

Set instance 1 (SNMPv2c):

snmpset -v2c -c private <target> 1.3.6.1.2.1.15.9.1.1.2.1 i <value>

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OID Breakdown

Upper-level ancestors (7 from the standard OID tree / other modules)
Numeric OIDNameModule
1isoLANART-AGENT
1.3orgAirPair-MIB
1.3.6dodAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1internetAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1.2mgmtAPERTUS-NPG-MIB
1.3.6.1.2.1mib_2AXON-MIB
1.3.6.1.2.1.15bgpBGP-MIB
Numeric OIDNameModule
1.3.6.1.2.1.15.9bgp4OptParametersMIBBGP4-OPT-PARAMETERS-MIB
1.3.6.1.2.1.15.9.1bgpAuthenticationTableBGP4-OPT-PARAMETERS-MIB
1.3.6.1.2.1.15.9.1.1bgpAuthenticationPeerEntryBGP4-OPT-PARAMETERS-MIB
1.3.6.1.2.1.15.9.1.1.2bgpAuthenticationCodeBGP4-OPT-PARAMETERS-MIB