> # SNMP Security Users

> Field | Description
> --- | ---
> Role | The user in Security Model independent format.
> Password | Password of the common user. For SNMP, this password is used for both authentication and privacy. For CLI and XML, it is used for authentication only.
> Digest | The type of digest authentication protocol which is used.
> Encryption | The type of encryption authentication protocol which is used.
> ExpiryDate | The date on which this user will expire.
> SSH Key File Configured | Specifies whether the user is configured with SSH public key.
> SSH Key File | The name of the file storing the SSH public key. The SSH public key is used to authenticate the SSH session for this user. Note that this applies to only CLI user. The format can be one of the following: SSH Public Key in OpenSSH format SSH Public Key in IETF SECSH (Commercial SSH public key format) SSH Client Certificate in PEM (privacy-enhanced mail format) from which the public key is extracted SSH Client Certificate DN (Distinguished Name) for certificate based authentication
> Creation Type | The type of the credential store of the user. When a row is created in this table by a user, the user entry is created in a credential store local to the device. In case of remote authentication mechanism like AAA Server based authentication, credentials are stored in other (remote) system/device.
> Expiry Date | The date on which this user will expire.

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