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SNMP Research Announces Support for TLS and DTLS

Knoxville, TN, April 25, 2011 - SNMP Research International, Inc. is pleased to announce the availability of solutions supporting Simple Network Management Protocol operations over Transport Layer Security (TLS) and Datagram Transport Layer Security (DTLS). SNMP Research's (D)TLS option provides secure SNMPv3 communication that uses public-key cryptography and X.509 certificates as an alternative to the private-key cryptography required by the SNMPv3 User-Based Security Model (USM). SNMP Research's (D)TLS option makes it easier to integrate SNMP network management into X.509 public key infrastructures.

SNMP over TLS and DTLS provides comparable security to SNMPv3 with USM while leveraging existing investments in X.509 public key infrastructures. SNMP over TLS and DTLS offers the following security features (similar to the User-based Security Model).

Organizations may consider implementing SNMP over TLS and DTLS if they:

Why? Because SNMPv3 users, applications, and devices must be configured to communicate securely. The User-based Security Model secures SNMPv3 with usernames that have localized keys configured on agents and corresponding passwords configured on managers. SNMP over TLS and DTLS provides comparable security to USM, but uses X.509 certificates stored on agents and managers rather than usernames and passwords. If an organization is already required to use X.509 certificates, it makes sense to also enable SNMP-manageable network devices and managers to use X.509 certificates, as well. However, secure SNMPv3 can be achieved without requiring X.509 certificates or establishing a public-key infrastructure. The SNMPv3 User-based Security Model provides sufficient security for organizations that do not need to use TLS or DTLS. While SNMP Research supports TLS and DTLS by providing the (D)TLS option, we emphasize that the security provided by the SNMPv3 Framework is comparable whether using usernames and passwords or X.509 certificates.

SNMP Research presently supports the (D)TLS specifications published in these RFCs:

Visit http://www.snmp.com/protocol/dtls.shtml to learn more about SNMP over (D)TLS. Contact John Southwood by phone at +1 865 579 3311 or email sales@snmp.com to learn how you can use SNMP over (D)TLS with SNMP Research's solutions.

About SNMP Research

SNMP Research creates, licenses, and supports software for the management of computer networks, systems, applications, and services. Our objective is to help companies deploy standards-based management with shorter time-to-market, lower costs, better fidelity to standards, and interoperability with less risk. We are a leader in the definition and success of the Internet Standard Management Framework because our dedicated staff works to constantly improve and support SNMP-based management and services.

We provide innovative solutions for extensible agent, manager station, and mid-level manager implementations based on SNMPv1, SNMPv2c, SNMPv3, HTTP, XML, and other protocols. Our end-user software provides wizards and policy-based configuration to ease network administration. SNMP Research provides products and services worldwide to end-users, Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM), value-added resellers, and embedded systems suppliers.

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John Southwood
SNMP Research International, Inc.
Phone: +1 865 579 3311
Fax: +1 865 579 6565
Email: sales@snmp.com
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