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Steps to decode SNMPv3 traffic in Wireshark

If you take a look on properly encrypted SNMPv3 traffic it looks like this:

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Now you just click on “Edit | Preferences":

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Search for “Protocols | SNMP” and click on “User Table | Edit”:

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Click onto the “New” button:

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Now enter your user name, select the authentication and encryption method and provide the 2 passwords. You don’t need to provide the Engine ID normally:

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After clicking onto Ok multiple times the traffic looks like this:

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