IPSEC-SA-MON-MIB :: ipsecPolicyErrors

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated October 06, 2026

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ipsecPolicyErrors

Module: IPSEC-SA-MON-MIB

OID (symbolic): IPSEC-SA-MON-MIB::ipsecPolicyErrors

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.3.98.1.3.4

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: Counter32

Access: read-only

Description: The total number of packets received by the entity in SAs since boot time and discarded due to policy errors. This includes packets that had selectors that were invalid for the SA that carried them, and also includes packets that arrived at the entity in the clear and that should have been protected by IPsec or should have been dropped.

What is ipsecPolicyErrors?

The device-wide total number of packets discarded since boot due to policy violations, including packets with selectors invalid for the SA that carried them and cleartext packets that should have been IPsec-protected or dropped.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.3.98.1.3.4
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> IPSEC-SA-MON-MIB::ipsecPolicyErrors

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.3.98.1.3.4.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> IPSEC-SA-MON-MIB::ipsecPolicyErrors.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
1.3.6.1.3.98ipsecSaMonModuleIPSEC-SA-MON-MIB
1.3.6.1.3.98.1ipsecSaMonitorMIBIPSEC-SA-MON-MIB
1.3.6.1.3.98.1.3saErrorsIPSEC-SA-MON-MIB
1.3.6.1.3.98.1.3.4ipsecPolicyErrorsIPSEC-SA-MON-MIB