Help with GPRS and new split stack

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Rafael Diniz rafael at riseup.net
Tue Feb 27 02:09:35 UTC 2018


Hi Neels,

Now I have a fully working system! GPRS working!

Thanks!
Rafael Diniz

On 02/25/2018 08:17 PM, Neels Hofmeyr wrote:
> On Sun, Feb 25, 2018 at 12:50:54AM -0300, Rafael Diniz wrote:
>> osmo-sgsn gives me:
>> MM(250026920931392/e550701e) Updating authorization (unknown ->
>> authenticate)
>> 20180225034309988 DMM <0002> sgsn_auth.c:236
>> MM(250026920931392/e550701e) Missing auth tuples, authorization not possible
>> 20180225034309988 DMM <0002> sgsn_auth.c:248
>> MM(250026920931392/e550701e) Got authorization update: state unknown ->
>> rejected
>> 20180225034309988 DMM <0002> gprs_gmm.c:1140
>> MM(250026920931392/e550701e) Not authorized, rejecting ATTACH REQUEST
>> with cause 'IMSI unknown in HLR' (2)
> 
> Hi Rafael,
> 
> as Vadim pointed out, you won't be able to do Authentication without the actual
> auth tuples, which you most likely do not know for an arbitrary SIM.
> 
> In 2G however, it is possible to connect without Authentication.  I think
> that's done by 'auth-policy closed' and using 'ismi-acl add <your-imsi>', in
> the osmo-sgsn.cfg under 'sgsn'. Then you're not using the HLR at all.
> 
> In the MSC, we have added a configuration option 'authentication optional' so
> that you can use the HLR and allow missing auth data there, but the SGSN hasn't
> seen attention to that detail yet. There it's all or nothing, IIRC.
> 
> Looking forward to hear your results on it...
> 
> ~N
> 
> 
> 

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