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    <title>snmp_pdus</title>
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    <file>snmp_pdus.xml</file>
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  <module since="">snmp_pdus</module>
  <modulesummary>Encode and Decode Functions for SNMP PDUs</modulesummary>
  <description>
    <p>RFC1157, RFC1905 and/or RFC2272 should be studied carefully
      before using this module, <c>snmp_pdus</c>.
      </p>
    <p>The module <c>snmp_pdus</c> contains functions for encoding 
      and decoding of
      SNMP protocol data units (PDUs).  In short, this module converts a
      list of bytes to Erlang record representations and vice versa.
      The record definitions can be found in the file
      <c>snmp/include/snmp_types.hrl</c>.  If snmpv3 is used, the module
      that includes <c>snmp_types.hrl</c> must define the constant
      <c>SNMP_USE_V3</c> before the header file is included.  Example:</p>
    <pre>
-define(SNMP_USE_V3, true).
-include_lib("snmp/include/snmp_types.hrl").    </pre>
    <p>Encoding and decoding must be done explicitly when writing your
      own Net if process.
      </p>
  </description>
  <funcs>
    <func>
      <name since="">dec_message([byte()]) -> Message</name>
      <fsummary>Decode an SNMP Message</fsummary>
      <type>
        <v>Message = #message</v>
      </type>
      <desc>
        <p>Decodes a list of bytes into an SNMP Message.  Note, if there
          is a v3 message, the <c>msgSecurityParameters</c> are not
          decoded.  They must be explicitly decoded by a call to a
          security model specific decoding function,
          e.g. <c>dec_usm_security_parameters/1</c>.  Also note, if
          the <c>scopedPDU</c> is encrypted, the OCTET STRING encoded
          <c>encryptedPDU</c> will be present in the <c>data</c> field.</p>
      </desc>
    </func>
    <func>
      <name since="">dec_message_only([byte()]) -> Message</name>
      <fsummary>Decode an SNMP Message, but not the data part</fsummary>
      <type>
        <v>Message = #message</v>
      </type>
      <desc>
        <p>Decodes a list of bytes into an SNMP Message, but does not
          decode the data part of the Message. That means, data is still
          a list of bytes, normally an encoded <c>PDU</c> (v1 and V2) or an
          encoded and possibly encrypted <c>scopedPDU</c> (v3).</p>
      </desc>
    </func>
    <func>
      <name since="">dec_pdu([byte()]) -> Pdu</name>
      <fsummary>Decode an SNMP Pdu</fsummary>
      <type>
        <v>Pdu = #pdu</v>
      </type>
      <desc>
        <p>Decodes a list of bytes into an SNMP Pdu.</p>
      </desc>
    </func>
    <func>
      <name since="">dec_scoped_pdu([byte()]) -> ScopedPdu</name>
      <fsummary>Decode an SNMP ScopedPdu</fsummary>
      <type>
        <v>ScopedPdu = #scoped_pdu</v>
      </type>
      <desc>
        <p>Decodes a list of bytes into an SNMP ScopedPdu.</p>
      </desc>
    </func>
    <func>
      <name since="">dec_scoped_pdu_data([byte()]) -> ScopedPduData</name>
      <fsummary>Decode an SNMP ScopedPduData</fsummary>
      <type>
        <v>ScopedPduData = #scoped_pdu | EncryptedPDU</v>
        <v>EncryptedPDU = [byte()]</v>
      </type>
      <desc>
        <p>Decodes a list of bytes into either a scoped pdu record, or
          - if the scoped pdu was encrypted - to a list of bytes.</p>
      </desc>
    </func>
    <func>
      <name since="">dec_usm_security_parameters([byte()]) -> UsmSecParams</name>
      <fsummary>Decode SNMP UsmSecurityParameters</fsummary>
      <type>
        <v>UsmSecParams = #usmSecurityParameters</v>
      </type>
      <desc>
        <p>Decodes a list of bytes into an SNMP UsmSecurityParameters</p>
      </desc>
    </func>
    <func>
      <name since="">enc_encrypted_scoped_pdu(EncryptedScopedPdu) -> [byte()]</name>
      <fsummary>Encode an encrypted SNMP scopedPDU</fsummary>
      <type>
        <v>EncryptedScopedPdu = [byte()]</v>
      </type>
      <desc>
        <p>Encodes an encrypted SNMP ScopedPdu into an OCTET STRING
          that can be used as the <c>data</c> field in a
          <c>message</c> record, that later can be encoded with a call
          to <c>enc_message_only/1</c>. 
          </p>
        <p>This function should be used whenever the <c>ScopedPDU</c>
          is encrypted.</p>
      </desc>
    </func>
    <func>
      <name since="">enc_message(Message) -> [byte()]</name>
      <fsummary>Encode an SNMP Message</fsummary>
      <type>
        <v>Message = #message</v>
      </type>
      <desc>
        <p>Encodes a message record to a list of bytes.</p>
      </desc>
    </func>
    <func>
      <name since="">enc_message_only(Message) -> [byte()]</name>
      <fsummary>Encode an SNMP Message, but not the data part</fsummary>
      <type>
        <v>Message = #message</v>
      </type>
      <desc>
        <p><c>Message</c> is a record where the <c>data</c> field is
          assumed to be encoded (a list of bytes).  If there is a v1 or v2
          message, the <c>data</c> field is an encoded <c>PDU</c>, and if
          there is a v3 message, <c>data</c> is an encoded and possibly
          encrypted <c>scopedPDU</c>.</p>
      </desc>
    </func>
    <func>
      <name since="">enc_pdu(Pd) -> [byte()]</name>
      <fsummary>Encode an SNMP Pdu</fsummary>
      <type>
        <v>Pdu = #pdu</v>
      </type>
      <desc>
        <p>Encodes an SNMP Pdu into a list of bytes.</p>
      </desc>
    </func>
    <func>
      <name since="">enc_scoped_pdu(ScopedPdu) -> [byte()]</name>
      <fsummary>Encode an SNMP scopedPDU</fsummary>
      <type>
        <v>ScopedPdu = #scoped_pdu</v>
      </type>
      <desc>
        <p>Encodes an SNMP ScopedPdu into a list of bytes, which can be
          encrypted, and after encryption, encoded with
          a call to <c>enc_encrypted_scoped_pdu/1</c>; or it can be
          used as the <c>data</c> field in a <c>message</c> record, which
          then can be encoded with <c>enc_message_only/1</c>.</p>
      </desc>
    </func>
    <func>
      <name since="">enc_usm_security_parameters(UsmSecParams) -> [byte()]</name>
      <fsummary>Encode SNMP UsmSecurityParameters</fsummary>
      <type>
        <v>UsmSecParams = #usmSecurityParameters</v>
      </type>
      <desc>
        <p>Encodes SNMP UsmSecurityParameters into a list of bytes.</p>
      </desc>
    </func>
  </funcs>
  
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