[ale] snmp monitoring and security concerns

[jenn at colormaria.com]

I'm looking into bandwidth monitoring tools and general network health tools
like NetSaint.  Of course for bandwidth monitoring, everything Google points
to MRTG, which relies on SNMP.  I know there are security concerns with
SNMP, but also that it's a really valuable tool for admins.  

Anyone have any real-world advice on this particular balance of
security-vs-useful tool? 

TIA
jenn


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