SNMP-USER-BASED-SM-MIB :: usmStatsUnknownUserNames

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated September 14, 2026

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usmStatsUnknownUserNames

Module: SNMP-USER-BASED-SM-MIB

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

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.6.3.15.1.1.3

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 user that was not known to the SNMP engine.

What is usmStatsUnknownUserNames?

This Counter32 counts SNMP packets the engine discarded because they referenced a username not present in its local usmUserTable. It helps an admin spot mistyped or unprovisioned SNMPv3 usernames, for instance a monitoring system still polling with an old username after a user was deleted or renamed on the device. Watching this counter climb after a credential rotation is a quick sign that not all pollers were updated with the new username.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.6.3.15.1.1.3
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> SNMP-USER-BASED-SM-MIB::usmStatsUnknownUserNames

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.6.3.15.1.1.3.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> SNMP-USER-BASED-SM-MIB::usmStatsUnknownUserNames.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
1.3.6.1.6.3.15.1.1.3usmStatsUnknownUserNamesSNMP-USER-BASED-SM-MIB