Privacy
SNMP v1 and v2c transported data in clear text
v3 allows the data payload to be encrypted
Currently the specification only allows for DES
- May be overridden for custom applications
- Specification allows for multiple encryption mechanisms to be defined
Passphrase defaults to using the authentication passphrase
- Passphrase may be completely separate and unique
Privacy must be specified in conjunction with authentication
- Allowed: NONE, authnoPriv, authPriv