New dimensions in SNMP Protocol in Romania
Alice Nastovici · DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) · 2009
In this year 2009, after e-finance shock made in each banks who worked with Simple NetworkManagement Protocol (SNMP) default community string and vulnerability:- If you do not absolutely require SNMP, disable it- If you must use SNMP, use the same policy for community names as used for passwords.Make sure that they are difficult to guess or crack and that they are chanced periodically- Validate and check community names using SNMPwalk. Additional information can be foundat http://www.2nd.com/functionSNMPwalk.php- Filter SNMP (port 161/udp) at the border-router or firewall unless it is absolutely necessary topool or manage devices from outside of the local network, where possible read-only