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What AES encryption does Nutanix SNMP use?

  • January 11, 2021
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Hi.

I’m setting up SNMP in Nutanix for inventory purposes and in the inventory tool I need to specify which level of AES to use; AES-128, AES-192 or AES-256.

I’ve tried all of them and still can’t get any information out of the cluster.

If I use a tool like Paesslers SNMP Tester I can connect, but I don’t know what version of AES that uses either.

Best answer by Martin Edelius

Hello again.

It works now, and unfortunately I’m not sure what I did differently. I re-entered all the information for the connection and now it works.

To answer my own question, I selected AES-128 - which I’ve tried before - and it’s possible that all three options works and that I just provided incorrect information elsewhere.

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  • January 11, 2021

Hello again.

It works now, and unfortunately I’m not sure what I did differently. I re-entered all the information for the connection and now it works.

To answer my own question, I selected AES-128 - which I’ve tried before - and it’s possible that all three options works and that I just provided incorrect information elsewhere.


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  • January 11, 2021

Hey, @Martin Edelius So as of now Nutanix only supports AES-128 bit encryption for the privacy key phrase for SNMP.  

But not sure what version of AES encryption your tool uses.:sweat_smile:

 

Hope this helps.


AnishWalia20
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hey @Martin Edelius , yes that's the correct setting. So sorry I didn’t notice your second reply on this.


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  • January 11, 2021

Thanks @AnishWalia20 for confirming my guess.


AnishWalia20
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Hey @Martin Edelius , Perfect. Let me know if I can help in any other way.:smile: