Correct answer & explanation
✓noAuthNoPriv: No authentication and no encryption
noAuthNoPriv provides no authentication or encryption; authNoPriv provides authentication only; authPriv provides both authentication and encryption.
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Variation 1. Drag and drop each SNMPv3 security level on the left to its matching protection description on the right.
medium- ✓ P1.noAuthNoPriv: No authentication, no encryption
- ✓ P2.authNoPriv: Authentication, no encryption
- ✓ P3.authPriv: Authentication and encryption
- ✓ P4.authNoPriv with SHA: Authentication using SHA, no encryption
- ✓ P5.authPriv with AES: Authentication and AES encryption
Why P1: noAuthNoPriv uses no authentication or encryption; authNoPriv uses authentication but no encryption; authPriv uses both.