SNMPv3 supports cryptographic security by a combination of authenticating and encrypting the SNMP protocol packets over the network. Read-Only access is currently supported. The admin user can add or remove SNMPv3 users.
Configure a new SNMPv3 user (Minimum 8 characters for passwords)
switch(config)# snmp-server user testuser v3 capability admin
switch(config)# snmp-server user testuser v3 enable
switch(config)# snmp-server user testuser v3 enable sets
switch(config)# snmp-server user testuser v3 encrypted auth md5 xxxxxxx priv des xxxxxxx
switch(config)# snmp-server user testuser v3 require-privacy
Show Commands to Validate Functionality
show snmp user