IEEE8021X-PAE-MIB :: ieee8021XKayMacSecCapability

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ieee8021XKayMacSecCapability

Module: IEEE8021X-PAE-MIB

OID (symbolic): IEEE8021X-PAE-MIB::ieee8021XKayMacSecCapability

OID (numeric): 1.3.111.2.802.1.1.15.1.6.1.1.12

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: INTEGER

Access: read-only

Description: This object indicates whether MACsec is implemented, and if so whether the implementation provides integrity protection only, integrity and integrity with confidentiality, or integrity and integrity with confidentiality with a selectable confidentiality offset of 0, 30, or 50 octets (see IEEE Std 802.1AE).

'noMACsec' : the MACsec is not implemented.

'macSecCapability1' : capable in 'integrity protection without confidentiality'.

'macSecCapability2' : capable in 'integrity protection without confidentiality' and integrity protection and confidentiali with a confidentiality offset 0',.

'macSecCapability3' : capable in 'integrity protection without confidentiality' and integrity protection and confidentiali with a confidentiality offset 0, 30 or 50'.

What is ieee8021XKayMacSecCapability?

Reports what level of MACsec this port's implementation supports: noMACsec (not implemented), macSecCapability1 (integrity only), macSecCapability2 (integrity, plus integrity+confidentiality at offset 0), or macSecCapability3 (also supports confidentiality offsets 30 and 50); admins check this before assuming a port can do encrypted MACsec versus integrity-only protection.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.111.2.802.1.1.15.1.6.1.1.12
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> IEEE8021X-PAE-MIB::ieee8021XKayMacSecCapability

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.111.2.802.1.1.15.1.6.1.1.12.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> IEEE8021X-PAE-MIB::ieee8021XKayMacSecCapability.1

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OID Breakdown

Upper-level ancestors (3 from the standard OID tree / other modules)
Numeric OIDNameModule
1isoLANART-AGENT
1.3orgAirPair-MIB
1.3.111.2.802.1.1ieee802dot1mibsIEEE8021-TC-MIB
Numeric OIDNameModule
1.3.111.2.802.1.1.15ieee8021XPaeMIBIEEE8021X-PAE-MIB
1.3.111.2.802.1.1.15.1ieee8021XPaeMIBObjectsIEEE8021X-PAE-MIB
1.3.111.2.802.1.1.15.1.6ieee8021XPaeKaYIEEE8021X-PAE-MIB
1.3.111.2.802.1.1.15.1.6.1ieee8021XKayMkaTableIEEE8021X-PAE-MIB
1.3.111.2.802.1.1.15.1.6.1.1ieee8021XKayMkaEntryIEEE8021X-PAE-MIB
1.3.111.2.802.1.1.15.1.6.1.1.12ieee8021XKayMacSecCapabilityIEEE8021X-PAE-MIB