Is it possible to set context name in SNMPv3 using pySNMP library

Question

There is one simulator available using pySNMP called SNMP simulator.

It sets a default context name value. Is there anyway to set custom context name value for snmpv3 ?

Here is an extract from snmpsimd.py where i tried to give context name value.

config.addContext(snmpEngine, '')

Giving value as custom parameter is not setting value there.

Answer 1

If you are building an Agent, you should register your contextName at SnmpContext class instance. See examples here and here.

If your app is a Manager based on pysnmp's high-level API, you should pass contextName to getCmd/setCmd(). See example an here (search for contextName).

Please clarify your task if my suggestions do not help.