SNMP v3 : Error generating a key (Ku) from the supplied authentication pass phrase

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Unable to create SNMP v3 user getting error generating a key
# snmpwalk -v3 -u admin -l authNoPriv -a MD5 -x DES -A 12345678 -X 12345678 localhost
snmpwalk: Error generating a key (Ku) from the supplied authentication pass phrase.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

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