SNMPCollector Validate Credentials does not work (always succeeds)

Products

• DX Unified Infrastructure Management (Nimsoft / UIM)

Issue/Introduction

The "Validate Credential" function in the snmpcollector probe always validates the credentials no matter if they are good or bad.

Wrong Credentials will pass as success:

 

With bad credentials for example bad user, bad Authentication key or bad Privacy Key. it returns "Credentials valid". 

 

Example:

Check snmp credential are start on <device hostname> equipment  one time at 7:36 without  good  credential 

Check snmp credential are start on <device hostname> equipment  one time at 7:39 with  bad   credential (bad user , bad authetication Key and bad privacy key). 

result in snmpcollector.log:

Aug 24 07:36:06:477 [attach_socket, snmpcollector] Credentials were valid for HOSTNAME.DOMAIN
Aug 24 07:39:01:313 [attach_socket, snmpcollector] Credentials were valid for HOSTNAME.DOMAIN

 

This occurs with snmpv1, v2, v3

Environment

Release : UIM 20.x

Component : SNMPcollector 4.04/4.04T6

Cause

Defect in the probe

Resolution

SNMPcollector build v4.05T1 fixes this issue. 

If a higher version exists in the UIM Archive it will include this fix. 

If this build is not available log a case with Technical Support to request this fix. 

Additional Information

Fix is available in Internal Drive