PRVT-OSPF-MIB :: prvtOspfAreaAuthType

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated September 14, 2026

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prvtOspfAreaAuthType

Module: PRVT-OSPF-MIB

OID (symbolic): PRVT-OSPF-MIB::prvtOspfAreaAuthType

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.4.1.738.1.6.4.2.1.13.1.5

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: INTEGER

Access: read-create

Description: The authentication type specified for an area. Additional authentication types may be assigned locally on a per Area basis.

What is prvtOspfAreaAuthType?

This sets the authentication method for this area: simple (a plaintext password) or md5 (cryptographic authentication). All routers in the same area must agree on this setting for adjacencies to form correctly.

OID Breakdown

Upper-level ancestors (12 from the standard OID tree / other modules)
Numeric OIDNameModule
1isoLANART-AGENT
1.3orgAirPair-MIB
1.3.6dodAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1internetAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1.4privateAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1enterprisesAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.738privateVendorOIDPRIV-VENDORDEF-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.738.1prvt_productsPRVT-SWITCH-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.738.1.6ipSwitchPRVT-SWITCH-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.738.1.6.4routingProtocolsPRVT-OSPF-EXTENSION-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.738.1.6.4.2prvtOSPFExtensionMibPRVT-OSPF-EXTENSION-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.738.1.6.4.2.1ospfExtensionPRVT-OSPF-EXTENSION-MIB
Numeric OIDNameModule
1.3.6.1.4.1.738.1.6.4.2.1.13prvtOspfAreaTablePRVT-OSPF-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.738.1.6.4.2.1.13.1prvtOspfAreaEntryPRVT-OSPF-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.738.1.6.4.2.1.13.1.5prvtOspfAreaAuthTypePRVT-OSPF-MIB