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Organization: Triple DES Consortium
Last Updated: 2003-02-03
Category: Security and Encryption
Description: Defines Triple DES Consortium encryption algorithm objects for SNMP security configuration.
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What Is TRIPLE-DES-CONSORTIUM-MIB?
TRIPLE-DES-CONSORTIUM-MIB is a vendor-neutral IETF/industry-consortium standards MIB that extends the SNMP User-based Security Model (USM) to support Triple-DES encryption in outside CBC mode for securing SNMPv3 traffic. Rather than exposing device hardware or performance data, it defines security-related configuration objects used to select and manage the Triple-DES privacy protocol for a given SNMP user, essentially governing how SNMP messages themselves are encrypted. Its role in monitoring hardware/software status is indirect: it does not monitor CPU, memory, or environment sensors, but it underpins the secure transport used to retrieve that data by ensuring SNMPv3 GET/SET traffic is confidentiality-protected. It has a direct and explicit dependency on the SNMP-USER-BASED-SM-MIB (RFC 3414) and the broader SNMPv3 security framework, since it defines an alternate privacy protocol usable within that model. It is typically deployed on network devices and management stations that require stronger encryption than DES for SNMPv3 communications in security-sensitive environments. Engineers implementing or auditing this functionality typically reference the TRIPLE-DES-CONSORTIUM-MIB RFC/standard documentation for the authoritative specification.
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Supported Devices
- vendor-neutral, standards-based MIB, not tied to a specific manufacturer
- any SNMPv3-capable network device or management station
Monitoring Examples
A security administrator configuring SNMPv3 users would reference objects in this MIB to assign the Triple-DES privacy protocol to a user entry, analogous to usmUserPrivProtocol in SNMP-USER-BASED-SM-MIB, and could poll it to confirm which users are using 3DES versus the weaker default DES. Verifying this configuration would reveal if a device had silently fallen back to a less secure privacy protocol after a firmware upgrade or reconfiguration. There are no sample objects provided for this MIB, so specifics are drawn from its stated purpose as a USM extension.
What Can Be Monitored
- SNMPv3 user privacy protocol assignment
- Triple-DES (3DES) encryption configuration
- SNMP security model extension status
Imported Objects
From SNMPv2-SMI
| MODULE-IDENTITY | |
| OBJECT-IDENTITY | |
| enterprises | |
| snmpModules |
From SNMPv2-TC
| AutonomousType |
OIDs
RFC description
Extends SNMP User-based Security Model to support Triple-DES EDE encryption in CBC mode for privacy.
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