# Authentication Center

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Descriptions

The optional AUC entity is integrated in the MSS. The AUC server provides authentication and encryption parameters that verify the MS user's identity and guarantee the confidentiality of each call.

The basic functions of the AUC include:

•Authentication service provisioning management

•Data encryption, security and access protection

•Generation of security triplets for the MS

•Cooperation with the HLR

•Subscriber data query and modification via EMS GUI

See Also

• AUC Parameter Dictionary

• Enable Authentication

• AUC Subscriber Management

Feature List

Feature | Descriptions
Capacity | 100k subscribers Triplet generation: 500/s
Provisioning | Automatic provisioning from SIM file
Authentication | Generation of security triplets Generation of random number A3/A8 (v1, v2 and v3), XOR. Maximum 256 algorithms. The 255th algorithm is reserved for pseudo authenticated.
Security and Confidentiality | Encryption of security sensitive data Access Administration Operation log
Redundancy | Dual servers load sharing and redundancy
License Control | AUC application flag 10 to 100k AUC subscribers at multiples of 100

AUC Parameter Dictionary

Parameter | Definition | Range
System | -- | --
•Max License | (Read Only) The maximum subscriber capacity of AUC determined by License Control. | 0 - 100,000
•Used License | (Read Only) The number of registered AUC subscribers.
•Provisioned Users | (Read Only) The number of service enabled AUC subscribers.
•Software Version | (Read Only) Version of AUC software. | x.y.z
•Data Version | (Read Only) Version of AUC subscriber data structure.

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