> # Configuring SNMPv3 Notifications

> ## Detailed Steps

> To configure SNMPv3 notifications, follow these steps:

> 1. Select v3 from the Security drop-down list in the Create Destinations dialog box.
> 2. (Optional) Set the inform time out and retry values.
> 3. Click Create to add this destination to the selected switches.

> Note In the case of SNMPv3 notifications, the SNMP manager is expected to know the user credentials (authKey/PrivKey) based on the switch’s engineID to authenticate and decrypt the SNMP messages.

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