9. Acknowledgments

This document is the result of the efforts of the SNMPv3 Working Group. Some special thanks are in order to the following SNMPv3 WG members:

• Harald Tveit Alvestrand (Maxware)
• Dave Battle (SNMP Research, Inc.)
• Alan Beard (Disney Worldwide Services)
• Paul Berrevoets (SWI Systemware/Halcyon Inc.)
• Martin Björklund (Ericsson)
• Uri Blumenthal (IBM T.J. Watson Research Center)
• Jeff Case (SNMP Research, Inc.)
• John Curran (BBN)
• Mike Daniele (Compaq Computer Corporation)
• T. Max Devlin (Eltrax Systems)
• John Flick (Hewlett Packard)
• David Harrington (Cabletron Systems Inc.)
• N.C. Hien (IBM T.J. Watson Research Center)
• Dave Katz (Juniper Networks)
• Deirdre Kostick (AT&T Labs)
• Cheryl Krupczak (Georgia Tech Research Institute)
• Bert Lijnse (AT&T Labs)
• Randy Presuhn (BMC Software, Inc.)
• David Reeder (TIS Labs at Network Associates)
• Aleksey Romanov (Quality Quorum)
• Juergen Schoenwaelder (TU Braunschweig)
• Bob Stewart (Retired)
• Bert Wijnen (IBM T.J. Watson Research Center)

As recommended by the IESG, this document was re-reviewed by the IETF's Security Area Directors before publication. Their comments have been incorporated into this document.

The document is based on recommendations of the IETF's Network Management Research Group (NMRG), work done in the SNMPv2 working group, and work done in the SNMPv3 working group.

This version of the document, edited by David B. Levi, Paul Meyer, and Bob Stewart, was produced by the SNMPv3 Working Group. It is based on RFC 2573, authored by David B. Levi, Paul Meyer, and Bob Stewart.