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NAME
snmp_vacm - View-based Access Control module for bsnmpd(1)
LIBRARY
(begemotSnmpdModulePath."vacm" = /usr/lib/snmp_vacm.so)
DESCRIPTION
The snmp_vacm module implements SNMPv3 View-based Access Control Model
MIB as defined in RFC 3415. The module is used to manage the internal
lists of SNMPv1, v2c and v3 user names and groups and their access rights
to fetch or modify the values of the MIB objects maintained by bsnmpd and
the modules loaded in the daemon. The module must be loaded for bsnmpd
to implement proper view-based access control. If the module is not
loaded, access is granted to all configured SNMPv1 & SNMPv2c communities
and SNMPv3 USM users.
IMPLEMENTATION NOTES
An entry in any table implemented by this MIB may be created by setting
the relevant RowStatus column to createAndGo (4) - in fact, any other
value for those columns in a SET operation will cause an error. When an
entry is created, any of its columns that is not used as index, is set to
the default value as specified in the SNMP-VIEW-BASED-ACM-MIB. All
entries maintained by the module are persistent after reboot if created
via bsnmpd 's config file, otherwise entries created via SNMP are lost
after reboot. A short description of the objects in the MIB follows.
vacmContextTable
A read-only table that consists of a list of SNMP contexts
available in bsnmpd.
vacmSecurityToGroupTable
The table contains a list of SNMPv1, v2c and v3 user names and
the groups they belong to.
vacmAccessTable
The table contains a list of SNMP contexts to groups mappings
and respectively the names of the SNMP views under those
contexts, to which users in the group are granted read-only,
read-write access or receive notifications for the objects
under the subtree in the relevant view.
vacmViewTreeFamilyTable
The table contains a list of SNMP views, i.e. entries
specifying the OID of a MIB subtree and whether access to the
objects under this subtree is to be allowed or forbidden.
FILES
/usr/share/snmp/defs/vacm_tree.def
The description of the MIB tree implemented by snmp_vacm.
SEE ALSO
bsnmpd(1), gensnmptree(1), snmpmod(3)
STANDARDS
IETF RFC 3415
AUTHORS