HP-AUTH-MIB :: hpicfSwitchBypassUsername

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated October 05, 2026

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hpicfSwitchBypassUsername

Module: HP-AUTH-MIB

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

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.5.1.16.19.1.15

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: INTEGER

Access: read-create

Description: This object controls bypassing of the username while accessing the switch to get Operator or Manager access. When enabled, the Manager level and Operator level usernames are bypassed and authentication based on password takes place. If custom usernames are configured, this configuration is ignored and authentication based on both username and password takes place. The default value is 'disable' and user is authenticated based on both username and password.

What is hpicfSwitchBypassUsername?

When enabled, users logging in at the console/management interface are prompted only for a password, skipping the username step, provided the switch is still using its default manager/operator usernames. If custom usernames have been configured, this setting is ignored and both username and password are required regardless. It defaults to disable; an admin might enable it for a simplified login flow on a device where accounts have not been customized, though this reduces the audit trail's ability to distinguish which admin logged in.

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
1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.5.1.16.19hpicfSwitchUserConfigTableHP-AUTH-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.5.1.16.19.1hpicfSwitchUserConfigEntryHP-AUTH-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.5.1.16.19.1.15hpicfSwitchBypassUsernameHP-AUTH-MIB