SNMP Trap

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Synopsis

Creates a receiver that listens for SNMP trap messages. Supports SNMPv2c and SNMPv3 with various authentication and privacy protocols, MIB integration, and High-Volume message processing.

Schema

- id: <numeric>
  name: <string>
  description: <string>
  type: snmptrap
  status: <boolean>
  properties:
    address: <string>
    port: <numeric>
    reuse: <boolean>
    workers: <numeric>
    community: <string>
    authentication:
      status: <boolean>
      protocol: <numeric>
      password: <string>
    privacy:
      protocol: <numeric>
      passphrase: <string>
    username: <string>
    batch_size: <numeric>
    queue:
      interval: <numeric>

Configuration

The following are the minimum requirements to define the device.

Device

Field	Required	Default	Description
id	Y		Unique identifier
name	Y		Device name
description	N	-	Optional description
type	Y		Must be snmptrap
status	N	true	Enable/disable the device

Network

Field	Required	Default	Description
address	N	"0.0.0.0"	Listen address
port	Y	162	Listen port for SNMP traps
community	Y		Community string for SNMPv2c (required if not using v3)

Authentication

Field	Required	Default	Description
authentication.status	N	false	Enable SNMPv3 authentication
authentication.protocol	N	1	Authentication protocol ID. See table below
authentication.password	Y		Authentication password (required if auth enabled)
username	Y		SNMPv3 username

Authentication Protocols

ID	Protocol	Description
1	NoAuth	No authentication
2	MD5	HMAC-MD5-96 authentication
3	SHA	HMAC-SHA-96 authentication
4	SHA224	HMAC-SHA-224 authentication
5	SHA256	HMAC-SHA-256 authentication
6	SHA384	HMAC-SHA-384 authentication
7	SHA512	HMAC-SHA-512 authentication

Privacy

Field	Required	Default	Description
privacy.protocol	N	1	Privacy protocol ID. See table below
privacy.passphrase	Y		Privacy passphrase (required if protocol > 1)

Privacy Protocols

ID	Protocol	Description
1	NoPriv	No privacy
2	DES	DES privacy
3	AES	AES-128 privacy
4	AES192	AES-192 privacy
5	AES256	AES-256 privacy
6	AES192C	AES-192 with 3DES key padding
7	AES256C	AES-256 with 3DES key padding

MIB Configuration

The SNMP trap receiver automatically loads and integrates Management Information Base (MIB) files for translating SNMP trap messages. MIB files are essential for proper interpretation of vendor-specific or custom SNMP traps.

MIB File Locations

The system looks for MIB files in two locations under <vm_root>:

User directory, i.e. /user/mibs/: Primary location for custom MIB files. Supports nested directory structure. All user-specific MIB files should be placed here.

Package directory, i.e. /package/mibs/: Contains default/standard MIB files. Bundled with the installation. Should not be modified directly.

note

Custom MIB files in the user directory take precedence over similarly named files in the package directory.

MIB Loading Process

The system will recursively scan both MIB directories, load all discovered MIB modules, automatically resolve MIB dependencies, and use loaded MIBs for trap translation.

warning

If MIB loading fails, the system will still receive traps but may not translate vendor-specific OIDs correctly.

Advanced Configuration

To enhance performance and achieve better data handling, the following settings are used:

Field	Required	Default	Description
reuse	N	false	Enable socket address reuse
workers	N	<dynamic>	Number of worker processes when reuse enabled
batch_size	N	1000	Number of messages to batch before processing

Examples

The following are commonly used configuration types.

Basic

A basic trap requires a default listening address, a standard SNMP trap port, and a public community string.

Creating a simple SNMPv2c trap receiver...

- id: 1 name: basic_trap type: snmptrap properties: port: 162 community: "public"

MIBs

This requires standard SNMP trap listening, a custom MIB file integration, and basic trap handling.

Basic trap receiver with custom MIB support...

- id: 5 name: mib_enabled_trap type: snmptrap description: "Trap receiver with custom MIB support" properties: port: 162 community: "public"

note

Place your custom MIB files in the <vm_root>/user/mibs/ directory before starting the trap receiver. The system will automatically load and use them for trap translation.

Secure

For enhanced security, use SHA256 authentication, AES-256 privacy, and a secure credential store.

warning

When using SNMPv3 with privacy, ensure that both the authentication and privacy passwords meet the minimum length requirements for the selected protocols.

SNMPv3 with authentication and privacy...

- id: 2 name: secure_trap type: snmptrap properties: port: 162 authentication: status: true protocol: 5 password: "${SNMP_AUTH_PASS}" privacy: protocol: 5 passphrase: "${SNMP_PRIV_PASS}" username: "trapuser"

High-Volume

Performance can be enhanced for high message volumes using multiple worker processes, a larger batch size, optimized queues, and basic SHA authentication.

Optimizing for high message volumes...

- id: 3 name: performant_trap type: snmptrap properties: port: 162 reuse: true workers: 4 batch_size: 5000 queue: interval: 2 authentication: status: true protocol: 3 username: "trapuser"