IPSEC-MIB :: ipsecIpsecAuthenticationErrors

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated October 06, 2026

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ipsecIpsecAuthenticationErrors

Module: IPSEC-MIB

OID (symbolic): IPSEC-MIB::ipsecIpsecAuthenticationErrors

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.3.500.1.1.5.2

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: Counter32

Access: read-only

Description: The total number of packets received by the entity in the IPSec protection suites since boot time with authentication errors.

This includes all packets in which the hash value is determined to be invalid.

What is ipsecIpsecAuthenticationErrors?

A device-wide count of packets received across all IPSec protection suites since boot time that failed authentication (an invalid hash value).

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.3.500.1.1.5.2
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> IPSEC-MIB::ipsecIpsecAuthenticationErrors

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.3.500.1.1.5.2.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> IPSEC-MIB::ipsecIpsecAuthenticationErrors.1

SNMPv3 example:

snmpget -v3 -l authPriv -u snmpv3-user -a SHA -A "AuthPassword1" -x AES -X "PrivPassword1" <target> ipsecIpsecAuthenticationErrors.1

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OID Breakdown

Upper-level ancestors (5 from the standard OID tree / other modules)
Numeric OIDNameModule
1isoLANART-AGENT
1.3orgAirPair-MIB
1.3.6dodAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1internetAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1.3experimentalAPERTUS-NPG-MIB
Numeric OIDNameModule
1.3.6.1.3.500ipsecMIBIPSEC-MIB
1.3.6.1.3.500.1ipsecMIBObjectsIPSEC-MIB
1.3.6.1.3.500.1.1ipsecIPSEC-MIB
1.3.6.1.3.500.1.1.5ipsecIpsecErrorStatsIPSEC-MIB
1.3.6.1.3.500.1.1.5.2ipsecIpsecAuthenticationErrorsIPSEC-MIB