From 23556f469872e0602ae7dc7065050bbafff7134f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jarrod Johnson <jjohnson2@lenovo.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2026 19:34:21 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Fix potential uninitialized variable in get_switchcreds

---
 confluent_server/confluent/networking/switchutil.py | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/confluent_server/confluent/networking/switchutil.py b/confluent_server/confluent/networking/switchutil.py
index 62bc2cbb..f2c92c83 100644
--- a/confluent_server/confluent/networking/switchutil.py
+++ b/confluent_server/confluent/networking/switchutil.py
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ def get_switchcreds(configmanager, switches):
         password = switchparms.get(
             'secret.snmpcommunity', {}).get('value', None)
         privacy_protocol = None
+        auth_protocol = None
         if not password:
             password = switchparms.get(
                 'secret.hardwaremanagementpassword', {}).get('value',