HP-AUTH-MIB :: hpSwitchAuthPwdHistoryCheck

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated October 05, 2026

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hpSwitchAuthPwdHistoryCheck

Module: HP-AUTH-MIB

OID (symbolic): HP-AUTH-MIB::hpSwitchAuthPwdHistoryCheck

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.5.1.16.25.8

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: INTEGER

Access: read-write

Description: This object enables the password history check.

What is hpSwitchAuthPwdHistoryCheck?

When enabled, the switch checks new passwords against a history of previously used passwords for that account and rejects a repeat. An admin enables it alongside hpSwitchAuthPwdHistoryRecordsRange to stop users from cycling back to an old, possibly already-compromised password.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.5.1.16.25.8
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> HP-AUTH-MIB::hpSwitchAuthPwdHistoryCheck

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.5.1.16.25.8.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> HP-AUTH-MIB::hpSwitchAuthPwdHistoryCheck.1

Set instance 1 (SNMPv2c):

snmpset -v2c -c private <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.5.1.16.25.8.1 i <value>

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OID Breakdown

Upper-level ancestors (12 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
1.3.6.1.4.1.11hpCLJ8500-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2nmCLJ8500-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14icfCONFIG-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11hpicfObjectsCONFIG-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.5hpicfSwitchCONFIG-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.5.1hpSwitchCONFIG-MIB
Numeric OIDNameModule
1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.5.1.16hpSwitchAuthenticationMIBHP-AUTH-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.5.1.16.25hpSwitchAuthenticationPasswordConfigHP-AUTH-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.5.1.16.25.8hpSwitchAuthPwdHistoryCheckHP-AUTH-MIB