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diff --git a/tests/unittests/ipdevpoll/snmp/common_test.py b/tests/unittests/ipdevpoll/snmp/common_test.py
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+import pytest
+
+from nav.ipdevpoll.snmp.common import SNMPParameters
+from nav.Snmp.defines import AuthenticationProtocol, PrivacyProtocol, SecurityLevel
+
+
+class TestSNMPParameters:
+    def test_when_instantiated_with_no_arguments_it_should_not_complain(self):
+        assert SNMPParameters()
+
+    def test_when_sec_level_is_given_as_string_it_should_be_convert_to_enum(self):
+        param = SNMPParameters(sec_level="authPriv")
+        assert param.sec_level == SecurityLevel.AUTH_PRIV
+
+    def test_when_auth_protocol_is_given_as_string_it_should_be_convert_to_enum(self):
+        param = SNMPParameters(auth_protocol="MD5")
+        assert param.auth_protocol == AuthenticationProtocol.MD5
+
+    def test_when_priv_protocol_is_given_as_string_it_should_be_convert_to_enum(self):
+        param = SNMPParameters(priv_protocol="AES")
+        assert param.priv_protocol == PrivacyProtocol.AES
+
+
+class TestSNMPParametersAsAgentProxyArgs:
+    def test_should_contain_cmdline_args(self, snmpv3_params):
+        kwargs = snmpv3_params.as_agentproxy_args()
+        assert "cmdLineArgs" in kwargs
+
+    def test_should_contain_version_argument(self, snmpv3_params):
+        kwargs = snmpv3_params.as_agentproxy_args()
+        assert kwargs.get("snmpVersion") == "3"
+
+    def test_should_contain_sec_level_cmdline_argument(self, snmpv3_params):
+        kwargs = snmpv3_params.as_agentproxy_args()
+        args = " ".join(kwargs["cmdLineArgs"])
+        assert "-l authPriv" in args
+
+    def test_should_contain_sec_name_cmdline_argument(self, snmpv3_params):
+        kwargs = snmpv3_params.as_agentproxy_args()
+        args = " ".join(kwargs["cmdLineArgs"])
+        assert "-u foobar" in args
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def snmpv3_params():
+    param = SNMPParameters(
+        version=3,
+        sec_level=SecurityLevel.AUTH_PRIV,
+        sec_name="foobar",
+        auth_protocol=AuthenticationProtocol.SHA,
+        auth_password="secret",
+        priv_protocol=PrivacyProtocol.AES,
+        priv_password="secret2",
+    )
+    yield param