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Network Working Group D. Levi Request for Comments: 2273 SNMP Research, Inc. Obsoletes: 2263 P. Meyer Category: Standards Track Secure Computing Corporation

                                                            B. Stewart
                                                         Cisco Systems
                                                          January 1998
                        SNMPv3 Applications

Status of this Memo

 This document specifies an Internet standards track protocol for the
 Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for
 improvements.  Please refer to the current edition of the "Internet
 Official Protocol Standards" (STD 1) for the standardization state
 and status of this protocol.  Distribution of this memo is unlimited.

Copyright Notice

 Copyright (C) The Internet Society (1998).  All Rights Reserved.

IANA Note

 Due to a clerical error in the assignment of the snmpModules in this
 memo, this RFC provides the corrected number assignments for this
 protocol.  This memo obsoletes RFC 2263.

Abstract

 This memo describes five types of SNMP applications which make use of
 an SNMP engine as described in [RFC2271].  The types of application
 described are Command Generators, Command Responders, Notification
 Originators, Notification Receivers, and Proxy Forwarders.
 This memo also defines MIB modules for specifying targets of
 management operations, for notification filtering, and for proxy
 forwarding.

Table of Contents

 1 Overview .....................................................    2
 1.1 Command Generator Applications .............................    3
 1.2 Command Responder Applications .............................    3
 1.3 Notification Originator Applications .......................    3
 1.4 Notification Receiver Applications .........................    3
 1.5 Proxy Forwarder Applications ...............................    3
 2 Management Targets ...........................................    5

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 3 Elements Of Procedure ........................................    6
 3.1 Command Generator Applications .............................    6
 3.2 Command Responder Applications .............................    8
 3.3 Notification Originator Applications .......................   13
 3.4 Notification Receiver Applications .........................   16
 3.5 Proxy Forwarder Applications ...............................   18
 3.5.1 Request Forwarding .......................................   19
 3.5.1.1 Processing an Incoming Request .........................   19
 3.5.1.2 Processing an Incoming Response ........................   22
 3.5.1.3 Processing an Incoming Report Indication ...............   23
 3.5.2 Notification Forwarding ..................................   24
 4 The Structure of the MIB Modules .............................   27
 4.1 The Management Target MIB Module ...........................   27
 4.1.1 Tag Lists ................................................   28
 4.1.2 Definitions ..............................................   28
 4.2 The Notification MIB Module ................................   41
 4.2.1 Definitions ..............................................   42
 4.3 The Proxy MIB Module .......................................   53
 4.3.1 Definitions ..............................................   53
 5 Identification of Management Targets in Notification
      Originators ...............................................   59
 6 Notification Filtering .......................................   60
 7 Management Target Translation in Proxy  Forwarder
      Applications ..............................................   61
 7.1 Management Target Translation for Request Forwarding .......   61
 7.2 Management Target Translation for Notification Forwarding
      ...........................................................   62
 8 Intellectual Property ........................................   63
 9 Acknowledgments ..............................................   64
 10 Security Considerations .....................................   65
 11 References ..................................................   65
 12 Editors' Address ............................................   67
 A. Trap Configuration Example ..................................   68
 B. Full Copyright Statement ....................................   70

1. Overview

 This document describes five types of SNMP applications:
  1. Applications which initiate SNMP Get, GetNext, GetBulk, and/or

Set requests, called 'command generators.'

  1. Applications which respond to SNMP Get, GetNext, GetBulk,

and/or Set requests, called 'command responders.'

  1. Applications which generate notifications, called

'notification originators.'

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  1. Applications which receive notifications, called 'notification

receivers.'

  1. Applications which forward SNMP Get, GetNext, GetBulk, and/or

Set requests or notifications, called 'proxy forwarder.'

 Note that there are no restrictions on which types of applications
 may be associated with a particular SNMP engine.  For example, a
 single SNMP engine may, in fact, be associated with both command
 generator and command responder applications.

1.1. Command Generator Applications

 A command generator application initiates SNMP Get, GetNext, GetBulk,
 and/or Set requests, as well as processing the response to a request
 which it generated.

1.2. Command Responder Applications

 A command responder application receives SNMP Get, GetNext, GetBulk,
 and/or Set requests destined for the local system as indicated by the
 fact that the contextEngineID in the received request is equal to
 that of the local engine through which the request was received.  The
 command responder application will perform the appropriate protocol
 operation, using access control, and will generate a response message
 to be sent to the request's originator.

1.3. Notification Originator Applications

 A notification originator application conceptually monitors a system
 for particular events or conditions, and generates Trap and/or Inform
 messages based on these events or conditions.  A notification
 originator must have a mechanism for determining where to send
 messages, and what SNMP version and security parameters to use when
 sending messages.  A mechanism and MIB module for this purpose is
 provided in this document.

1.4. Notification Receiver Applications

 A notification receiver application listens for notification
 messages, and generates response messages when a message containing
 an Inform PDU is received.

1.5. Proxy Forwarder Applications

 A proxy forwarder application forwards SNMP messages.  Note that
 implementation of a proxy forwarder application is optional.  The
 sections describing proxy (4.5, 5.3, and 8) may be skipped for

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 implementations that do not include a proxy forwarder application.
 The term "proxy" has historically been used very loosely, with
 multiple different meanings.  These different meanings include (among
 others):

(1) the forwarding of SNMP requests to other SNMP entities without

   regard for what managed object types are being accessed; for
   example, in order to forward an SNMP request from one transport
   domain to another, or to translate SNMP requests of one version
   into SNMP requests of another version;

(2) the translation of SNMP requests into operations of some non-SNMP

   management protocol; and

(3) support for aggregated managed objects where the value of one

   managed object instance depends upon the values of multiple other
   (remote) items of management information.
 Each of these scenarios can be advantageous; for example, support for
 aggregation of management information can significantly reduce the
 bandwidth requirements of large-scale management activities.
 However, using a single term to cover multiple different scenarios
 causes confusion.
 To avoid such confusion, this document uses the term "proxy" with a
 much more tightly defined meaning.  The term "proxy" is used in this
 document to refer to a proxy forwarder application which forwards
 either SNMP requests, notifications, and responses without regard for
 what managed objects are contained within requests or notifications.
 This definition is most closely related to the first definition
 above.  Note, however, that in the SNMP architecture [RFC2271], a
 proxy forwarder is actually an application, and need not be
 associated with what is traditionally thought of as an SNMP agent.
 Specifically, the distinction between a traditional SNMP agent and a
 proxy forwarder application is simple:
  1. a proxy forwarder application forwards requests and/or

notifications to other SNMP engines according to the context,

        and irrespective of the specific managed object types being
        accessed, and forwards the response to such previously
        forwarded messages back to the SNMP engine from which the
        original message was received;
  1. in contrast, the command responder application that is part of

what is traditionally thought of as an SNMP agent, and which

        processes SNMP requests according to the (names of the)

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        individual managed object types and instances being accessed,
        is NOT a proxy forwarder application from the perspective of
        this document.
 Thus, when a proxy forwarder application forwards a request or
 notification for a particular contextEngineID / contextName pair, not
 only is the information on how to forward the request specifically
 associated with that context, but the proxy forwarder application has
 no need of a detailed definition of a MIB view (since the proxy
 forwarder application forwards the request irrespective of the
 managed object types).
 In contrast, a command responder application must have the detailed
 definition of the MIB view, and even if it needs to issue requests to
 other entities, via SNMP or otherwise, that need is dependent on the
 individual managed object instances being accessed (i.e., not only on
 the context).
 Note that it is a design goal of a proxy forwarder application to act
 as an intermediary between the endpoints of a transaction.  In
 particular, when forwarding Inform requests, the associated response
 is forwarded when it is received from the target to which the Inform
 request was forwarded, rather than generating a response immediately
 when an Inform request is received.

2. Management Targets

 Some types of applications (notification generators and proxy
 forwarders in particular) require a mechanism for determining where
 and how to send generated messages.  This document provides a
 mechanism and MIB module for this purpose.  The set of information
 that describes where and how to send a message is called a
 'Management Target', and consists of two kinds of information:
  1. Destination information, consisting of a transport domain and

a transport address. This is also termed a transport

        endpoint.
  1. SNMP parameters, consisting of message processing model,

security model, security level, and security name information.

 The SNMP-TARGET-MIB module described later in this document contains
 one table for each of these types of information.  There can be a
 many-to-many relationship in the MIB between these two types of
 information.  That is, there may be multiple transport endpoints
 associated with a particular set of SNMP parameters, or a particular
 transport endpoint may be associated with several sets of SNMP
 parameters.

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3. Elements Of Procedure

 The following sections describe the procedures followed by each type
 of application when generating messages for transmission or when
 processing received messages.  Applications communicate with the
 Dispatcher using the abstract service interfaces defined in [RFC2271].

3.1. Command Generator Applications

 A command generator initiates an SNMP request by calling the
 Dispatcher using the following abstract service interface:
     statusInformation =              -- sendPduHandle if success
                                      -- errorIndication if failure
       sendPdu(
       IN   transportDomain           -- transport domain to be used
       IN   transportAddress          -- destination network address
       IN   messageProcessingModel    -- typically, SNMP version
       IN   securityModel             -- Security Model to use
       IN   securityName              -- on behalf of this principal
       IN   securityLevel             -- Level of Security requested
       IN   contextEngineID           -- data from/at this entity
       IN   contextName               -- data from/in this context
       IN   pduVersion                -- the version of the PDU
       IN   PDU                       -- SNMP Protocol Data Unit
       IN   expectResponse            -- TRUE or FALSE
            )
 Where:
  1. The transportDomain is that of the destination of the message.
  1. The transportAddress is that of the destination of the

message.

  1. The messageProcessingModel indicates which Message Processing

Model the application wishes to use.

  1. The securityModel is the security model that the application

wishes to use.

  1. The securityName is the security model independent name for

the principal on whose behalf the application wishes the

        message is to be generated.
  1. The securityLevel is the security level that the application

wishes to use.

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  1. The contextEngineID is provided by the command generator if it

wishes to explicitly specify the location of the management

        information it is requesting.
  1. The contextName is provided by the command generator if it

wishes to explicitly specify the local context name for the

        management information it is requesting.
  1. The pduVersion indicates the version of the PDU to be sent.
  1. The PDU is a value constructed by the command generator

containing the management operation that the command generator

        wishes to perform.
  1. The expectResponse argument indicates that a response is

expected.

 The result of the sendPdu interface indicates whether the PDU was
 successfully sent.  If it was successfully sent, the returned value
 will be a sendPduHandle.  The command generator should store the
 sendPduHandle so that it can correlate a response to the original
 request.
 The Dispatcher is responsible for delivering the response to a
 particular request to the correct command generator application.  The
 abstract service interface used is:
     processResponsePdu(              -- process Response PDU
       IN   messageProcessingModel    -- typically, SNMP version
       IN   securityModel             -- Security Model in use
       IN   securityName              -- on behalf of this principal
       IN   securityLevel             -- Level of Security
       IN   contextEngineID           -- data from/at this SNMP entity
       IN   contextName               -- data from/in this context
       IN   pduVersion                -- the version of the PDU
       IN   PDU                       -- SNMP Protocol Data Unit
       IN   statusInformation         -- success or errorIndication
       IN   sendPduHandle             -- handle from sendPDU
            )
 Where:
  1. The messageProcessingModel is the value from the received

response.

  1. The securityModel is the value from the received response.
  1. The securityName is the value from the received response.

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  1. The securityLevel is the value from the received response.
  1. The contextEngineID is the value from the received response.
  1. The contextName is the value from the received response.
  1. The pduVersion indicates the version of the PDU in the

received response.

  1. The PDU is the value from the received response.
  1. The statusInformation indicates success or failure in

receiving the response.

  1. The sendPduHandle is the value returned by the sendPdu call

which generated the original request to which this is a

        response.
 The procedure when a command generator receives a message is as
 follows:

(1) If the received values of messageProcessingModel, securityModel,

   securityName, contextEngineID, contextName, and pduVersion are not
   all equal to the values used in the original request, the response
   is discarded.

(2) The operation type, request-id, error-status, error-index, and

   variable-bindings are extracted from the PDU and saved.  If the
   request-id is not equal to the value used in the original request,
   the response is discarded.

(3) At this point, it is up to the application to take an appropriate

   action.  The specific action is implementation dependent.  If the
   statusInformation indicates that the request failed, an appropriate
   action might be to attempt to transmit the request again, or to
   notify the person operating the application that a failure
   occurred.

3.2. Command Responder Applications

 Before a command responder application can process messages, it must
 first associate itself with an SNMP engine.  The abstract service
 interface used for this purpose is:

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     statusInformation =        -- success or errorIndication
       registerContextEngineID(
       IN   contextEngineID     -- take responsibility for this one
       IN   pduType             -- the pduType(s) to be registered
            )
 Where:
  1. The statusInformation indicates success or failure of the

registration attempt.

  1. The contextEngineID is equal to the snmpEngineID of the SNMP

engine with which the command responder is registering.

  1. The pduType indicates a Get, GetNext, GetBulk, or Set pdu.
 Note that if another command responder application is already
 registered with an SNMP engine, any further attempts to register with
 the same contextEngineID and pduType will be denied.  This implies
 that separate command responder applications could register
 separately for the various pdu types.  However, in practice this is
 undesirable, and only a single command responder application should
 be registered with an SNMP engine at any given time.
 A command responder application can disassociate with an SNMP engine
 using the following abstract service interface:
     unregisterContextEngineID(
       IN   contextEngineID     -- give up responsibility for this one
       IN   pduType             -- the pduType(s) to be unregistered
            )
 Where:
  1. The contextEngineID is equal to the snmpEngineID of the SNMP

engine with which the command responder is cancelling the

        registration.
  1. The pduType indicates a Get, GetNext, GetBulk, or Set pdu.
 Once the command responder has registered with the SNMP engine, it
 waits to receive SNMP messages.  The abstract service interface used
 for receiving messages is:
 processPdu(                     -- process Request/Notification PDU
   IN   messageProcessingModel   -- typically, SNMP version
   IN   securityModel            -- Security Model in use
   IN   securityName             -- on behalf of this principal

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   IN   securityLevel            -- Level of Security
   IN   contextEngineID          -- data from/at this SNMP entity
   IN   contextName              -- data from/in this context
   IN   pduVersion               -- the version of the PDU
   IN   PDU                      -- SNMP Protocol Data Unit
   IN   maxSizeResponseScopedPDU -- maximum size of the Response PDU
   IN   stateReference           -- reference to state information
        )                        -- needed when sending a response
 Where:
  1. The messageProcessingModel indicates which Message Processing

Model received and processed the message.

  1. The securityModel is the value from the received message.
  1. The securityName is the value from the received message.
  1. The securityLevel is the value from the received message.
  1. The contextEngineID is the value from the received message.
  1. The contextName is the value from the received message.
  1. The pduVersion indicates the version of the PDU in the

received message.

  1. The PDU is the value from the received message.
  1. The maxSizeResponseScopedPDU is the maximum allowable size of

a ScopedPDU containing a Response PDU (based on the maximum

        message size that the originator of the message can accept).
  1. The stateReference is a value which references cached

information about each received request message. This value

        must be returned to the Dispatcher in order to generate a
        response.
 The procedure when a message is received is as follows.

(1) The operation type is determined from the ASN.1 tag value

   associated with the PDU parameter.  The operation type should
   always be one of the types previously registered by the
   application.

(2) The request-id is extracted from the PDU and saved.

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(3) If the SNMPv2 operation type is GetBulk, the non-repeaters and

   max-repetitions values are extracted from the PDU and saved.

(4) The variable-bindings are extracted from the PDU and saved.

(5) The management operation represented by the SNMPv2 operation type

   is performed with respect to the relevant MIB view within the
   context named by the contextName, according to the procedures set
   forth in [RFC1905].  The relevant MIB view is determined by the
   securityLevel, securityModel, contextName, securityName, and SNMPv2
   operation type.  To determine whether a particular object instance
   is within the relevant MIB view, the following abstract service
   interface is called:
       statusInformation =      -- success or errorIndication
         isAccessAllowed(
         IN   securityModel     -- Security Model in use
         IN   securityName      -- principal who wants to access
         IN   securityLevel     -- Level of Security
         IN   viewType          -- read, write, or notify view
         IN   contextName       -- context containing variableName
         IN   variableName      -- OID for the managed object
              )
   Where:
  1. The securityModel is the value from the received message.
  1. The securityName is the value from the received message.
  1. The securityLevel is the value from the received message.
  1. The viewType indicates whether the PDU type is a read or write

operation.

  1. The contextName is the value from the received message.
  1. The variableName is the object instance of the variable for

which access rights are to be checked.

   Normally, the result of the management operation will be a new PDU
   value, and processing will continue in step (6) below.  However, at
   any time during the processing of the management operation:
  1. If the isAccessAllowed ASI returns a noSuchView,

noAccessEntry, or noGroupName error, processing of the

        management operation is halted, a PDU value is contructed
        using the values from the originally received PDU, but

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        replacing the error_status with an authorizationError code,
        and error_index value of 0, and control is passed to step (6)
        below.
  1. If the isAccessAllowed ASI returns an otherError, processing

of the management operation is halted, a different PDU value

        is contructed using the values from the originally received
        PDU, but replacing the error_status with a genError code, and
        control is passed to step (6) below.
  1. If the isAccessAllowed ASI returns a noSuchContext error,

processing of the management operation is halted, no result

        PDU is generated, the snmpUnknownContexts counter is
        incremented, and control is passed to step (6) below.
  1. If the context named by the contextName parameter is

unavailable, processing of the management operation is halted,

        no result PDU is generated, the snmpUnavailableContexts
        counter is incremented, and control is passed to step (6)
        below.

(6) The Dispatcher is called to generate a response or report message.

   The abstract service interface is:
   returnResponsePdu(
     IN   messageProcessingModel   -- typically, SNMP version
     IN   securityModel            -- Security Model in use
     IN   securityName             -- on behalf of this principal
     IN   securityLevel            -- same as on incoming request
     IN   contextEngineID          -- data from/at this SNMP entity
     IN   contextName              -- data from/in this context
     IN   pduVersion               -- the version of the PDU
     IN   PDU                      -- SNMP Protocol Data Unit
     IN   maxSizeResponseScopedPDU -- maximum size of the Response PDU
     IN   stateReference           -- reference to state information
                                   -- as presented with the request
     IN   statusInformation        -- success or errorIndication
          )                        -- error counter OID/value if error
   Where:
  1. The messageProcessingModel is the value from the processPdu

call.

  1. The securityModel is the value from the processPdu call.
  1. The securityName is the value from the processPdu call.

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  1. The securityLevel is the value from the processPdu call.
  1. The contextEngineID is the value from the processPdu call.
  1. The contextName is the value from the processPdu call.
  1. The pduVersion indicates the version of the PDU to be

returned. If no result PDU was generated, the pduVersion is

        an undefined value.
  1. The PDU is the result generated in step (5) above. If no

result PDU was generated, the PDU is an undefined value.

  1. The maxSizeResponseScopedPDU is a local value indicating the

maximum size of a ScopedPDU that the application can accept.

  1. The stateReference is the value from the processPdu call.
  1. The statusInformation either contains an indication that no

error occurred and that a response should be generated, or

        contains an indication that an error occurred along with the
        OID and counter value of the appropriate error counter object.
 Note that a command responder application should always call the
 returnResponsePdu abstract service interface, even in the event of an
 error such as a resource allocation error.  In the event of such an
 error, the PDU value passed to returnResponsePdu should contain
 appropriate values for errorStatus and errorIndex.

3.3. Notification Originator Applications

 A notification originator application generates SNMP notification
 messages.  A notification message may, for example, contain an
 SNMPv2-Trap PDU or an Inform PDU.  However, a particular
 implementation is not required to be capable of generating both types
 of messages.
 Notification originator applications require a mechanism for
 identifying the management targets to which notifications should be
 sent.  The particular mechanism used is implementation dependent.
 However, if an implementation makes the configuration of management
 targets SNMP manageable, it MUST use the SNMP-TARGET-MIB module
 described in this document.
 When a notification originator wishes to generate a notification, it
 must first determine in which context the information to be conveyed
 in the notification exists, i.e., it must determine the
 contextEngineID and contextName.  It must then determine the set of

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 management targets to which the notification should be sent.  The
 application must also determine, for each management target, whether
 the notification message should contain an SNMPv2-Trap PDU or Inform
 PDU, and if it is to contain an Inform PDU, the number of retries and
 retransmission algorithm.
 The mechanism by which a notification originator determines this
 information is implementation dependent.  Once the application has
 determined this information, the following procedure is performed for
 each management target:

(1) Any appropriate filtering mechanisms are applied to determine

   whether the notification should be sent to the management target.
   If such filtering mechanisms determine that the notification should
   not be sent, processing continues with the next management target.
   Otherwise,

(2) The appropriate set of variable-bindings is retrieved from local

   MIB instrumentation within the relevant MIB view.  The relevant MIB
   view is determined by the securityLevel, securityModel,
   contextName, and securityName of the management target.  To
   determine whether a particular object instance is within the
   relevant MIB view, the isAccessAllowed abstract service interface
   is used, in the same manner as described in the preceding section.
   If the statusInformation returned by isAccessAllowed does not
   indicate accessAllowed, the notification is not sent to the
   management target.

(3) A PDU is constructed using a locally unique request-id value, an

   operation type of SNMPv2-Trap or Inform, an error-status and
   error-index value of 0, and the variable-bindings supplied
   previously in step (2).

(4) If the notification contains an SNMPv2-Trap PDU, the Dispatcher is

   called using the following abstract service interface:
       statusInformation =              -- sendPduHandle if success
                                        -- errorIndication if failure
         sendPdu(
         IN   transportDomain           -- transport domain to be used
         IN   transportAddress          -- destination network address
         IN   messageProcessingModel    -- typically, SNMP version
         IN   securityModel             -- Security Model to use
         IN   securityName              -- on behalf of this principal
         IN   securityLevel             -- Level of Security requested
         IN   contextEngineID           -- data from/at this entity
         IN   contextName               -- data from/in this context
         IN   pduVersion                -- the version of the PDU

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         IN   PDU                       -- SNMP Protocol Data Unit
         IN   expectResponse            -- TRUE or FALSE
              )
   Where:
  1. The transportDomain is that of the management target.
  1. The transportAddress is that of the management target.
  1. The messageProcessingModel is that of the management target.
  1. The securityModel is that of the management target.
  1. The securityName is that of the management target.
  1. The securityLevel is that of the management target.
  1. The contextEngineID is the value originally determined for the

notification.

  1. The contextName is the value originally determined for the

notification.

  1. The pduVersion is the version of the PDU to be sent.
  1. The PDU is the value constructed in step (3) above.
  1. The expectResponse argument indicates that no response is

expected.

   Otherwise,

(5) If the notification contains an Inform PDU, then:

    a)  The Dispatcher is called using the sendPdu abstract service
        interface as described in step (4) above, except that the
        expectResponse argument indicates that a response is expected.
    b)   The application caches information about the management
        target.
    c)  If a response is received within an appropriate time interval
        from the transport endpoint of the management target, the
        notification is considered acknowledged and the cached
        information is deleted.  Otherwise,

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    d)  If a response is not received within an appropriate time
        period, or if a report indication is received, information
        about the management target is retrieved from the cache, and
        steps a) through d) are repeated.  The number of times these
        steps are repeated is equal to the previously determined retry
        count.  If this retry count is exceeded, the acknowledgement
        of the notification is considered to have failed, and
        processing of the notification for this management target is
        halted.
 Responses to Inform PDU notifications will be received via the
 processResponsePDU abstract service interface.

3.4. Notification Receiver Applications

 Notification receiver applications receive SNMP Notification messages
 from the Dispatcher.  Before any messages can be received, the
 notification receiver must register with the Dispatcher using the
 registerContextEngineID abstract service interface.  The parameters
 used are:
  1. The contextEngineID is an undefined 'wildcard' value.

Notifications are delivered to a registered notification

        receiver regardless of the contextEngineID contained in the
        notification message.
  1. The pduType indicates the type of notifications that the

application wishes to receive (for example, SNMPv2-Trap PDUs

        or Inform PDUs).
 Once the notification receiver has registered with the Dispatcher,
 messages are received using the processPdu abstract service
 interface.  Parameters are:
  1. The messageProcessingModel indicates which Message Processing

Model received and processed the message.

  1. The securityModel is the value from the received message.
  1. The securityName is the value from the received message.
  1. The securityLevel is the value from the received message.
  1. The contextEngineID is the value from the received message.
  1. The contextName is the value from the received message.

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  1. The pduVersion indicates the version of the PDU in the

received message.

  1. The PDU is the value from the received message.
  1. The maxSizeResponseScopedPDU is the maximum allowable size of

a ScopedPDU containing a Response PDU (based on the maximum

        message size that the originator of the message can accept).
  1. If the message contains an SNMPv2-Trap PDU, the stateReference

is undefined and unused. Otherwise, the stateReference is a

        value which references cached information about the
        notification.  This value must be returned to the Dispatcher
        in order to generate a response.
 When an SNMPv2-Trap PDU is delivered to a notification receiver
 application, it first extracts the SNMP operation type, request-id,
 error-status, error-index, and variable-bindings from the PDU.  After
 this, processing depends on the particular implementation.
 When an Inform PDU is received, the notification receiver application
 follows the following procedure:

(1) The SNMPv2 operation type, request-id, error-status, error-index,

   and variable-bindings are extracted from the PDU.

(2) A Response PDU is constructed using the extracted request-id and

   variable-bindings, and with error-status and error-index both set
   to 0.

(3) The Dispatcher is called to generate a response message using the

   returnResponsePdu abstract service interface.  Parameters are:
  1. The messageProcessingModel is the value from the processPdu

call.

  1. The securityModel is the value from the processPdu call.
  1. The securityName is the value from the processPdu call.
  1. The securityLevel is the value from the processPdu call.
  1. The contextEngineID is the value from the processPdu call.
  1. The contextName is the value from the processPdu call.
  1. The pduVersion indicates the version of the PDU to be

returned.

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  1. The PDU is the result generated in step (2) above.
  1. The maxSizeResponseScopedPDU is a local value indicating the

maximum size of a ScopedPDU that the application can accept.

  1. The stateReference is the value from the processPdu call.
  1. The statusInformation indicates that no error occurred and

that a response should be generated.

3.5. Proxy Forwarder Applications

 A proxy forwarder application deals with forwarding SNMP messages.
 There are four basic types of messages which a proxy forwarder
 application may need to forward.  These are grouped according to the
 PDU type contained in a message, or according to whether a report
 indication is contained in the message.  The four basic types of
 messages are:
  1. Those containing PDU types which were generated by a command

generator application (for example, Get, GetNext, GetBulk, and

        Set PDU types).  These deal with requesting or modifying
        information located within a particular context.
  1. Those containing PDU types which were generated by a

notification originator application (for example, SNMPv2-Trap

        and Inform PDU types).  These deal with notifications
        concerning information located within a particular context.
  1. Those containing a Response PDU type. Forwarding of Response

PDUs always occurs as a result of receiving a response to a

        previously forwarded message.
  1. Those containing a report indication. Forwarding of report

indications always occurs as a result of receiving a report

        indication for a previously forwarded message.
 For the first type, the proxy forwarder's role is to deliver a
 request for management information to an SNMP engine which is
 "closer" or "downstream in the path" to the SNMP engine which has
 access to that information, and to deliver the response containing
 the information back to the SNMP engine from which the request was
 received.  The context information in a request is used to determine
 which SNMP engine has access to the requested information, and this
 is used to determine where and how to forward the request.

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 For the second type, the proxy forwarder's role is to determine which
 SNMP engines should receive notifications about management
 information from a particular location.  The context information in a
 notification message determines the location to which the information
 contained in the notification applies.  This is used to determine
 which SNMP engines should receive notification about this
 information.
 For the third type, the proxy forwarder's role is to determine which
 previously forwarded request or notification (if any) the response
 matches, and to forward the response back to the initiator of the
 request or notification.
 For the fourth type, the proxy forwarder's role is to determine which
 previously forwarded request or notification (if any) the report
 indication matches, and to forward the report indication back to the
 initiator of the request or notification.
 When forwarding messages, a proxy forwarder application must perform
 a translation of incoming management target information into outgoing
 management target information.  How this translation is performed is
 implementation specific.  In many cases, this will be driven by a
 preconfigured translation table.  If a proxy forwarder application
 makes the contents of this table SNMP manageable, it MUST use the
 SNMP-PROXY-MIB module defined in this document.

3.5.1. Request Forwarding

 There are two phases for request forwarding.  First, the incoming
 request needs to be passed through the proxy application.  Then, the
 resulting response needs to be passed back.  These phases are
 described in the following two sections.

3.5.1.1. Processing an Incoming Request

 A proxy forwarder application that wishes to forward request messages
 must first register with the Dispatcher using the
 registerContextEngineID abstract service interface.  The proxy
 forwarder must register each contextEngineID for which it wishes to
 forward messages, as well as for each pduType.  Note that as the
 configuration of a proxy forwarder is changed, the particular
 contextEngineID values for which it is forwarding may change.  The
 proxy forwarder should call the registerContextEngineID and
 unregisterContextEngineID abstract service interfaces as needed to
 reflect its current configuration.

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 A proxy forwarder application should never attempt to register a
 value of contextEngineID which is equal to the snmpEngineID of the
 SNMP engine to which the proxy forwarder is associated.
 Once the proxy forwarder has registered for the appropriate
 contextEngineId values, it can start processing messages.  The
 following procedure is used:

(1) A message is received using the processPdu abstract service

   interface.  The incoming management target information received
   from the processPdu interface is translated into outgoing
   management target information.  Note that this translation may vary
   for different values of contextEngineID and/or contextName.  The
   translation should result in a single management target.

(2) If appropriate outgoing management target information cannot be

   found, the proxy forwarder increments the snmpProxyDrops counter
   [RFC1907], and then calls the Dispatcher using the
   returnResponsePdu abstract service interface.  Parameters are:
  1. The messageProcessingModel is the value from the processPdu

call.

  1. The securityModel is the value from the processPdu call.
  1. The securityName is the value from the processPdu call.
  1. The securityLevel is the value from the processPdu call.
  1. The contextEngineID is the value from the processPdu call.
  1. The contextName is the value from the processPdu call.
  1. The pduVersion is the value from the processPdu call.
  1. The PDU is an undefined value.
  1. The maxSizeResponseScopedPDU is a local value indicating the

maximum size of a ScopedPDU that the application can accept.

  1. The stateReference is the value from the processPdu call.
  1. The statusInformation indicates that an error occurred and

includes the OID and value of the snmpProxyDrops object.

   Processing of the message stops at this point.  Otherwise,

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(3) A new PDU is constructed. A unique value of request-id should be

   used in the new PDU (this value will enable a subsequent response
   message to be correlated with this request).  The remainder of the
   new PDU is identical to the received PDU, unless the incoming SNMP
   version is SNMPv2 or SNMPv3 and the outgoing SNMP version is
   SNMPv1, in which case the proxy forwarder must apply the
   translation rules as documented in [RFC1908].

(4) The proxy forwarder calls the Dispatcher to generate the forwarded

   message, using the sendPdu abstract service interface.  The
   parameters are:
  1. The transportDomain is that of the outgoing management target.
  1. The transportAddress is that of the outgoing management

target.

  1. The messageProcessingModel is that of the outgoing management

target.

  1. The securityModel is that of the outgoing management target.
  1. The securityName is that of the outgoing management target.
  1. The securityLevel is that of the outgoing management target.
  1. The contextEngineID is the value originally received.
  1. The contextName is the value originally received.
  1. The pduVersion is the version of the PDU to be sent.
  1. The PDU is the value constructed in step (3) above.
  1. The expectResponse argument indicates that a response is

expected. If the sendPdu call is unsuccessful, the proxy

        forwarder performs the steps described in (2) above.
        Otherwise:

(5) The proxy forwarder caches the following information in order to

   match an incoming response to the forwarded request:
  1. The sendPduHandle returned from the call to sendPdu,
  1. The request-id from the received PDU.
  1. the contextEngineID,

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  1. the contextName,
  1. the stateReference,
  1. the incoming management target information,
  1. the outgoing management information,
  1. any other information needed to match an incoming response to

the forwarded request.

   If this information cannot be cached (possibly due to a lack of
   resources), the proxy forwarder performs the steps described in (2)
   above.  Otherwise:

(6) Processing of the request stops until a response to the forwarded

   request is received, or until an appropriate time interval has
   expired.  If this time interval expires before a response has been
   received, the cached information about this request is removed.

3.5.1.2. Processing an Incoming Response

 A proxy forwarder follows the following procedure when an incoming
 response is received:

(1) The incoming response is received using the processResponsePdu

   interface.  The proxy forwarder uses the received parameters to
   locate an entry in its cache of pending forwarded requests.  This
   is done by matching the received parameters with the cached values
   of sendPduHandle, contextEngineID, contextName, outgoing management
   target information, and the request-id contained in the received
   PDU (the proxy forwarder must extract the request-id for this
   purpose).  If an appropriate cache entry cannot be found,
   processing of the response is halted.  Otherwise:

(2) The cache information is extracted, and removed from the cache.

(3) A new Response PDU is constructed, using the request-id value from

   the original forwarded request (as extracted from the cache).  All
   other values are identical to those in the received Response PDU.

(4) If the incoming SNMP version is SNMPv1 and the outgoing SNMP

   version is SNMPv2 or SNMPv3, the proxy forwarder must apply the
   translation rules documented in [RFC1908].

(5) The proxy forwarder calls the Dispatcher using the

   returnResponsePdu abstract service interface.  Parameters are:

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  1. The messageProcessingModel indicates the Message Processing

Model by which the original incoming message was processed.

  1. The securityModel is that of the original incoming management

target extracted from the cache.

  1. The securityName is that of the original incoming management

target extracted from the cache.

  1. The securityLevel is that of the original incoming management

target extracted from the cache.

  1. The contextEngineID is the value extracted from the cache.
  1. The contextName is the value extracted from the cache.
  1. The pduVersion indicates the version of the PDU to be

returned.

  1. The PDU is the (possibly translated) Response PDU.
  1. The maxSizeResponseScopedPDU is a local value indicating the

maximum size of a ScopedPDU that the application can accept.

  1. The stateReference is the value extracted from the cache.
  1. The statusInformation indicates that no error occurred and

that a Response PDU message should be generated.

3.5.1.3. Processing an Incoming Report Indication

 A proxy forwarder follows the following procedure when an incoming
 report indication is received:

(1) The incoming report indication is received using the

   processResponsePdu interface.  The proxy forwarder uses the
   received parameters to locate an entry in its cache of pending
   forwarded requests.  This is done by matching the received
   parameters with the cached values of sendPduHandle.  If an
   appropriate cache entry cannot be found, processing of the report
   indication is halted.  Otherwise:

(2) The cache information is extracted, and removed from the cache.

(3) If the original incoming management target information indicates

   SNMPv1, processing of the report indication is halted.

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(4) The proxy forwarder calls the Dispatcher using the

   returnResponsePdu abstract service interface.  Parameters are:
  1. The messageProcessingModel indicates the Message Processing

Model by which the original incoming message was processed.

  1. The securityModel is that of the original incoming management

target extracted from the cache.

  1. The securityName is that of the original incoming management

target extracted from the cache.

  1. The securityLevel is that of the original incoming management

target extracted from the cache.

  1. The contextEngineID is the value extracted from the cache.
  1. The contextName is the value extracted from the cache.
  1. The pduVersion indicates the version of the PDU to be

returned.

  1. The PDU is unused.
  1. The maxSizeResponseScopedPDU is a local value indicating the

maximum size of a ScopedPDU that the application can accept.

  1. The stateReference is the value extracted from the cache.
  1. The statusInformation contain the contextEngineID,

contextName, counter OID, and counter value received in the

        report indication.

3.5.2. Notification Forwarding

 A proxy forwarder receives notifications in the same manner as a
 notification receiver application, using the processPdu abstract
 service interface.  The following procedure is used when a
 notification is received:

(1) The incoming management target information received from the

   processPdu interface is translated into outgoing management target
   information.  Note that this translation may vary for different
   values of contextEngineId and/or contextName.  The translation may
   result in multiple management targets.

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(2) If appropriate outgoing management target information cannot be

   found and the notification was a Trap, processing of the
   notification is halted.  If appropriate outgoing management target
   information cannot be found and the notification was an Inform, the
   proxy forwarder increments the snmpProxyDrops object, and calls the
   Dispatcher using the returnResponsePdu abstract service interface.
   The parameters are:
  1. The messageProcessingModel is the received value.
  1. The securityModel is the received value.
  1. The securityName is the received value.
  1. The securityLevel is the received value.
  1. The contextEngineID is the received value.
  1. The contextName is the received value.
  1. The pduVersion is the received value.
  1. The PDU is an undefined and unused value.
  1. The maxSizeResponseScopedPDU is a local value indicating the

maximum size of a ScopedPDU that the application can accept.

  1. The stateReference is the received value.
  1. The statusInformation indicates that an error occurred and

that a Report message should be generated.

   Processing of the message stops at this point.  Otherwise,

(3) The proxy forwarder generates a notification using the procedures

   described in the preceding section on Notification Originators,
   with the following exceptions:
  1. The contextEngineID and contextName values from the original

received notification are used.

  1. The outgoing management targets previously determined are

used.

  1. No filtering mechanisms are applied.

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  1. The variable-bindings from the original received notification

are used, rather than retrieving variable-bindings from local

        MIB instrumentation.  In particular, no access-control is
        applied to these variable-bindings.
  1. If for any of the outgoing management targets, the incoming

SNMP version is SNMPv1 and the outgoing SNMP version is SNMPv2

        or SNMPv3, the proxy forwarder must apply the translation
        rules as documented in [RFC1908].
  1. If for any of the outgoing management targets, the incoming

SNMP version is SNMPv2 or SNMPv3, and the outgoing SNMP

        version is SNMPv1, this outgoing management target is not used
        when generating the forwarded notifications.

(4) If the original received notification contains an SNMPv2-Trap PDU,

   processing of the notification is now completed.  Otherwise, the
   original received notification must contain an Inform PDU, and
   processing continues.

(5) If the forwarded notifications included any Inform PDUs, processing

   continues when the procedures described in the section for
   Notification Originators determine that either:
  1. None of the generated notifications containing Inform PDUs

have been successfully acknowledged within the longest of the

        time intervals, in which case processing of the original
        notification is halted, or,
  1. At least one of the generated notifications containing Inform

PDUs is successfully acknowledged, in which case a response to

        the original received notification containing an Inform PDU is
        generated as described in the following steps.

(6) A Response PDU is constructed, using the values of request-id and

   variable-bindings from the original received Inform PDU, and
   error-status and error-index values of 0.

(7) The Dispatcher is called using the returnResponsePdu abstract

   service interface.  Parameters are:
  1. The messageProcessingModel is the originally received value.
  1. The securityModel is the originally received value.
  1. The securityName is the originally received value.
  1. The securityLevel is the originally received value.

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  1. The contextEngineID is the originally received value.
  1. The contextName is the originally received value.
  1. The pduVersion indicates the version of the PDU constructed in

step (6) above.

  1. The PDU is the value constructed in step (6) above.
  1. The maxSizeResponseScopedPDU is a local value indicating the

maximum size of a ScopedPDU that the application can accept.

  1. The stateReference is the originally received value.
  1. The statusInformation indicates that no error occurred and

that a Response PDU message should be generated.

4. The Structure of the MIB Modules

 There are three separate MIB modules described in this document, the
 management target MIB, the notification MIB, and the proxy MIB.  The
 following sections describe the structure of these three MIB modules.
 The use of these MIBs by particular types of applications is
 described later in this document:
  1. The use of the management target MIB and the notification MIB

in notification originator applications is described in

        section 6.
  1. The use of the notification MIB for filtering notifications in

notification originator applications is described in section

        7.
  1. The use of the management target MIB and the proxy MIB in

proxy forwarding applications is described in section 8.

4.1. The Management Target MIB Module

 The SNMP-TARGET-MIB module contains objects for defining management
 targets.  It consists of two tables and conformance/compliance
 statements.
 The first table, the snmpTargetAddrTable, contains information about
 transport domains and addresses.  It also contains an object,
 snmpTargetAddrTagList, which provides a mechanism for grouping
 entries.

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 The second table, the snmpTargetParamsTable, contains information
 about SNMP version and security information to be used when sending
 messages to particular transport domains and addresses.

4.1.1. Tag Lists

 The snmpTargetAddrTagList object is used for grouping entries in the
 snmpTargetAddrTable.  The value of this object contains a list of tag
 values which are used to select target addresses to be used for a
 particular operation.
 A tag value, which may also be used in MIB objects other than
 snmpTargetAddrTagList, is an arbitrary string of octets, but may not
 contain a delimiter character.  Delimiter characters are defined to
 be one of the following characters:
  1. An ASCII space character (0x20).
  1. An ASCII TAB character (0x09).
  1. An ASCII carriage return (CR) character (0x0D).
  1. An ASCII line feed (LF) character (0x0B).
 In addition, a tag value may not have a zero length.  Generally, a
 particular MIB object may contain either
  1. a single tag value, in which case the value of the MIB object

may not contain a delimiter character, or:

  1. a MIB object may contain a list of tag values, separated by

single delimiter characters.

 For a list of tag values, these constraints imply certain
 restrictions on the value of a MIB object:
  1. There cannot be a leading or trailing delimiter character.
  1. There cannot be multiple adjacent delimiter charaters.

4.1.2. Definitions

 SNMP-TARGET-MIB DEFINITIONS ::= BEGIN
 IMPORTS
     TEXTUAL-CONVENTION,
     MODULE-IDENTITY,
     OBJECT-TYPE,

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     snmpModules,
     Integer32
         FROM SNMPv2-SMI
     TDomain,
     TAddress,
     TimeInterval,
     RowStatus,
     StorageType,
     TestAndIncr
         FROM SNMPv2-TC
     SnmpSecurityModel,
     SnmpMessageProcessingModel,
     SnmpSecurityLevel,
     SnmpAdminString
         FROM SNMP-FRAMEWORK-MIB
     OBJECT-GROUP
         FROM SNMPv2-CONF;
 snmpTargetMIB MODULE-IDENTITY
     LAST-UPDATED "9711210000Z"
     ORGANIZATION "IETF SNMPv3 Working Group"
     CONTACT-INFO
         "WG-email:   snmpv3@tis.com
          Subscribe:  majordomo@tis.com
                      In message body:  subscribe snmpv3
          Chair:      Russ Mundy
                      Trusted Information Systems
          Postal:     3060 Washington Rd
                      Glenwood MD 21738
                      USA
          Email:      mundy@tis.com
          Phone:      +1-301-854-6889
          Co-editor:  David B. Levi
                      SNMP Research, Inc.
          Postal:     3001 Kimberlin Heights Road
                      Knoxville, TN 37920-9716
          E-mail:     levi@snmp.com
          Phone:      +1 423 573 1434
          Co-editor:  Paul Meyer
                      Secure Computing Corporation
          Postal:     2675 Long Lake Road
                      Roseville, MN 55113
          E-mail:     paul_meyer@securecomputing.com

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          Phone:      +1 612 628 1592
          Co-editor:  Bob Stewart
                      Cisco Systems, Inc.
          Postal:     170 West Tasman Drive
                      San Jose, CA 95134-1706
          E-mail:     bstewart@cisco.com
          Phone:      +1 603 654 6923"
     DESCRIPTION
         "This MIB module defines MIB objects which provide
          mechanisms to remotely configure the parameters used
          by an SNMP entity for the generation of SNMP messages."
     REVISION        "9707140000Z"
     DESCRIPTION
         "The initial revision."
     ::= { snmpModules 12 }
 snmpTargetObjects       OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { snmpTargetMIB 1 }
 snmpTargetConformance   OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { snmpTargetMIB 3 }
 SnmpTagValue ::= TEXTUAL-CONVENTION
     DISPLAY-HINT "255a"
     STATUS       current
     DESCRIPTION
         "An octet string containing a tag value.
          Tag values are preferably in human-readable form.
          To facilitate internationalization, this information
          is represented using the ISO/IEC IS 10646-1 character
          set, encoded as an octet string using the UTF-8
          character encoding scheme described in RFC 2044.
          Since additional code points are added by amendments
          to the 10646 standard from time to time,
          implementations must be prepared to encounter any code
          point from 0x00000000 to 0x7fffffff.
          The use of control codes should be avoided, and certain
          control codes are not allowed as described below.
          For code points not directly supported by user
          interface hardware or software, an alternative means
          of entry and display, such as hexadecimal, may be
          provided.
          For information encoded in 7-bit US-ASCII, the UTF-8
          representation is identical to the US-ASCII encoding.

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          Note that when this TC is used for an object that
          is used or envisioned to be used as an index, then a
          SIZE restriction must be specified so that the number
          sub-identifiers for any object instance do not exceed
          the limit of 128, as defined by [RFC1905].
          An object of this type contains a single tag value
          which is used to select a set of entries in a table.
          A tag value is an arbitrary string of octets, but
          may not contain a delimiter character.  Delimiter
          characters are defined to be one of the following:
  1. An ASCII space character (0x20).
  1. An ASCII TAB character (0x09).
  1. An ASCII carriage return (CR) character (0x0D).
  1. An ASCII line feed (LF) character (0x0B).
          Delimiter characters are used to separate tag values
          in a tag list.  An object of this type may only
          contain a single tag value, and so delimiter
          characters are not allowed in a value of this type.
          Some examples of valid tag values are:
  1. 'acme'
  1. 'router'
  1. 'host'
          The use of a tag value to select table entries is
          application and MIB specific."
     SYNTAX       OCTET STRING (SIZE (0..255))
 SnmpTagList ::= TEXTUAL-CONVENTION
     DISPLAY-HINT "255a"
     STATUS       current
     DESCRIPTION
         "An octet string containing a list of tag values.
          Tag values are preferably in human-readable form.
          To facilitate internationalization, this information
          is represented using the ISO/IEC IS 10646-1 character
          set, encoded as an octet string using the UTF-8
          character encoding scheme described in RFC 2044.

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          Since additional code points are added by amendments
          to the 10646 standard from time to time,
          implementations must be prepared to encounter any code
          point from 0x00000000 to 0x7fffffff.
          The use of control codes should be avoided, except as
          described below.
          For code points not directly supported by user
          interface hardware or software, an alternative means
          of entry and display, such as hexadecimal, may be
          provided.
          For information encoded in 7-bit US-ASCII, the UTF-8
          representation is identical to the US-ASCII encoding.
          An object of this type contains a list of tag values
          which are used to select a set of entries in a table.
          A tag value is an arbitrary string of octets, but
          may not contain a delimiter character.  Delimiter
          characters are defined to be one of the following:
  1. An ASCII space character (0x20).
  1. An ASCII TAB character (0x09).
  1. An ASCII carriage return (CR) character (0x0D).
  1. An ASCII line feed (LF) character (0x0B).
          Delimiter characters are used to separate tag values
          in a tag list.  Only a single delimiter character may
          occur between two tag values.  A tag value may not
          have a zero length.  These constraints imply certain
          restrictions on the contents of this object:
  1. There cannot be a leading or trailing delimiter

character.

  1. There cannot be multiple adjacent delimiter

characters.

          Some examples of valid tag lists are:
  1. An empty string
  1. 'acme router'

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  1. 'host managerStation'
          Note that although a tag value may not have a length of
          zero, an empty string is still valid.  This indicates
          an empty list (i.e. there are no tag values in the list).
          The use of the tag list to select table entries is
          application and MIB specific.  Typically, an application
          will provide one or more tag values, and any entry
          which contains some combination of these tag values
          will be selected."
     SYNTAX       OCTET STRING (SIZE (0..255))
  1. -
  2. -
  3. - The snmpTargetObjects group
  4. -
  5. -
 snmpTargetSpinLock OBJECT-TYPE
     SYNTAX      TestAndIncr
     MAX-ACCESS  read-write
     STATUS      current
     DESCRIPTION
         "This object is used to facilitate modification of table
          entries in the SNMP-TARGET-MIB module by multiple
          managers.  In particular, it is useful when modifying
          the value of the snmpTargetAddrTagList object.
          The procedure for modifying the snmpTargetAddrTagList
          object is as follows:
              1.  Retrieve the value of snmpTargetSpinLock and
                  of snmpTargetAddrTagList.
              2.  Generate a new value for snmpTargetAddrTagList.
              3.  Set the value of snmpTargetSpinLock to the
                  retrieved value, and the value of
                  snmpTargetAddrTagList to the new value.  If
                  the set fails for the snmpTargetSpinLock
                  object, go back to step 1."
     ::= { snmpTargetObjects 1 }
 snmpTargetAddrTable OBJECT-TYPE
     SYNTAX      SEQUENCE OF SnmpTargetAddrEntry
     MAX-ACCESS  not-accessible
     STATUS      current

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     DESCRIPTION
         "A table of transport addresses to be used in the generation
          of SNMP messages."
     ::= { snmpTargetObjects 2 }
 snmpTargetAddrEntry OBJECT-TYPE
     SYNTAX      SnmpTargetAddrEntry
     MAX-ACCESS  not-accessible
     STATUS      current
     DESCRIPTION
         "A transport address to be used in the generation
          of SNMP operations.
          Entries in the snmpTargetAddrTable are created and
          deleted using the snmpTargetAddrRowStatus object."
     INDEX { IMPLIED snmpTargetAddrName }
     ::= { snmpTargetAddrTable 1 }
 SnmpTargetAddrEntry ::= SEQUENCE {
     snmpTargetAddrName         SnmpAdminString,
     snmpTargetAddrTDomain      TDomain,
     snmpTargetAddrTAddress     TAddress,
     snmpTargetAddrTimeout      TimeInterval,
     snmpTargetAddrRetryCount   Integer32,
     snmpTargetAddrTagList      SnmpTagList,
     snmpTargetAddrParams       SnmpAdminString,
     snmpTargetAddrStorageType  StorageType,
     snmpTargetAddrRowStatus    RowStatus
 }
 snmpTargetAddrName OBJECT-TYPE
     SYNTAX      SnmpAdminString (SIZE(1..32))
     MAX-ACCESS  not-accessible
     STATUS      current
     DESCRIPTION
         "The locally arbitrary, but unique identifier associated
          with this snmpTargetAddrEntry."
     ::= { snmpTargetAddrEntry 1 }
 snmpTargetAddrTDomain OBJECT-TYPE
     SYNTAX      TDomain
     MAX-ACCESS  read-create
     STATUS      current
     DESCRIPTION
         "This object indicates the transport type of the address
          contained in the snmpTargetAddrTAddress object."
     ::= { snmpTargetAddrEntry 2 }

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 snmpTargetAddrTAddress OBJECT-TYPE
     SYNTAX      TAddress
     MAX-ACCESS  read-create
     STATUS      current
     DESCRIPTION
         "This object contains a transport address.  The format of
          this address depends on the value of the
          snmpTargetAddrTDomain object."
     ::= { snmpTargetAddrEntry 3 }
 snmpTargetAddrTimeout OBJECT-TYPE
     SYNTAX      TimeInterval
     MAX-ACCESS  read-create
     STATUS      current
     DESCRIPTION
         "This object should reflect the expected maximum round
          trip time for communicating with the transport address
          defined by this row.  When a message is sent to this
          address, and a response (if one is expected) is not
          received within this time period, an implementation
          may assume that the response will not be delivered.
          Note that the time interval that an application waits
          for a response may actually be derived from the value
          of this object.  The method for deriving the actual time
          interval is implementation dependent.  One such method
          is to derive the expected round trip time based on a
          particular retransmission algorithm and on the number
          of timeouts which have occurred.  The type of message may
          also be considered when deriving expected round trip
          times for retransmissions.  For example, if a message is
          being sent with a securityLevel that indicates both
          authentication and privacy, the derived value may be
          increased to compensate for extra processing time spent
          during authentication and encryption processing."
     DEFVAL { 1500 }
     ::= { snmpTargetAddrEntry 4 }
 snmpTargetAddrRetryCount OBJECT-TYPE
     SYNTAX      Integer32 (0..255)
     MAX-ACCESS  read-create
     STATUS      current
     DESCRIPTION
         "This object specifies a default number of retries to be
          attempted when a response is not received for a generated
          message.  An application may provide its own retry count,
          in which case the value of this object is ignored."
     DEFVAL { 3 }

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     ::= { snmpTargetAddrEntry 5 }
 snmpTargetAddrTagList OBJECT-TYPE
     SYNTAX      SnmpTagList
     MAX-ACCESS  read-create
     STATUS      current
     DESCRIPTION
         "This object contains a list of tag values which are
          used to select target addresses for a particular
          operation."
     ::= { snmpTargetAddrEntry 6 }
 snmpTargetAddrParams OBJECT-TYPE
     SYNTAX      SnmpAdminString (SIZE(1..32))
     MAX-ACCESS  read-create
     STATUS      current
     DESCRIPTION
         "The value of this object identifies an entry in the
          snmpTargetParamsTable.  The identified entry
          contains SNMP parameters to be used when generating
          messages to be sent to this transport address."
     ::= { snmpTargetAddrEntry 7 }
 snmpTargetAddrStorageType OBJECT-TYPE
     SYNTAX      StorageType
     MAX-ACCESS  read-create
     STATUS      current
     DESCRIPTION
         "The storage type for this conceptual row."
     ::= { snmpTargetAddrEntry 8 }
 snmpTargetAddrRowStatus OBJECT-TYPE
     SYNTAX      RowStatus
     MAX-ACCESS  read-create
     STATUS      current
     DESCRIPTION
         "The status of this conceptual row.
          To create a row in this table, a manager must
          set this object to either createAndGo(4) or
          createAndWait(5).
          Until instances of all corresponding columns are
          appropriately configured, the value of the
          corresponding instance of the snmpTargetAddrRowStatus
          column is 'notReady'.
          In particular, a newly created row cannot be made

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          active until the corresponding snmpTargetAddrTDomain
          and snmpTargetAddrTAddress have both been set.
          The following objects may not be modified while the
          value of this object is active(1):
              - snmpTargetAddrTDomain
              - snmpTargetAddrTAddress"
     ::= { snmpTargetAddrEntry 9 }
 snmpTargetParamsTable OBJECT-TYPE
     SYNTAX      SEQUENCE OF SnmpTargetParamsEntry
     MAX-ACCESS  not-accessible
     STATUS      current
     DESCRIPTION
         "A table of SNMP target information to be used
          in the generation of SNMP messages."
     ::= { snmpTargetObjects 3 }
 snmpTargetParamsEntry OBJECT-TYPE
     SYNTAX      SnmpTargetParamsEntry
     MAX-ACCESS  not-accessible
     STATUS      current
     DESCRIPTION
         "A set of SNMP target information.
          Entries in the snmpTargetParamsTable are created and
          deleted using the snmpTargetParamsRowStatus object."
     INDEX { IMPLIED snmpTargetParamsName }
     ::= { snmpTargetParamsTable 1 }
 SnmpTargetParamsEntry ::= SEQUENCE {
     snmpTargetParamsName           SnmpAdminString,
     snmpTargetParamsMPModel        SnmpMessageProcessingModel,
     snmpTargetParamsSecurityModel  SnmpSecurityModel,
     snmpTargetParamsSecurityName   SnmpAdminString,
     snmpTargetParamsSecurityLevel  SnmpSecurityLevel,
     snmpTargetParamsStorageType    StorageType,
     snmpTargetParamsRowStatus      RowStatus
 }
 snmpTargetParamsName OBJECT-TYPE
     SYNTAX      SnmpAdminString (SIZE(1..32))
     MAX-ACCESS  not-accessible
     STATUS      current
     DESCRIPTION
         "The locally arbitrary, but unique identifier associated
          with this snmpTargetParamsEntry."
     ::= { snmpTargetParamsEntry 1 }

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 snmpTargetParamsMPModel OBJECT-TYPE
     SYNTAX      SnmpMessageProcessingModel
     MAX-ACCESS  read-create
     STATUS      current
     DESCRIPTION
         "The Message Processing Model to be used when generating
          SNMP messages using this entry."
     ::= { snmpTargetParamsEntry 2 }
 snmpTargetParamsSecurityModel OBJECT-TYPE
     SYNTAX      SnmpSecurityModel (0..254 | 256..2147483647)
     MAX-ACCESS  read-create
     STATUS      current
     DESCRIPTION
         "The Security Model to be used when generating SNMP
           messages using this entry."
     ::= { snmpTargetParamsEntry 3 }
 snmpTargetParamsSecurityName OBJECT-TYPE
     SYNTAX      SnmpAdminString
     MAX-ACCESS  read-create
     STATUS      current
     DESCRIPTION
         "The securityName which identifies the Principal on
          whose behalf SNMP messages will be generated using
          this entry."
     ::= { snmpTargetParamsEntry 4 }
 snmpTargetParamsSecurityLevel OBJECT-TYPE
     SYNTAX      SnmpSecurityLevel
     MAX-ACCESS  read-create
     STATUS      current
     DESCRIPTION
         "The Level of Security to be used when generating
          SNMP messages using this entry."
     ::= { snmpTargetParamsEntry 5 }
 snmpTargetParamsStorageType OBJECT-TYPE
     SYNTAX      StorageType
     MAX-ACCESS  read-create
     STATUS      current
     DESCRIPTION
         "The storage type for this conceptual row."
     ::= { snmpTargetParamsEntry 6 }
 snmpTargetParamsRowStatus OBJECT-TYPE
     SYNTAX      RowStatus
     MAX-ACCESS  read-create

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     STATUS      current
     DESCRIPTION
         "The status of this conceptual row.
          To create a row in this table, a manager must
          set this object to either createAndGo(4) or
          createAndWait(5).
          Until instances of all corresponding columns are
          appropriately configured, the value of the
          corresponding instance of the snmpTargetParamsRowStatus
          column is 'notReady'.
          In particular, a newly created row cannot be made
          active until the corresponding
          snmpTargetParamsMPModel,
          snmpTargetParamsSecurityModel,
          snmpTargetParamsSecurityName,
          and snmpTargetParamsSecurityLevel have all been set.
          The following objects may not be modified while the
          value of this object is active(1):
              - snmpTargetParamsMPModel
              - snmpTargetParamsSecurityModel
              - snmpTargetParamsSecurityName
              - snmpTargetParamsSecurityLevel"
     ::= { snmpTargetParamsEntry 7 }
 snmpUnavailableContexts OBJECT-TYPE
     SYNTAX       Counter32
     MAX-ACCESS   read-only
     STATUS       current
     DESCRIPTION
         "The total number of packets received by the SNMP
          engine which were dropped because the context
          contained in the mesage was unavailable."
     ::= { snmpTargetObjects 4 }
 snmpUnknownContexts OBJECT-TYPE
     SYNTAX       Counter32
     MAX-ACCESS   read-only
     STATUS       current
     DESCRIPTION
         "The total number of packets received by the SNMP
          engine which were dropped because the context
          contained in the mesage was unknown."
     ::= { snmpTargetObjects 5 }

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  1. -
  2. -
  3. - Conformance information
  4. -
  5. -
 snmpTargetCompliances OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::=
                                         { snmpTargetConformance 1 }
 snmpTargetGroups      OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::=
                                         { snmpTargetConformance 2 }
  1. -
  2. -
  3. - Compliance statements
  4. -
  5. -
 snmpTargetCommandResponderCompliance MODULE-COMPLIANCE
     STATUS      current
     DESCRIPTION
         "The compliance statement for SNMP entities which include
          a command responder application."
     MODULE -- This Module
         MANDATORY-GROUPS { snmpTargetCommandResponderGroup }
     ::= { snmpTargetCompliances 1 }
 snmpTargetBasicGroup OBJECT-GROUP
     OBJECTS {
         snmpTargetSpinLock,
         snmpTargetAddrTDomain,
         snmpTargetAddrTAddress,
         snmpTargetAddrTagList,
         snmpTargetAddrParams,
         snmpTargetAddrStorageType,
         snmpTargetAddrRowStatus,
         snmpTargetParamsMPModel,
         snmpTargetParamsSecurityModel,
         snmpTargetParamsSecurityName,
         snmpTargetParamsSecurityLevel,
         snmpTargetParamsStorageType,
         snmpTargetParamsRowStatus
     }
     STATUS      current
     DESCRIPTION
         "A collection of objects providing basic remote
          configuration of management targets."

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     ::= { snmpTargetGroups 1 }
 snmpTargetResponseGroup OBJECT-GROUP
     OBJECTS {
         snmpTargetAddrTimeout,
         snmpTargetAddrRetryCount
     }
     STATUS      current
     DESCRIPTION
         "A collection of objects providing remote configuration
          of management targets for applications which generate
          SNMP messages for which a response message would be
          expected."
     ::= { snmpTargetGroups 2 }
 snmpTargetCommandResponderGroup OBJECT-GROUP
     OBJECTS {
         snmpUnavailableContexts,
         snmpUnknownContexts
     }
     STATUS      current
     DESCRIPTION
         "A collection of objects required for command responder
          applications, used for counting error conditions."
     ::= { snmpTargetGroups 3 }
 END

4.2. The Notification MIB Module

 The SNMP-NOTIFICATION-MIB module contains objects for the remote
 configuration of the parameters used by an SNMP entity for the
 generation of notifications.  It consists of three tables and
 conformance/compliance statements.  The first table, the
 snmpNotifyTable, contains entries which select which entries in the
 snmpTargetAddrTable should be used for generating notifications, and
 the type of notifications to be generated.
 The second table sparsely augments the snmpTargetAddrTable with an
 object which is used to associate a set of filters with a particular
 management target.
 The third table defines filters which are used to limit the number of
 notifications which are generated using particular management
 targets.

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4.2.1. Definitions

 SNMP-NOTIFICATION-MIB DEFINITIONS ::= BEGIN
 IMPORTS
     MODULE-IDENTITY,
     OBJECT-TYPE,
     snmpModules
         FROM SNMPv2-SMI
     RowStatus,
     StorageType
         FROM SNMPv2-TC
     SnmpAdminString
         FROM SNMP-FRAMEWORK-MIB
     SnmpTagValue,
     snmpTargetParamsName
         FROM SNMP-TARGET-MIB
     MODULE-COMPLIANCE,
     OBJECT-GROUP
         FROM SNMPv2-CONF;
 snmpNotificationMIB MODULE-IDENTITY
     LAST-UPDATED "9711210000Z"
     ORGANIZATION "IETF SNMPv3 Working Group"
     CONTACT-INFO
         "WG-email:   snmpv3@tis.com
          Subscribe:  majordomo@tis.com
                      In message body:  subscribe snmpv3
          Chair:      Russ Mundy
                      Trusted Information Systems
          Postal:     3060 Washington Rd
                      Glenwood MD 21738
                      USA
          Email:      mundy@tis.com
          Phone:      +1-301-854-6889
          Co-editor:  David B. Levi
                      SNMP Research, Inc.
          Postal:     3001 Kimberlin Heights Road
                      Knoxville, TN 37920-9716
          E-mail:     levi@snmp.com
          Phone:      +1 423 573 1434

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          Co-editor:  Paul Meyer
                      Secure Computing Corporation
          Postal:     2675 Long Lake Road
                      Roseville, MN 55113
          E-mail:     paul_meyer@securecomputing.com
          Phone:      +1 612 628 1592
          Co-editor:  Bob Stewart
                      Cisco Systems, Inc.
          Postal:     170 West Tasman Drive
                      San Jose, CA 95134-1706
          E-mail:     bstewart@cisco.com
          Phone:      +1 603 654 6923"
     DESCRIPTION
         "This MIB module defines MIB objects which provide
          mechanisms to remotely configure the parameters
          used by an SNMP entity for the generation of
          notifications."
     REVISION    "9707140000Z"
     DESCRIPTION
         "The initial revision."
     ::= { snmpModules 13 }
 snmpNotifyObjects       OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::=
                                           { snmpNotificationMIB 1 }
 snmpNotifyConformance   OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::=
                                           { snmpNotificationMIB 3 }
  1. -
  2. -
  3. - The snmpNotifyObjects group
  4. -
  5. -
 snmpNotifyTable OBJECT-TYPE
     SYNTAX      SEQUENCE OF SnmpNotifyEntry
     MAX-ACCESS  not-accessible
     STATUS      current
     DESCRIPTION
         "This table is used to select management targets which should
          receive notifications, as well as the type of notification
          which should be sent to each selected management target."
     ::= { snmpNotifyObjects 1 }
 snmpNotifyEntry OBJECT-TYPE
     SYNTAX      SnmpNotifyEntry
     MAX-ACCESS  not-accessible

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     STATUS      current
     DESCRIPTION
         "An entry in this table selects a set of management targets
          which should receive notifications, as well as the type of
          notification which should be sent to each selected
          management target.
          Entries in the snmpNotifyTable are created and
          deleted using the snmpNotifyRowStatus object."
     INDEX { IMPLIED snmpNotifyName }
     ::= { snmpNotifyTable 1 }
 SnmpNotifyEntry ::= SEQUENCE {
     snmpNotifyName         SnmpAdminString,
     snmpNotifyTag          SnmpTagValue,
     snmpNotifyType         INTEGER,
     snmpNotifyStorageType  StorageType,
     snmpNotifyRowStatus    RowStatus
 }
 snmpNotifyName OBJECT-TYPE
     SYNTAX      SnmpAdminString (SIZE(1..32))
     MAX-ACCESS  not-accessible
     STATUS      current
     DESCRIPTION
         "The locally arbitrary, but unique identifier associated
          with this snmpNotifyEntry."
     ::= { snmpNotifyEntry 1 }
 snmpNotifyTag OBJECT-TYPE
     SYNTAX      SnmpTagValue
     MAX-ACCESS  read-create
     STATUS      current
     DESCRIPTION
         "This object contains a single tag value which is used
          to select entries in the snmpTargetAddrTable.  Any entry
          in the snmpTargetAddrTable which contains a tag value
          which is equal to the value of an instance of this
          object is selected.  If this object contains a value
          of zero length, no entries are selected."
     ::= { snmpNotifyEntry 2 }
 snmpNotifyType OBJECT-TYPE
     SYNTAX      INTEGER {
                     trap(1),
                     inform(2)
                 }
     MAX-ACCESS  read-create

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     STATUS      current
     DESCRIPTION
         "This object determines the type of notification to
          be generated for entries in the snmpTargetAddrTable
          selected by the corresponding instance of
          snmpNotifyTag.
          If the value of this object is trap(1), then any
          messages generated for selected rows will contain
          SNMPv2-Trap PDUs.
          If the value of this object is inform(2), then any
          messages generated for selected rows will contain
          Inform PDUs.
          Note that if an SNMP entity only supports
          generation of traps (and not informs), then this
          object may be read-only."
     DEFVAL { trap }
     ::= { snmpNotifyEntry 3 }
 snmpNotifyStorageType OBJECT-TYPE
     SYNTAX      StorageType
     MAX-ACCESS  read-create
     STATUS      current
     DESCRIPTION
         "The storage type for this conceptual row."
     ::= { snmpNotifyEntry 4 }
 snmpNotifyRowStatus OBJECT-TYPE
     SYNTAX      RowStatus
     MAX-ACCESS  read-create
     STATUS      current
     DESCRIPTION
         "The status of this conceptual row.
          To create a row in this table, a manager must
          set this object to either createAndGo(4) or
          createAndWait(5).
          Until instances of all corresponding columns are
          appropriately configured, the value of the
          corresponding instance of the snmpNotifyRowStatus
          column is 'notReady'.
          In particular, a newly created row cannot be made
          active until the corresponding snmpNotifyTag has
          been set."

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     ::= { snmpNotifyEntry 5 }
 snmpNotifyFilterProfileTable OBJECT-TYPE
     SYNTAX      SEQUENCE OF SnmpNotifyFilterProfileEntry
     MAX-ACCESS  not-accessible
     STATUS      current
     DESCRIPTION
         "This table is used to associate a notification filter
          profile with a particular set of target parameters."
     ::= { snmpNotifyObjects 2 }
 snmpNotifyFilterProfileEntry OBJECT-TYPE
     SYNTAX      SnmpNotifyFilterProfileEntry
     MAX-ACCESS  not-accessible
     STATUS      current
     DESCRIPTION
         "An entry in this table indicates the name of the filter
          profile to be used when generating notifications using
          the corresponding entry in the snmpTargetParamsTable.
          Entries in the snmpNotifyFilterProfileTable are created
          and deleted using the snmpNotifyFilterProfileRowStatus
          object."
     INDEX { IMPLIED snmpTargetParamsName }
     ::= { snmpNotifyFilterProfileTable 1 }
 SnmpNotifyFilterProfileEntry ::= SEQUENCE {
     snmpNotifyFilterProfileName         SnmpAdminString,
     snmpNotifyFilterProfileStorType     StorageType,
     snmpNotifyFilterProfileRowStatus    RowStatus
 }
 snmpNotifyFilterProfileName OBJECT-TYPE
     SYNTAX      SnmpAdminString (SIZE(1..32))
     MAX-ACCESS  read-create
     STATUS      current
     DESCRIPTION
         "The name of the filter profile to be used when generating
          notifications using the corresponding entry in the
          snmpTargetAddrTable."
     ::= { snmpNotifyFilterProfileEntry 1 }
 snmpNotifyFilterProfileStorType OBJECT-TYPE
     SYNTAX      StorageType
     MAX-ACCESS  read-create
     STATUS      current
     DESCRIPTION
         "The storage type of this conceptual row."

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     ::= { snmpNotifyFilterProfileEntry 2 }
 snmpNotifyFilterProfileRowStatus OBJECT-TYPE
     SYNTAX      RowStatus
     MAX-ACCESS  read-create
     STATUS      current
     DESCRIPTION
         "The status of this conceptual row.
          To create a row in this table, a manager must
          set this object to either createAndGo(4) or
          createAndWait(5)."
     ::= { snmpNotifyFilterProfileEntry 3 }
 snmpNotifyFilterTable OBJECT-TYPE
     SYNTAX      SEQUENCE OF SnmpNotifyFilterEntry
     MAX-ACCESS  not-accessible
     STATUS      current
     DESCRIPTION
         "The table of filter profiles.  Filter profiles are used
          to determine whether particular management targets should
          receive particular notifications.
          When a notification is generated, it must be compared
          with the filters associated with each management target
          which is configured to receive notifications.  If the
          notification is matched by a filter, it is not sent to
          the management target with which the filter is
          associated."
     ::= { snmpNotifyObjects 3 }
 snmpNotifyFilterEntry OBJECT-TYPE
     SYNTAX      SnmpNotifyFilterEntry
     MAX-ACCESS  not-accessible
     STATUS      current
     DESCRIPTION
         "An element of a filter profile.
          Entries in the snmpNotifyFilterTable are created and
          deleted using the snmpNotifyFilterRowStatus object."
     INDEX {         snmpNotifyFilterProfileName,
             IMPLIED snmpNotifyFilterSubtree }
     ::= { snmpNotifyFilterTable 1 }
 SnmpNotifyFilterEntry ::= SEQUENCE {
     snmpNotifyFilterSubtree           OBJECT IDENTIFIER,
     snmpNotifyFilterMask              OCTET STRING,
     snmpNotifyFilterType              INTEGER,

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     snmpNotifyFilterStorageType       StorageType,
     snmpNotifyFilterRowStatus         RowStatus
 }
 snmpNotifyFilterSubtree OBJECT-TYPE
     SYNTAX      OBJECT IDENTIFIER
     MAX-ACCESS  not-accessible
     STATUS      current
     DESCRIPTION
         "The MIB subtree which, when combined with the corresponding
          instance of snmpNotifyFilterMask, defines a family of
          subtrees which are included in or excluded from the
          filter profile."
     ::= { snmpNotifyFilterEntry 1 }
 snmpNotifyFilterMask OBJECT-TYPE
     SYNTAX      OCTET STRING (SIZE(0..16))
     MAX-ACCESS  read-create
     STATUS      current
     DESCRIPTION
         "The bit mask which, in combination with the corresponding
          instance of snmpNotifyFilterSubtree, defines a family of
          subtrees which are included in or excluded from the
          filter profile.
          Each bit of this bit mask corresponds to a
          sub-identifier of snmpNotifyFilterSubtree, with the
          most significant bit of the i-th octet of this octet
          string value (extended if necessary, see below)
          corresponding to the (8*i - 7)-th sub-identifier, and
          the least significant bit of the i-th octet of this
          octet string corresponding to the (8*i)-th
          sub-identifier, where i is in the range 1 through 16.
          Each bit of this bit mask specifies whether or not
          the corresponding sub-identifiers must match when
          determining if an OBJECT IDENTIFIER matches this
          family of filter subtrees; a '1' indicates that an
          exact match must occur; a '0' indicates 'wild card',
          i.e., any sub-identifier value matches.
          Thus, the OBJECT IDENTIFIER X of an object instance
          is contained in a family of filter subtrees if, for
          each sub-identifier of the value of
          snmpNotifyFilterSubtree, either:
            the i-th bit of snmpNotifyFilterMask is 0, or

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            the i-th sub-identifier of X is equal to the i-th
            sub-identifier of the value of
            snmpNotifyFilterSubtree.
          If the value of this bit mask is M bits long and
          there are more than M sub-identifiers in the
          corresponding instance of snmpNotifyFilterSubtree,
          then the bit mask is extended with 1's to be the
          required length.
          Note that when the value of this object is the
          zero-length string, this extension rule results in
          a mask of all-1's being used (i.e., no 'wild card'),
          and the family of filter subtrees is the one
          subtree uniquely identified by the corresponding
          instance of snmpNotifyFilterSubtree."
     DEFVAL { ''H }
     ::= { snmpNotifyFilterEntry 2 }
 snmpNotifyFilterType OBJECT-TYPE
     SYNTAX      INTEGER {
                     included(1),
                     excluded(2)
                 }
     MAX-ACCESS  read-create
     STATUS      current
     DESCRIPTION
         "This object indicates whether the family of filter subtrees
          defined by this entry are included in or excluded from a
          filter."
     DEFVAL { included }
     ::= { snmpNotifyFilterEntry 3 }
 snmpNotifyFilterStorageType OBJECT-TYPE
     SYNTAX      StorageType
     MAX-ACCESS  read-create
     STATUS      current
     DESCRIPTION
         "The storage type of this conceptual row."
     ::= { snmpNotifyFilterEntry 4 }
 snmpNotifyFilterRowStatus OBJECT-TYPE
     SYNTAX      RowStatus
     MAX-ACCESS  read-create
     STATUS      current
     DESCRIPTION
         "The status of this conceptual row.

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          To create a row in this table, a manager must
          set this object to either createAndGo(4) or
          createAndWait(5)."
     ::= { snmpNotifyFilterEntry 5 }
  1. -
  2. -
  3. - Conformance information
  4. -
  5. -
 snmpNotifyCompliances OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::=
                                         { snmpNotifyConformance 1 }
 snmpNotifyGroups      OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::=
                                         { snmpNotifyConformance 2 }
  1. -
  2. -
  3. - Compliance statements
  4. -
  5. -
 snmpNotifyBasicCompliance MODULE-COMPLIANCE
     STATUS      current
     DESCRIPTION
         "The compliance statement for minimal SNMP entities which
          implement only SNMP Traps and read-create operations on
          only the snmpTargetAddrTable."
     MODULE SNMP-TARGET-MIB
         MANDATORY-GROUPS { snmpTargetBasicGroup }
         OBJECT snmpTargetParamsMPModel
         MIN-ACCESS    read-only
         DESCRIPTION
             "Create/delete/modify access is not required."
         OBJECT snmpTargetParamsSecurityModel
         MIN-ACCESS    read-only
         DESCRIPTION
             "Create/delete/modify access is not required."
         OBJECT snmpTargetParamsSecurityName
         MIN-ACCESS    read-only
         DESCRIPTION
             "Create/delete/modify access is not required."
         OBJECT snmpTargetParamsSecurityLevel
         MIN-ACCESS    read-only

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         DESCRIPTION
             "Create/delete/modify access is not required."
         OBJECT snmpTargetParamsStorageType
         SYNTAX INTEGER {
             readOnly(5)
         }
         MIN-ACCESS    read-only
         DESCRIPTION
             "Create/delete/modify access is not required.
              Support of the values other(1), volatile(2),
              nonVolatile(3), and permanent(4) is not required."
         OBJECT snmpTargetParamsRowStatus
         SYNTAX INTEGER {
             active(1)
         }
         MIN-ACCESS    read-only
         DESCRIPTION
             "Create/delete/modify access to the
              snmpTargetParamsTable is not required.
              Support of the values notInService(2), notReady(3),
              createAndGo(4), createAndWait(5), and destroy(6) is
              not required."
     MODULE -- This Module
         MANDATORY-GROUPS { snmpNotifyGroup }
         OBJECT snmpNotifyTag
         MIN-ACCESS    read-only
         DESCRIPTION
             "Create/delete/modify access is not required."
         OBJECT snmpNotifyType
         SYNTAX INTEGER {
             trap(1)
         }
         MIN-ACCESS    read-only
         DESCRIPTION
             "Create/delete/modify access is not required.
              Support of the value notify(2) is not required."
         OBJECT snmpNotifyStorageType
         SYNTAX INTEGER {
             readOnly(5)
         }
         MIN-ACCESS    read-only
         DESCRIPTION

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             "Create/delete/modify access is not required.
              Support of the values other(1), volatile(2),
              nonVolatile(3), and permanent(4) is not required."
         OBJECT snmpNotifyRowStatus
         SYNTAX INTEGER {
             active(1)
         }
         MIN-ACCESS    read-only
         DESCRIPTION
             "Create/delete/modify access to the
              snmpNotifyTable is not required.
              Support of the values notInService(2), notReady(3),
              createAndGo(4), createAndWait(5), and destroy(6) is
              not required."
     ::= { snmpNotifyCompliances 1 }
 snmpNotifyBasicFiltersCompliance MODULE-COMPLIANCE
     STATUS      current
     DESCRIPTION
         "The compliance statement for SNMP entities which implement
          SNMP Traps with filtering, and read-create operations on
          all related tables."
     MODULE SNMP-TARGET-MIB
         MANDATORY-GROUPS { snmpTargetBasicGroup }
     MODULE -- This Module
         MANDATORY-GROUPS { snmpNotifyGroup,
                            snmpNotifyFilterGroup }
     ::= { snmpNotifyCompliances 2 }
 snmpNotifyFullCompliance MODULE-COMPLIANCE
     STATUS      current
     DESCRIPTION
         "The compliance statement for SNMP entities which either
          implement only SNMP Informs, or both SNMP Traps and SNMP
          Informs, plus filtering and read-create operations on
          all related tables."
     MODULE SNMP-TARGET-MIB
         MANDATORY-GROUPS { snmpTargetBasicGroup,
                            snmpTargetResponseGroup }
     MODULE -- This Module
         MANDATORY-GROUPS { snmpNotifyGroup,
                            snmpNotifyFilterGroup }
     ::= { snmpNotifyCompliances 3 }
 snmpNotifyGroup OBJECT-GROUP
     OBJECTS {

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         snmpNotifyTag,
         snmpNotifyType,
         snmpNotifyStorageType,
         snmpNotifyRowStatus
     }
     STATUS      current
     DESCRIPTION
         "A collection of objects for selecting which management
          targets are used for generating notifications, and the
          type of notification to be generated for each selected
          management target."
     ::= { snmpNotifyGroups 1 }
 snmpNotifyFilterGroup OBJECT-GROUP
     OBJECTS {
         snmpNotifyFilterProfileName,
         snmpNotifyFilterProfileStorType,
         snmpNotifyFilterProfileRowStatus,
         snmpNotifyFilterMask,
         snmpNotifyFilterType,
         snmpNotifyFilterStorageType,
         snmpNotifyFilterRowStatus
     }
     STATUS      current
     DESCRIPTION
         "A collection of objects providing remote configuration
          of notification filters."
     ::= { snmpNotifyGroups 2 }
 END

4.3. The Proxy MIB Module

 The SNMP-PROXY-MIB module, which defines MIB objects that provide
 mechanisms to remotely configure the parameters used by an SNMP
 entity for proxy forwarding operations, contains a single table.
 This table, snmpProxyTable, is used to define translations between
 management targets for use when forwarding messages.

4.3.1. Definitions

 SNMP-PROXY-MIB DEFINITIONS ::= BEGIN
 IMPORTS
     MODULE-IDENTITY,
     OBJECT-TYPE,
     snmpModules
         FROM SNMPv2-SMI

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     RowStatus,
     StorageType
         FROM SNMPv2-TC
     SnmpEngineID,
     SnmpAdminString
         FROM SNMP-FRAMEWORK-MIB
     SnmpTagValue,
         FROM SNMP-TARGET-MIB
     MODULE-COMPLIANCE,
     OBJECT-GROUP
         FROM SNMPv2-CONF;
 snmpProxyMIB MODULE-IDENTITY
     LAST-UPDATED "9711210000Z"
     ORGANIZATION "IETF SNMPv3 Working Group"
     CONTACT-INFO
         "WG-email:   snmpv3@tis.com
          Subscribe:  majordomo@tis.com
                      In message body:  subscribe snmpv3
          Chair:      Russ Mundy
                      Trusted Information Systems
          Postal:     3060 Washington Rd
                      Glenwood MD 21738
                      USA
          Email:      mundy@tis.com
          Phone:      +1-301-854-6889
          Co-editor:  David B. Levi
                      SNMP Research, Inc.
          Postal:     3001 Kimberlin Heights Road
                      Knoxville, TN 37920-9716
          E-mail:     levi@snmp.com
          Phone:      +1 423 573 1434
          Co-editor:  Paul Meyer
                      Secure Computing Corporation
          Postal:     2675 Long Lake Road
                      Roseville, MN 55113
          E-mail:     paul_meyer@securecomputing.com
          Phone:      +1 612 628 1592
          Co-editor:  Bob Stewart
                      Cisco Systems, Inc.
          Postal:     170 West Tasman Drive

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                      San Jose, CA 95134-1706
          E-mail:     bstewart@cisco.com
          Phone:      +1 603 654 6923"
     DESCRIPTION
         "This MIB module defines MIB objects which provide
          mechanisms to remotely configure the parameters
          used by a proxy forwarding application."
     REVISION    "9707140000Z"
     DESCRIPTION
         "The initial revision."
     ::= { snmpModules 14 }
 snmpProxyObjects        OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { snmpProxyMIB 1 }
 snmpProxyConformance    OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { snmpProxyMIB 3 }
  1. -
  2. -
  3. - The snmpProxyObjects group
  4. -
  5. -
 snmpProxyTable OBJECT-TYPE
     SYNTAX      SEQUENCE OF SnmpProxyEntry
     MAX-ACCESS  not-accessible
     STATUS      current
     DESCRIPTION
         "The table of translation parameters used by proxy forwarder
          applications for forwarding SNMP messages."
     ::= { snmpProxyObjects 2 }
 snmpProxyEntry OBJECT-TYPE
     SYNTAX      SnmpProxyEntry
     MAX-ACCESS  not-accessible
     STATUS      current
     DESCRIPTION
         "A set of translation parameters used by a proxy forwarder
          application for forwarding SNMP messages.
          Entries in the snmpProxyTable are created and deleted
          using the snmpProxyRowStatus object."
     INDEX { IMPLIED snmpProxyName }
     ::= { snmpProxyTable 1 }
 SnmpProxyEntry ::= SEQUENCE {
     snmpProxyName               SnmpAdminString,
     snmpProxyType               INTEGER,
     snmpProxyContextEngineID    SnmpEngineID,
     snmpProxyContextName        SnmpAdminString,

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     snmpProxyTargetParamsIn     SnmpAdminString,
     snmpProxySingleTargetOut    SnmpAdminString,
     snmpProxyMultipleTargetOut  SnmpTagValue,
     snmpProxyStorageType        StorageType,
     snmpProxyRowStatus          RowStatus
 }
 snmpProxyName OBJECT-TYPE
     SYNTAX      SnmpAdminString (SIZE(1..32))
     MAX-ACCESS  not-accessible
     STATUS      current
     DESCRIPTION
         "The locally arbitrary, but unique identifier associated
          with this snmpProxyEntry."
     ::= { snmpProxyEntry 1 }
 snmpProxyType OBJECT-TYPE
     SYNTAX      INTEGER {
                     read(1),
                     write(2),
                     trap(3),
                     inform(4)
                 }
     MAX-ACCESS  read-create
     STATUS      current
     DESCRIPTION
         "The type of message that may be forwarded using
          the translation parameters defined by this entry."
     ::= { snmpProxyEntry 2 }
 snmpProxyContextEngineID OBJECT-TYPE
     SYNTAX      SnmpEngineID
     MAX-ACCESS  read-create
     STATUS      current
     DESCRIPTION
         "The contextEngineID contained in messages that
          may be forwarded using the translation parameters
          defined by this entry."
     ::= { snmpProxyEntry 3 }
 snmpProxyContextName OBJECT-TYPE
     SYNTAX      SnmpAdminString
     MAX-ACCESS  read-create
     STATUS      current
     DESCRIPTION
         "The contextName contained in messages that may be
          forwarded using the translation parameters defined
          by this entry.

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          This object is optional, and if not supported, the
          contextName contained in a message is ignored when
          selecting an entry in the snmpProxyTable."
     ::= { snmpProxyEntry 4 }
 snmpProxyTargetParamsIn OBJECT-TYPE
     SYNTAX      SnmpAdminString
     MAX-ACCESS  read-create
     STATUS      current
     DESCRIPTION
         "This object selects an entry in the snmpTargetParamsTable.
          The selected entry is used to determine which row of the
          snmpProxyTable to use for forwarding received messages."
     ::= { snmpProxyEntry 5 }
 snmpProxySingleTargetOut OBJECT-TYPE
     SYNTAX      SnmpAdminString
     MAX-ACCESS  read-create
     STATUS      current
     DESCRIPTION
         "This object selects a management target defined in the
          snmpTargetAddrTable (in the SNMP-TARGET-MIB).  The
          selected target is defined by an entry in the
          snmpTargetAddrTable whose index value (snmpTargetAddrName)
          is equal to this object.
          This object is only used when selection of a single
          target is required (i.e. when forwarding an incoming
          read or write request)."
     ::= { snmpProxyEntry 6 }
 snmpProxyMultipleTargetOut OBJECT-TYPE
     SYNTAX      SnmpTagValue
     MAX-ACCESS  read-create
     STATUS      current
     DESCRIPTION
         "This object selects a set of management targets defined
          in the snmpTargetAddrTable (in the SNMP-TARGET-MIB).
          This object is only used when selection of multiple
          targets is required (i.e. when forwarding an incoming
          notification)."
     ::= { snmpProxyEntry 7 }
 snmpProxyStorageType OBJECT-TYPE
     SYNTAX      StorageType
     MAX-ACCESS  read-create
     STATUS      current

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     DESCRIPTION
         "The storage type of this conceptual row."
     ::= { snmpProxyEntry 8 }
 snmpProxyRowStatus OBJECT-TYPE
     SYNTAX      RowStatus
     MAX-ACCESS  read-create
     STATUS      current
     DESCRIPTION
         "The status of this conceptual row.
          To create a row in this table, a manager must
          set this object to either createAndGo(4) or
          createAndWait(5).
          The following objects may not be modified while the
          value of this object is active(1):
              - snmpProxyType
              - snmpProxyContextEngineID
              - snmpProxyContextName
              - snmpProxyTargetParamsIn
              - snmpProxySingleTargetOut
              - snmpProxyMultipleTargetOut"
     ::= { snmpProxyEntry 9 }
  1. -
  2. -
  3. - Conformance information
  4. -
  5. -
 snmpProxyCompliances OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::=
                                          { snmpProxyConformance 1 }
 snmpProxyGroups      OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::=
                                          { snmpProxyConformance 2 }
  1. -
  2. -
  3. - Compliance statements
  4. -
  5. -
 snmpProxyCompliance MODULE-COMPLIANCE
     STATUS      current
     DESCRIPTION
         "The compliance statement for SNMP entities which include
          a proxy forwarding application."

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     MODULE SNMP-TARGET-MIB
         MANDATORY-GROUPS { snmpTargetBasicGroup,
                            snmpTargetResponseGroup }
     MODULE -- This Module
         MANDATORY-GROUPS { snmpProxyGroup }
     ::= { snmpProxyCompliances 1 }
 snmpProxyGroup OBJECT-GROUP
     OBJECTS {
         snmpProxyType,
         snmpProxyContextEngineID,
         snmpProxyContextName,
         snmpProxyTargetParamsIn,
         snmpProxySingleTargetOut,
         snmpProxyMultipleTargetOut,
         snmpProxyStorageType,
         snmpProxyRowStatus
     }
     STATUS      current
     DESCRIPTION
         "A collection of objects providing remote configuration of
          management target translation parameters for use by
          proxy forwarder applications."
     ::= { snmpProxyGroups 3 }
 END

5. Identification of Management Targets in Notification Originators

 This section describes the mechanisms used by a notification
 originator application when using the MIB module described in this
 document to determine the set of management targets to be used when
 generating a notification.
 A notification originator uses the snmpNotifyTable to find the
 management targets to be used for generating notifications.  Each
 active entry in this table identifies zero or more entries in the
 snmpTargetAddrTable.  Any entry in the snmpTargetAddrTable whose
 snmpTargetAddrTagList object contains a tag value which is equal to a
 value of snmpNotifyTag is selected by the snmpNotifyEntry which
 contains that instance of snmpNotifyTag.  Note that a particular
 snmpTargetAddrEntry may be selected by multiple entries in the
 snmpNotifyTable, resulting in multiple notifications being generated
 using that snmpTargetAddrEntry.

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 Each snmpTargetAddrEntry contains a pointer to the
 snmpTargetParamsTable (snmpTargetAddrParams).  This pointer selects a
 set of SNMP parameters to be used for generating notifications.  If
 the selected entry in the snmpTargetParamsTable does not exist, the
 management target is not used to generate notifications.
 The decision as to whether a notification should contain an SNMPv2-
 Trap or Inform PDU is determined by the value of the snmpNotifyType
 object.  If the value of this object is trap(1), the notification
 should contain an SNMPv2-Trap PDU.  If the value of this object is
 inform(2), then the notification should contain an Inform PDU, and
 the timeout time and number of retries for the Inform are the value
 of snmpTargetAddrTimeout and snmpTargetAddrRetryCount.  Note that the
 exception to these rules is when the snmpTargetParamsMPModel object
 indicates SNMPv1.  In this case, the notification is sent as a Trap
 if the value of snmpNotifyTargetType is either trap(1) or inform(2).

6. Notification Filtering

 This section describes the mechanisms used by a notification
 originator application when using the MIB module described in this
 document to filter generation of notifications.
 A notification originator uses the snmpNotifyFilterTable to filter
 notifications.  A notification filter profile may be associated with
 a particular entry in the snmpTargetParamsTable.  The associated
 filter profile is identified by an entry in the
 snmpNotifyFilterProfileTable whose index is equal to the index of the
 entry in the snmpTargetParamsTable.  If no such entry exists in the
 snmpNotifyFilterProfileTable, no filtering is performed for that
 management target.
 If such an entry does exist, the value of snmpNotifyFilterProfileName
 of the entry is compared with the corresponding portion of the index
 of all active entries in the snmpNotifyFilterTable.  All such entries
 for which this comparison results in an exact match are used for
 filtering a notification generated using the associated
 snmpTargetParamsEntry.  If no such entries exist, no filtering is
 performed, and a notification may be sent to the management target.
 Otherwise, if matching entries do exist, a notification may be sent
 if the NOTIFICATION-TYPE OBJECT IDENTIFIER of the notification (this
 is the value of the element of the variable bindings whose name is
 snmpTrapOID.0, i.e., the second variable binding), and all of the
 object instances to be included in the variable-bindings of the
 notification, are not specifically excluded by the matching entries.

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 Each set of snmpNotifyFilterTable entries is divided into two
 collections of filter subtrees:  the included filter subtrees, and
 the excluded filter subtrees.  The snmpNotifyFilterType object
 defines the collection to which each matching entry belongs.
 To determine whether a particular notification name or object
 instance is excluded by the set of matching entries, compare the
 notification name's or object instance's OBJECT IDENTIFIER with each
 of the matching entries.  If none match, then the notification name
 or object instance is considered excluded, and the notification
 should not be sent to this management target.  If one or more match,
 then the notification name or object instance is included or
 excluded, according to the value of snmpNotifyFilterType in the entry
 whose value of snmpNotifyFilterSubtree has the most sub-identifiers.
 If multiple entries match and have the same number of sub-
 identifiers, then the lexicographically greatest instance of
 snmpNotifyFilterType among those which match determines the inclusion
 or exclusion.
 A notification name's or object instance's OBJECT IDENTIFIER X
 matches an entry in the snmpNotifyFilterTable when the number of
 sub-identifiers in X is at least as many as in the value of
 snmpNotifyFilterSubtree for the entry, and each sub-identifier in the
 value of snmpNotifyFilterSubtree matches its corresponding sub-
 identifier in X.  Two sub-identifiers match either if the
 corresponding bit of snmpNotifyFilterMask is zero (the 'wild card'
 value), or if the two sub-identifiers are equal.

7. Management Target Translation in Proxy Forwarder Applications

 This section describes the mechanisms used by a proxy forwarder
 application when using the MIB module described in this document to
 translate incoming management target information into outgoing
 management target information for the purpose of forwarding messages.
 There are actually two mechanisms a proxy forwarder may use, one for
 forwarding request messages, and one for forwarding notification
 messages.

7.1. Management Target Translation for Request Forwarding

 When forwarding request messages, the proxy forwarder will select a
 single entry in the snmpProxyTable.  To select this entry, it will
 perform the following comparisons:
  1. The snmpProxyType must be read(1) if the request is a Get,

GetNext, or GetBulk request. The snmpProxyType must be

        write(2) if the request is a Set request.

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  1. The contextEngineId must equal the snmpProxyContextEngineID

object.

  1. If the snmpProxyContextName object is supported, it must equal

the contextName.

  1. The snmpProxyTargetParamsIn object identifies an entry in the

snmpTargetParamsTable. The messageProcessingModel,

        securityLevel, security model, and securityName must match the
        values of snmpTargetParamsMPModel,
        snmpTargetParamsSecurityModel, snmpTargetParamsSecurityName,
        and snmpTargetParamsSecurityLevel of the identified entry in
        the snmpTargetParamsTable.
 There may be multiple entries in the snmpProxyTable for which these
 comparisons succeed.  The entry whose snmpProxyName has the
 lexicographically smallest value and for which the comparisons
 succeed will be selected by the proxy forwarder.
 The outgoing management target information is identified by the value
 of the snmpProxySingleTargetOut object of the selected entry.  This
 object identifies an entry in the snmpTargetAddrTable.  The
 identified entry in the snmpTargetAddrTable also contains a reference
 to the snmpTargetParamsTable (snmpTargetAddrParams).  If either the
 identified entry in the snmpTargetAddrTable does not exist, or the
 identified entry in the snmpTargetParamsTable does not exist, then
 this snmpProxyEntry does not identify valid forwarding information,
 and the proxy forwarder should attempt to identify another row.
 If there is no entry in the snmpProxyTable for which all of the
 conditions above may be met, then there is no appropriate forwarding
 information, and the proxy forwarder should take appropriate actions.
 Otherwise, The snmpTargetAddrTDomain, snmpTargetAddrTAddress,
 snmpTargetAddrTimeout, and snmpTargetRetryCount of the identified
 snmpTargetAddrEntry, and the snmpTargetParamsMPModel,
 snmpTargetParamsSecurityModel, snmpTargetParamsSecurityName, and
 snmpTargetParamsSecurityLevel of the identified snmpTargetParamsEntry
 are used as the destination management target.

7.2. Management Target Translation for Notification Forwarding

 When forwarding notification messages, the proxy forwarder will
 select multiple entries in the snmpProxyTable.  To select these
 entries, it will perform the following comparisons:

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  1. The snmpProxyType must be trap(3) if the notification is a

Trap. The snmpProxyType must be inform(4) if the request is

        an Inform.
  1. The contextEngineId must equal the snmpProxyContextEngineID

object.

  1. If the snmpProxyContextName object is supported, it must equal

the contextName.

  1. The snmpProxyTargetParamsIn object identifies an entry in the

snmpTargetParamsTable. The messageProcessingModel,

        securityLevel, security model, and securityName must match the
        values of snmpTargetParamsMPModel,
        snmpTargetParamsSecurityModel, snmpTargetParamsSecurityName,
        and snmpTargetParamsSecurityLevel of the identified entry in
        the snmpTargetParamsTable.
 All entries for which these conditions are met are selected.  The
 snmpProxyMultipleTargetOut object of each such entry is used to
 select a set of entries in the snmpTargetAddrTable.  Any
 snmpTargetAddrEntry whose snmpTargetAddrTagList object contains a tag
 value equal to the value of snmpProxyMultipleTargetOut, and whose
 snmpTargetAddrParams object references an existing entry in the
 snmpTargetParamsTable, is selected as a destination for the forwarded
 notification.

8. Intellectual Property

 The IETF takes no position regarding the validity or scope of any
 intellectual property or other rights that might be claimed to
 pertain to the implementation or use of the technology described in
 this document or the extent to which any license under such rights
 might or might not be available; neither does it represent that it
 has made any effort to identify any such rights.  Information on the
 IETF's procedures with respect to rights in standards-track and
 standards-related documentation can be found in BCP-11.  Copies of
 claims of rights made available for publication and any assurances of
 licenses to be made available, or the result of an attempt made to
 obtain a general license or permission for the use of such
 proprietary rights by implementors or users of this specification can
 be obtained from the IETF Secretariat.
 The IETF invites any interested party to bring to its attention any
 copyrights, patents or patent applications, or other proprietary
 rights which may cover technology that may be required to practice
 this standard.  Please address the information to the IETF Executive
 Director.

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9. Acknowledgments

 This document is the result of the efforts of the SNMPv3 Working
 Group.  Some special thanks are in order to the following SNMPv3 WG
 members:
    Dave Battle (SNMP Research, Inc.)
    Uri Blumenthal (IBM T.J. Watson Research Center)
    Jeff Case (SNMP Research, Inc.)
    John Curran (BBN)
    T. Max Devlin (Hi-TECH Connections)
    John Flick (Hewlett Packard)
    David Harrington (Cabletron Systems Inc.)
    N.C. Hien (IBM T.J. Watson Research Center)
    Dave Levi (SNMP Research, Inc.)
    Louis A Mamakos (UUNET Technologies Inc.)
    Paul Meyer (Secure Computing Corporation)
    Keith McCloghrie (Cisco Systems)
    Russ Mundy (Trusted Information Systems, Inc.)
    Bob Natale (ACE*COMM Corporation)
    Mike O'Dell (UUNET Technologies Inc.)
    Dave Perkins (DeskTalk)
    Peter Polkinghorne (Brunel University)
    Randy Presuhn (BMC Software, Inc.)
    David Reid (SNMP Research, Inc.)
    Shawn Routhier (Epilogue)
    Juergen Schoenwaelder (TU Braunschweig)
    Bob Stewart (Cisco Systems)
    Bert Wijnen (IBM T.J. Watson Research Center)
 The document is based on recommendations of the IETF Security and
 Administrative Framework Evolution for SNMP Advisory Team. Members of
 that Advisory Team were:
    David Harrington (Cabletron Systems Inc.)
    Jeff Johnson (Cisco Systems)
    David Levi (SNMP Research Inc.)
    John Linn (Openvision)
    Russ Mundy (Trusted Information Systems) chair
    Shawn Routhier (Epilogue)
    Glenn Waters (Nortel)
    Bert Wijnen (IBM T. J. Watson Research Center)
 As recommended by the Advisory Team and the SNMPv3 Working Group
 Charter, the design incorporates as much as practical from previous
 RFCs and drafts. As a result, special thanks are due to the authors
 of previous designs known as SNMPv2u and SNMPv2*:

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    Jeff Case (SNMP Research, Inc.)
    David Harrington (Cabletron Systems Inc.)
    David Levi (SNMP Research, Inc.)
    Keith McCloghrie (Cisco Systems)
    Brian O'Keefe (Hewlett Packard)
    Marshall T. Rose (Dover Beach Consulting)
    Jon Saperia (BGS Systems Inc.)
    Steve Waldbusser (International Network Services)
    Glenn W. Waters (Bell-Northern Research Ltd.)

10. Security Considerations

 The SNMP applications described in this document typically have
 direct access to MIB instrumentation.  Thus, it is very important
 that these applications be strict in their application of access
 control as described in this document.
 In addition, there may be some types of notification generator
 applications which, rather than accessing MIB instrumentation using
 access control, will obtain MIB information through other means (such
 as from a command line).  The implementors and users of such
 applications must be responsible for not divulging MIB information
 that normally would be inaccessible due to access control.

11. References

 [RFC1157]
   Case, J., Fedor, M., Schoffstall, M. and J. Davin, "Simple Network
   Management Protocol", RFC 1157, May 1990.
 [RFC1213]
   McCloghrie, K. and M. Rose, Editors, "Management Information Base
   for Network Management of TCP/IP-based internets: MIB-II", STD 17,
   RFC 1213, March 1991.
 [RFC1902]
   Case, J., McCloghrie, K., Rose, M. and S. Waldbusser, "Structure of
   Management Information for Version 2 of the Simple Network
   Management Protocol (SNMPv2)", RFC 1902, January 1996.
 [RFC1903]
   Case, J., McCloghrie, K., Rose, M. and S. Waldbusser, "Textual
   Conventions for Version 2 of the Simple Network Management Protocol
   (SNMPv2)", RFC 1903, January 1996.

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 [RFC1905]
   SNMPv2 Working Group, Case, J., McCloghrie, K., Rose, M., and S.
   Waldbusser, "Protocol Operations for Version 2 of the Simple
   Network Management Protocol (SNMPv2)", RFC 1905, January 1996.
 [RFC1907]
   SNMPv2 Working Group, Case, J., McCloghrie, K., Rose, M., and S.
   Waldbusser, "Management Information Base for Version 2 of the
   Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMPv2)", RFC 1907, January
   1996.
 [RFC1908]
   SNMPv2 Working Group, Case, J., McCloghrie, K., Rose, M., and S.
   Waldbusser, "Coexistence between Version 1 and Version 2 of the
   Internet-standard Network Management Framework", RFC 1908, January
   1996.
 [RFC2271]
   Harrington, D., and B. Wijnen, "An Architecture for Describing SNMP
   Management Frameworks", RFC 2271, January 1998.
 [RFC2272]
   Case, J., Harrington, D., and B. Wijnen, "Message Processing and
   Dispatching for the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)", RFC
   2272, January 1998.
 [RFC2275]
   Wijnen, B., Presuhn, R., and K. McCloghrie, "View-based Access
   Control Model for the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)",
   RFC 2275, January 1998.

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12. Editors' Addresses

 David B. Levi
 SNMP Research, Inc.
 3001 Kimberlin Heights Road
 Knoxville, TN 37920-9716
 U.S.A.
 Phone: +1 423 573 1434
 EMail: levi@snmp.com
 Paul Meyer
 Secure Computing Corporation
 2675 Long Lake Road
 Roseville, MN 55113
 U.S.A.
 Phone: +1 612 628 1592
 EMail: paul_meyer@securecomputing.com
 Bob Stewart
 Cisco Systems, Inc.
 170 West Tasman Drive
 San Jose, CA 95134-1706
 U.S.A.
 Phone: +1 603 654 6923
 EMail: bstewart@cisco.com

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APPENDIX A - Trap Configuration Example

 This section describes an example configuration for a Notification
 Generator application which implements the snmpNotifyBasicCompliance
 level.  The example configuration specifies that the Notification
 Generator should send notifications to 3 separate managers, using
 authentication and no privacy for the first 2 managers, and using
 both authentication and privacy for the third manager.
 The configuration consists of three rows in the snmpTargetAddrTable,
 and two rows in the snmpTargetTable.
        snmpTargetAddrName         SnmpAdminString,
        snmpTargetAddrTDomain      TDomain,
        snmpTargetAddrTAddress     TAddress,
        snmpTargetAddrTimeout      TimeInterval,
        snmpTargetAddrRetryCount   Integer32,
        snmpTargetAddrTagList      SnmpAdminString,
        snmpTargetAddrParams       SnmpAdminString,
        snmpTargetAddrStorageType  StorageType,
        snmpTargetAddrRowStatus    RowStatus
  • snmpTargetAddrName = "addr1"

snmpTargetAddrTDomain = snmpUDPDomain

        snmpTargetAddrTAddress    = 128.1.2.3:162
        snmpTargetAddrTagList     = "group1"
        snmpTargetAddrParams      = "AuthNoPriv joe"
        snmpTargetAddrStorageType = readOnly(5)
        snmpTargetAddrRowStatus   = active(1)
  • snmpTargetAddrName = "addr2"

snmpTargetAddrTDomain = snmpUDPDomain

        snmpTargetAddrTAddress    = 128.2.4.6:162
        snmpTargetAddrTagList     = "group1"
        snmpTargetAddrParams      = "AuthNoPriv-joe"
        snmpTargetAddrStorageType = readOnly(5)
        snmpTargetAddrRowStatus   = active(1)
  • snmpTargetAddrName = "addr3"

snmpTargetAddrTDomain = snmpUDPDomain

        snmpTargetAddrTAddress    = 128.1.2.3:162
        snmpTargetAddrTagList     = "group2"
        snmpTargetAddrParams      = "AuthPriv-bob"
        snmpTargetAddrStorageType = readOnly(5)
        snmpTargetAddrRowStatus   = active(1)
  • snmpTargetParamsName = "AuthNoPriv-joe"

snmpTargetParamsMPModel = 3

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        snmpTargetParamsSecurityModel          = 3 (USM)
        snmpTargetParamsSecurityName           = "joe"
        snmpTargetParamsSecurityLevel          = authNoPriv(2)
        snmpTargetParamsStorageType            = readOnly(5)
        snmpTargetParamsRowStatus              = active(1)
  • snmpTargetParamsName = "AuthPriv-bob"

snmpTargetParamsMPModel = 3

        snmpTargetParamsSecurityModel          = 3 (USM)
        snmpTargetParamsSecurityName           = "bob"
        snmpTargetParamsSecurityLevel          = authPriv(3)
        snmpTargetParamsStorageType            = readOnly(5)
        snmpTargetParamsRowStatus              = active(1)
  • snmpNotifyName = "group1"

snmpNotifyTag = "group1"

        snmpNotifyType         = trap(1)
        snmpNotifyStorageType  = readOnly(5)
        snmpNotifyRowStatus    = active(1)
  • snmpNotifyName = "group2"

snmpNotifyTag = "group2"

        snmpNotifyType         = trap(1)
        snmpNotifyStorageType  = readOnly(5)
        snmpNotifyRowStatus    = active(1)
 These entries define two groups of management targets.  The first
 group contains two management targets:
                              first target      second target
                              ------------      -------------
     messageProcessingModel   SNMPv3            SNMPv3
              securityModel   3 (USM)           3 (USM)
               securityName   "joe"             "joe"
              securityLevel   authNoPriv(2)     authNoPriv(2)
            transportDomain   snmpUDPDomain     snmpUDPDomain
           transportAddress   128.1.2.3:162     128.2.4.6:162
 And the second group contains a single management target:
     messageProcessingModel   SNMPv3
              securityLevel   authPriv(3)
              securityModel   3 (USM)
               securityName   "bob"
            transportDomain   snmpUDPDomain
           transportAddress   128.1.5.9:162

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