All pages tagged with snmp
A Brief Tour of the Simple Network Management Protocol
SNMP is the most popular protocol used to manage networked devices. It was designed in the late 1980s to facilitate the exchange of management information between networked devices operating at ...
Written by: Ian A. Finlay and added on July 1, 2011Windows 2000, SNMP and Security
In this article, we will examine SNMP in the context of Windows 2000, focusing mainly on the security aspects. SNMP can be beneficial for the overall level of security but ...
Document added on Feb. 25, 2011Polycom Videoconferencing Endpoint Security and Configuration
This paper focuses on the security of videoconferencing endpoints made by Polycom Corporation. The paper begins by discussing the recent growth in videoconferencing and introducing the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) ...
Written by: J Scott Christianson and added on Feb. 20, 2011Configuring a NetScreen Firewall: Best practice guideline for the basic setup of a NetScreen firewall
Firewalls are generally accepted as the best defense for network security. This paper will detail how to setup a NetScreen firewall using the command line configuration options. It will demonstrate ...
Written by: Robert Bayley and added on May 23, 2011Syslog and Netsaint: How to Integrate Centralized Logging with Centralized Monitoring
In today's organization where there are NT and Linux servers popping up alongside midrange UNIX servers, there is a growing need for centralized management. Many commercial products attempt to solve ...
Written by: Richard Murphy and added on June 21, 2011Securing SNMP: A Look at Net-SNMP (SNMPv3)
This paper addresses the many improvements, enhancements, and additions that comprise net-snmp, as well as the benefits of using SNMP to monitor network devices and computers. A discussion on the ...
Written by: Michael Stump and added on Feb. 27, 2011HOW-TO Securely Use SNMP on a BGP/MPLS VPN Network
Let us consider the case of an IP/MPLS Service Provider offering extra-net connectivity, along with access to services. The Service Provider manages its MPLS network and in some cases the ...
Written by: Guillaume Tamboise and added on June 21, 2011SNMP and Potential ASN.1 Vulnerabilities
Earlier this year a number of issues with the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) [RFC1157] were highlighted by the University of Oulu Secure Programming Group [OSPG]. This led to the ...
Written by: Edmund Whelan and added on March 19, 2011Your Greatest Strength can become your Greatest Weakness: Simple Network Management Protocol Vulnera
According to the recent press coverage, multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in the widely used Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP). This paper will discuss some of the major vulnerabilities discovered ...
Written by: Amy Geiger and added on May 25, 2011