SNMP Version 3 (snmpv3)
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Charter
Last Modified: 2002-05-03
Current Status: Active Working Group
Chair(s):
Russ Mundy <
[email protected]>
David Harrington <
[email protected]>
Operations and Management Area Director(s):
Randy Bush <
[email protected]>
Bert Wijnen <
[email protected]>
Operations and Management Area Advisor:
Randy Bush <
[email protected]>
Mailing Lists:
General Discussion:
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To Subscribe:
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Archive:
ftp://ftp.tislabs.com/pub/ietf/snmpv3
Description of Working Group:
The SNMPv3 Working Group is chartered to prepare recommendations for
the next generation of SNMP. The goal of the Working Group is to
produce the necessary set of documents that will provide a single
standard for the next generation of core SNMP functions.
During the past several years, there have been a number of activities
aimed at incorporating security and other improvements to SNMP.
Unfortunately, strongly held differences on how to incorporate these
improvements into SNMP prevented the SNMPV2 Working Group from coming
to closure on a single approach. As a result, two different approaches
(commonly called V2u and V2*) have emerged.
The Security and Administrative Framework Evolution for SNMP Advisory
Team (the Advisory Team) was formed to provide a single recommended
approach for SNMP evolution. The technical starting point for this
Working Group will be the recommended approach provided by the Advisory
Team.
This approach provides for the convergence of concepts and technical
elements of V2u and V2*. The SNMPv3 Working Group is not starting new
work and will use as many concepts, technical elements and
documentation as practical from the V2u and V2* activities. Previous
delays in providing a single standard for the next generation of SNMP
core functions dictate that the Working Group move forward as quickly
as possible to document and publish Internet Drafts and RFC's. To this
end, the Working Group will make use of as much existing documentation
as practical. Additionally, functional changes beyond those needed to
provide a single approach will be strongly discouraged.
Timely completion of a single approach for SNMPv3 is crucial for the
continued success of SNMP. Recognizing the need for prompt completion,
the following objectives are provided to the Working Group:
- accommodate the wide range of operational environments with
differing management demands;
- facilitate the need to transition from previous, multiple protocols
to SNMPv3;
- facilitate the ease of setup and maintenance activities.
Note: SNMPv3 planned specifications:
SNMPv3 Modules and Interface Definitions
SNMPv3 Message Processing and Control Module Specification
SNMPv3 Security Model Module Specification
SNMPv3 Local Processing Mosule Specification
SNMPv3 Proxy Specification
Goals and Milestones:
Done Post first SNMPv3 Internet-Draft, Modules and Interface
Definitions.
Done Working Group meeting at Memphis IETF to discuss SNMPv3
recommended approach, discuss Working Group Charter and the
plan for completion.
Done Post revised SNMPv3 Modules and Interface Definitions
Internet-Drafts.
Done Post initial SNMPv3 Message Processing and Control Module
Internet-Draft.
Done Post initial SNMPv3 Security Model Module Internet-Draft.
Done Finalize SNMPV3 Modules and Interface Definitions
Internet-Draft and review other I-Ds at Munich IETF.
Done Post revised SNMPv3 Local Processing Module Internet-Draft.
Done Post revised SNMPv3 Security Model Module Internet-Draft.
Done Post initial SNMPv3 Proxy Specification Internet-Draft.
Done Post revised SNMPv3 Message Processing and Control Module
Internet-Draft.
Done Submit SNMPv3 Modules and Interface Definitions to IESG for
consideration as a Proposed Standard.
Done All SNMPv3 specifications submitted to IESG for consideration
as Proposed Standards.
Done Testing of interoperability between independent
implementations of SNMPv3 core specifications.
Done Post the initial Internet Draft of the Intro document.
Done Post initial Internet Drafts for updating the SNMPv3 core
specifications.
Done Post initial version of the Coexistence document as an
Internet-Draft.
Done SNMPv3 Working Group Meeting at 42nd IETF.
Done Post revised version of the Intro document Internet-Draft.
Done Post revised version of the Coexistence document as an
Internet-Draft.
Done Complete Working Group actions on revisions to core
specifications and forward documents to the IESG for
consideration as Draft Standard RFCs.
Internet-Drafts:
Posted Revised I-D Title <Filename>
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Jan 00 Oct 01 <draft-ietf-snmpv3-update-proto-08.txt>
Version 2 of the Protocol Operations for the Simple Network
Management Protocol
Jan 00 Oct 01 <draft-ietf-snmpv3-update-transmap-08.txt>
Transport Mappings for the Simple Network Management Protocol
Jan 00 Oct 01 <draft-ietf-snmpv3-update-mib-07.txt>
Management Information Base for the Simple Network Management
Protocol
Feb 01 Nov 01 <draft-ietf-snmpv3-appl-v3-01.txt>
SNMP Applications
Feb 01 Nov 01 <draft-ietf-snmpv3-usm-v2-rfc2574bis-01.txt>
User-based Security Model (USM) for version 3 of the Simple
Network Management Protocol (SNMPv3)
Feb 01 Nov 01 <draft-ietf-snmpv3-vacm-v2-01.txt>
View-based Access Control Model (VACM) for the Simple Network
Management Protocol (SNMP)
Feb 01 Oct 01 <draft-ietf-snmpv3-arch-v2-02.txt>
An Architecture for Describing SNMP Management Frameworks
Feb 01 Oct 01 <draft-ietf-snmpv3-mpd-v2-02.txt>
Message Processing and Dispatching for the Simple Network
Management Protocol (SNMP)
Feb 02 Aug 02 <draft-ietf-snmpv3-rfc2570bis-03.txt>
Introduction and Applicability Statements for
Internet-standard Network Management Framework
Feb 02 Feb 02 <draft-ietf-snmpv3-as-00.txt>
Applicability Statement for SNMPv3 Cryptographic Algorithms
Request For Comments:
RFC Stat Published Title
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RFC2261 PS Dec 97 An Architecture for Describing SNMP Management
Frameworks
RFC2262 PS Jan 98 Message Processing and Dispatching for the Simple
Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
RFC2263 PS Jan 98 SNMPv3 Applications
RFC2264 PS Jan 98 User-based Security Model (USM) for version 3 of the
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMPv3)
RFC2265 PS Jan 98 View-based Access Control Model (VACM) for the Simple
Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
RFC2271 PS Jan 98 An Architecture for Describing SNMP Management
Frameworks
RFC2272 PS Jan 98 Message Processing and Dispatching for the Simple
Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
RFC2273 PS Jan 98 SNMPv3 Applications
RFC2274 PS Jan 98 User-based Security Model (USM) for version 3 of the
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMPv3)
RFC2275 PS Jan 98 View-based Access Control Model (VACM) for the Simple
Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
RFC2570 I May 99 Introduction to Version 3 of the Internet standard
Network Management Framework
RFC2571 DS May 99 An Architecture for Describing SNMP Management
Frameworks
RFC2572 DS May 99 Message Processing and Dispatching for the Simple
Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
RFC2573 DS May 99 SNMPv3 Applications
RFC2574 DS May 99 User-based Security Model (USM) for version 3 of the
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMPv3)
RFC2575 DS May 99 View-based Access Control Model (VACM) for the Simple
Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
RFC2576 PS Mar 00 Coexistence between SNMP versions
