SNMP-USER-BASED-SM-MIB :: usmStatsDecryptionErrors

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated September 14, 2026

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usmStatsDecryptionErrors

Module: SNMP-USER-BASED-SM-MIB

OID (symbolic): SNMP-USER-BASED-SM-MIB::usmStatsDecryptionErrors

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.6.3.15.1.1.6

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 could not be decrypted.

What is usmStatsDecryptionErrors?

This Counter32 counts SNMP packets the engine dropped because it could not decrypt them under the user's privacy (encryption) protocol. It points to a privacy-key mismatch between manager and agent, distinct from the authentication failures tracked by usmStatsWrongDigests. An admin who just rotated a user's privacy key on the device but forgot to update the manager's config would see this counter rise with every subsequent authPriv poll.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.6.3.15.1.1.6
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> SNMP-USER-BASED-SM-MIB::usmStatsDecryptionErrors

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.6.3.15.1.1.6.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> SNMP-USER-BASED-SM-MIB::usmStatsDecryptionErrors.1

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OID Breakdown

Upper-level ancestors (6 from the standard OID tree / other modules)
Numeric OIDNameModule
1isoLANART-AGENT
1.3orgAirPair-MIB
1.3.6dodAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1internetAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1.6snmpV2DASAN-DHCP-MIB
1.3.6.1.6.3snmpModulesRAPID-CITY
Numeric OIDNameModule
1.3.6.1.6.3.15snmpUsmMIBSNMP-USER-BASED-SM-MIB
1.3.6.1.6.3.15.1usmMIBObjectsSNMP-USER-BASED-SM-MIB
1.3.6.1.6.3.15.1.1usmStatsSNMP-USER-BASED-SM-MIB
1.3.6.1.6.3.15.1.1.6usmStatsDecryptionErrorsSNMP-USER-BASED-SM-MIB