[SNMP4J] SNMPv3 get with out a User Name?

[Senthil Muniswamy]

To determine if an agent supports SNMPv3, you can perform SNMPv3
discovery by using a zero length user name with NoAuthNoPriv security
level.

On Wed, Apr 2, 2008 at 4:45 PM, Tom Nicholas <tnicholas at optechsw.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
>  Thanks to all who answered my last query.
>
>  The problem we're attempting to solve is, "what if the agent upgrades but
>  the Manager does not?" And, it still needs to work, or course.  We're
>  polling using a get in each version to see which one responds to determine
>  the Agent's version.  Maybe there is a better way to do this?
>
>  Anyway, we cannot find a way to perform a get using v3 without specifying a
>  User Name.  Since we'll be attempting to discover the version and we won't
>  know any valid User Names for a given (upgraded) agent.  Is there any way to
>  determine the version of a v3 Agent and subsequently perform gets on that
>  agent with out knowing a User Name?  Assume no security is required.
>
>  Thanks,
>  Tom
>
>
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