IPSEC-MIB :: ipsecProtSuiteAuthErrors

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated October 06, 2026

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ipsecProtSuiteAuthErrors

Module: IPSEC-MIB

OID (symbolic): IPSEC-MIB::ipsecProtSuiteAuthErrors

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.3.500.1.1.1.1.36

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: Counter32

Access: read-only

Description: The number of inbound packets discarded by the protection suite due to authentication errors. This includes hash failures in both ESP and AH.

What is ipsecProtSuiteAuthErrors?

A running count of inbound packets on this protection suite discarded due to authentication (hash) failures in either ESP or AH; growing values often indicate mismatched pre-shared keys or a man-in-the-middle attempt.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.3.500.1.1.1.1.36
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> IPSEC-MIB::ipsecProtSuiteAuthErrors

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.3.500.1.1.1.1.36.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> IPSEC-MIB::ipsecProtSuiteAuthErrors.1

SNMPv3 example:

snmpget -v3 -l authPriv -u snmpv3-user -a SHA -A "AuthPassword1" -x AES -X "PrivPassword1" <target> ipsecProtSuiteAuthErrors.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
1.3.6.1.3.500.1.1.1ipsecProtSuiteTableIPSEC-MIB
1.3.6.1.3.500.1.1.1.1ipsecProtSuiteEntryIPSEC-MIB
1.3.6.1.3.500.1.1.1.1.36ipsecProtSuiteAuthErrorsIPSEC-MIB