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snmpUnknownSecurityModels
Module: SNMP-MPD-MIB
OID (symbolic): SNMP-MPD-MIB::snmpUnknownSecurityModels
OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.6.3.11.2.1.1
Node type: OBJECT-TYPE
Type: Counter32
Access: read-only
Description: The total number of packets received by the SNMP engine which were dropped because they referenced a securityModel that was not known to or supported by the SNMP engine.
What is snmpUnknownSecurityModels?
This counter tallies how many incoming SNMP packets the engine has discarded because they specified a security model (such as a USM variant) that this device doesn't recognize or support. A rising count is useful for spotting misconfigured management stations or malformed/probing traffic aimed at the SNMP agent. For example, if this counter climbs after someone reconfigures a monitoring server with the wrong SNMPv3 security settings, it confirms the device is rejecting those requests rather than silently failing elsewhere.
Examples
Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.6.3.11.2.1.1 snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> SNMP-MPD-MIB::snmpUnknownSecurityModels
Get a specific instance (index 1):
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.6.3.11.2.1.1.1 snmpget -v2c -c public <target> SNMP-MPD-MIB::snmpUnknownSecurityModels.1
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How to Use in IPNetwork Monitor
OID Breakdown
Upper-level ancestors (6 from the standard OID tree / other modules)
| Numeric OID | Name | Module |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | iso | LANART-AGENT |
| 1.3 | org | AirPair-MIB |
| 1.3.6 | dod | AirPair-MIB |
| 1.3.6.1 | internet | AirPair-MIB |
| 1.3.6.1.6 | snmpV2 | DASAN-DHCP-MIB |
| 1.3.6.1.6.3 | snmpModules | OSBRiDGE5XLi-MIB |
| Numeric OID | Name | Module |
|---|---|---|
| 1.3.6.1.6.3.11 | snmpMPDMIB | SNMP-MPD-MIB |
| 1.3.6.1.6.3.11.2 | snmpMPDMIBObjects | SNMP-MPD-MIB |
| 1.3.6.1.6.3.11.2.1 | snmpMPDStats | SNMP-MPD-MIB |
| 1.3.6.1.6.3.11.2.1.1 | snmpUnknownSecurityModels | SNMP-MPD-MIB |