What configuration scenario would offer the most protection to SNMP get and set messages?

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What configuration scenario would offer the most protection to SNMP get and set messages?

  • SNMPv2 for in-band management with read-write community strings
  • SNMPv1 with out-of-band management in a private subnet
  • SNMPv3 configured with the auth security level
  • SNMP community strings

Explanation: SNMPv3 supports authentication and encryption with the auth and priv security levels. SNMPv1 and SNMPv2 do not support authentication or encryption. Using a default community string is not secure because the default string of "public" is well known and would allow anyone with SNMP systems to read device MIBs.

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