USR-VHA-MIB :: usrVHASecurBadAuthenticator

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated October 06, 2026

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usrVHASecurBadAuthenticator

Module: USR-VHA-MIB

OID (symbolic): USR-VHA-MIB::usrVHASecurBadAuthenticator

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.4.1.429.4.84.6.3

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: Counter32

Access: read-only

Description: Total number of RP security violations due to bad Authenticator field. This field is part of either Mobile-Home Authentication Extension information element or the Registration Update Authentication Extension information element. Counter epoch is indicated by usrVHAStatsResetTime.

What is usrVHASecurBadAuthenticator?

It counts RP security violations caused by a bad Authenticator field in either the Mobile-Home or Registration-Update authentication extension. A rising count here strongly suggests to an admin a shared-secret mismatch between the PCF and PDSN for the affected security association.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.429.4.84.6.3
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> USR-VHA-MIB::usrVHASecurBadAuthenticator

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.429.4.84.6.3.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> USR-VHA-MIB::usrVHASecurBadAuthenticator.1

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OID Breakdown

Upper-level ancestors (9 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
1.3.6.1.4.1.429usrANIC-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.429.4commonHDR2-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.429.4.84usrVHAUSR-DEFINITIONS-MIB
Numeric OIDNameModule
1.3.6.1.4.1.429.4.84.6usrVHASecurViolStatsUSR-VHA-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.429.4.84.6.3usrVHASecurBadAuthenticatorUSR-VHA-MIB