All MIBs › PORTSECURITY-PRIVATE-MIB
Organization: Quanta Computer Inc.
Last Updated: 2011-08-31
Category: Security, Switching
Description: Provides Quanta Computer-specific port security extensions for MAC address locking and violation notification on managed switches.
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What Is PORTSECURITY-PRIVATE-MIB?
PORTSECURITY-PRIVATE-MIB is a vendor-specific MIB from Quanta Computer (QCI) providing port security extensions for managed Ethernet switches, covering MAC address locking and violation detection on switch ports. It exposes a global port security mode object and a per-port security table for configuring and monitoring port-level security enforcement. Its monitoring role is centered on security/fault status rather than general hardware health: it lets an operator confirm whether port security is globally enabled and detect per-port security violations (e.g., unauthorized MAC address attempts), which function as a security-fault indicator on the switch. It is a proprietary vendor MIB with no apparent dependency on external standard MIBs beyond typical switch management conventions. It is typically deployed on Quanta-based (or OEM rebadged) managed switches in environments requiring port-level MAC address access control. Engineers can download the PORTSECURITY-PRIVATE-MIB file directly to load it into their MIB browser.
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Supported Devices
- Quanta Computer (QCI) managed Ethernet switch
Monitoring Examples
An administrator would check agentGlobalPortSecurityMode to confirm port security enforcement is enabled switch-wide, then walk agentPortSecurityTable/agentPortSecurityEntry to see per-port lock status and violation counts. A rising violation count on a specific port entry would reveal repeated unauthorized device connection attempts, prompting investigation of a potential rogue device or MAC spoofing attack. This table is the primary tool for auditing which ports have triggered security lockouts.
What Can Be Monitored
- global port security mode
- per-port security lock status
- port security violation events
Imported Objects
From IF-MIB
| ifIndex | OBJECT-TYPE |
From QUANTA-SWITCH-MIB
| quanta | MODULE-IDENTITY |
| switch | OBJECT-IDENTITY |
From RFC1213-MIB
| DisplayString |
From SNMPv2-SMI
| MODULE-IDENTITY | |
| NOTIFICATION-TYPE | |
| OBJECT-TYPE | |
| Unsigned32 |
From SNMPv2-TC
| MacAddress | |
| RowStatus | |
| TEXTUAL-CONVENTION |
OIDs
RFC description
Configures and monitors port security features on Quanta switches to control MAC-based port access.
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