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

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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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