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Glossary: Physical and Wireless Vectors, and Vulnerabilities

SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol)

Also written: SNMP, SNMPv3, community string

A protocol for managing network devices, on UDP port 161. Versions 1 and 2c use a plain-text 'community string' as the password. Use SNMPv3.

Where the book teaches it

Related terms

UDP (User Datagram Protocol)Port