SNMP Version 3 (snmpv3) ----------------------- Charter Last Modified: 2002-05-03 Current Status: Active Working Group Chair(s): Russ Mundy David Harrington Operations and Management Area Director(s): Randy Bush Bert Wijnen Operations and Management Area Advisor: Randy Bush Mailing Lists: General Discussion:snmpv3@lists.tislabs.com To Subscribe: snmpv3-request@lists.tislabs.com Archive: ftp://ftp.tislabs.com/pub/ietf/snmpv3 Description of Working Group: The SNMPv3 Working Group is chartered to prepare recommendations for the next generation of SNMP. The goal of the Working Group is to produce the necessary set of documents that will provide a single standard for the next generation of core SNMP functions. During the past several years, there have been a number of activities aimed at incorporating security and other improvements to SNMP. Unfortunately, strongly held differences on how to incorporate these improvements into SNMP prevented the SNMPV2 Working Group from coming to closure on a single approach. As a result, two different approaches (commonly called V2u and V2*) have emerged. The Security and Administrative Framework Evolution for SNMP Advisory Team (the Advisory Team) was formed to provide a single recommended approach for SNMP evolution. The technical starting point for this Working Group will be the recommended approach provided by the Advisory Team. This approach provides for the convergence of concepts and technical elements of V2u and V2*. The SNMPv3 Working Group is not starting new work and will use as many concepts, technical elements and documentation as practical from the V2u and V2* activities. Previous delays in providing a single standard for the next generation of SNMP core functions dictate that the Working Group move forward as quickly as possible to document and publish Internet Drafts and RFC's. To this end, the Working Group will make use of as much existing documentation as practical. Additionally, functional changes beyond those needed to provide a single approach will be strongly discouraged. Timely completion of a single approach for SNMPv3 is crucial for the continued success of SNMP. Recognizing the need for prompt completion, the following objectives are provided to the Working Group: - accommodate the wide range of operational environments with differing management demands; - facilitate the need to transition from previous, multiple protocols to SNMPv3; - facilitate the ease of setup and maintenance activities. Note: SNMPv3 planned specifications: SNMPv3 Modules and Interface Definitions SNMPv3 Message Processing and Control Module Specification SNMPv3 Security Model Module Specification SNMPv3 Local Processing Mosule Specification SNMPv3 Proxy Specification Goals and Milestones: Done Post first SNMPv3 Internet-Draft, Modules and Interface Definitions. Done Working Group meeting at Memphis IETF to discuss SNMPv3 recommended approach, discuss Working Group Charter and the plan for completion. Done Post revised SNMPv3 Modules and Interface Definitions Internet-Drafts. Done Post initial SNMPv3 Message Processing and Control Module Internet-Draft. Done Post initial SNMPv3 Security Model Module Internet-Draft. Done Finalize SNMPV3 Modules and Interface Definitions Internet-Draft and review other I-Ds at Munich IETF. Done Post revised SNMPv3 Local Processing Module Internet-Draft. Done Post revised SNMPv3 Security Model Module Internet-Draft. Done Post initial SNMPv3 Proxy Specification Internet-Draft. Done Post revised SNMPv3 Message Processing and Control Module Internet-Draft. Done Submit SNMPv3 Modules and Interface Definitions to IESG for consideration as a Proposed Standard. Done All SNMPv3 specifications submitted to IESG for consideration as Proposed Standards. Done Testing of interoperability between independent implementations of SNMPv3 core specifications. Done Post the initial Internet Draft of the Intro document. Done Post initial Internet Drafts for updating the SNMPv3 core specifications. Done Post initial version of the Coexistence document as an Internet-Draft. Done SNMPv3 Working Group Meeting at 42nd IETF. Done Post revised version of the Intro document Internet-Draft. Done Post revised version of the Coexistence document as an Internet-Draft. Done Complete Working Group actions on revisions to core specifications and forward documents to the IESG for consideration as Draft Standard RFCs. Internet-Drafts: Posted Revised I-D Title ------ ------- -------------------------------------------- Jan 00 Oct 01 Version 2 of the Protocol Operations for the Simple Network Management Protocol Jan 00 Oct 01 Transport Mappings for the Simple Network Management Protocol Jan 00 Oct 01 Management Information Base for the Simple Network Management Protocol Feb 01 Nov 01 SNMP Applications Feb 01 Nov 01 User-based Security Model (USM) for version 3 of the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMPv3) Feb 01 Nov 01 View-based Access Control Model (VACM) for the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Feb 01 Oct 01 An Architecture for Describing SNMP Management Frameworks Feb 01 Oct 01 Message Processing and Dispatching for the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Feb 02 Aug 02 Introduction and Applicability Statements for Internet-standard Network Management Framework Feb 02 Feb 02 Applicability Statement for SNMPv3 Cryptographic Algorithms Request For Comments: RFC Stat Published Title ------- -- ----------- ------------------------------------ RFC2261 PS Dec 97 An Architecture for Describing SNMP Management Frameworks RFC2262 PS Jan 98 Message Processing and Dispatching for the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) RFC2263 PS Jan 98 SNMPv3 Applications RFC2264 PS Jan 98 User-based Security Model (USM) for version 3 of the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMPv3) RFC2265 PS Jan 98 View-based Access Control Model (VACM) for the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) RFC2271 PS Jan 98 An Architecture for Describing SNMP Management Frameworks RFC2272 PS Jan 98 Message Processing and Dispatching for the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) RFC2273 PS Jan 98 SNMPv3 Applications RFC2274 PS Jan 98 User-based Security Model (USM) for version 3 of the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMPv3) RFC2275 PS Jan 98 View-based Access Control Model (VACM) for the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) RFC2570 I May 99 Introduction to Version 3 of the Internet standard Network Management Framework RFC2571 DS May 99 An Architecture for Describing SNMP Management Frameworks RFC2572 DS May 99 Message Processing and Dispatching for the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) RFC2573 DS May 99 SNMPv3 Applications RFC2574 DS May 99 User-based Security Model (USM) for version 3 of the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMPv3) RFC2575 DS May 99 View-based Access Control Model (VACM) for the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) RFC2576 PS Mar 00 Coexistence between SNMP versions