UAC Module

Ramona-Elena Modroiu

Voice System

Edited by

Ramona-Elena Modroiu


Table of Contents
1. User's Guide
1.1. Overview
1.2. Dependencies
1.2.1. OpenSER Modules
1.2.2. External Libraries or Applications
1.3. Exported Parameters
1.3.1. rr_store_param (string)
1.3.2. from_restore_mode (string)
1.3.3. from_passwd (string)
1.3.4. credential (string)
1.3.5. auth_realm_avp (string)
1.3.6. auth_username_avp (string)
1.3.7. auth_password_avp (string)
1.4. Exported Functions
1.4.1. uac_replace_from(display,uri)
1.4.2. uac_replace_from(uri)
1.4.3. uac_restore_from()
1.4.4. uac_auth()
2. Developer's Guide
3. Frequently Asked Questions
List of Examples
1-1. Set rr_store_param parameter
1-2. Set from_restore_mode parameter
1-3. Set from_passwd parameter
1-4. Set credential parameter
1-5. Set auth_realm_avp parameter
1-6. Set auth_username_avp parameter
1-7. Set auth_password_avp parameter
1-8. uac_replace_from usage
1-9. uac_replace_from usage
1-10. uac_restore_from usage
1-11. uac_auth usage

Chapter 1. User's Guide

1.1. Overview

UAC (User Agent Client) module provides some basic UAC functionalities like FROM header manipulation (anonymization) or client authentication.

Known limitations in this version:

  • authentication does not support qop;

  • CSeq not increased during authentication - the response may be rejected.


1.2. Dependencies

1.2.1. OpenSER Modules

The following modules must be loaded before this module:

  • TM - Transaction Module

  • RR - Record-Route Module, but only if restore mode for FROM URI is set to "auto".


1.2.2. External Libraries or Applications

The following libraries or applications must be installed before running OpenSER with this module loaded:

  • None


1.3. Exported Parameters

1.3.1. rr_store_param (string)

Name of Record-Route header parameter that will be used to store (encoded) the original FROM URI.

This parameter is optional, it's default value being "vsf".

Example 1-1. Set rr_store_param parameter

...
modparam("uac","rr_store_param","my_param")
...
				

1.3.2. from_restore_mode (string)

There are 3 mode of restoring the original FROM URI:

  • "none" - no information about original URI is stored; restoretion is not possible.

  • "manual" - all following replies will be restored, but not also the sequential requests - this must be manually updated based on original URI.

  • "auto" - all sequential requests and replies will be automatically updated based on stored original URI.

This parameter is optional, it's default value being "auto".

Example 1-2. Set from_restore_mode parameter

...
modparam("uac","from_restore_mode","auto")
...
				

1.3.3. from_passwd (string)

String password to be used to encrypt the RR storing paramter. If empty, no encryption will be used.

Default value of this parameter is empty.

Example 1-3. Set from_passwd parameter

...
modparam("uac","from_passwd","my_secret_passwd")
...
				

1.3.4. credential (string)

Contains a multiple definition of credentials used to perform authentication.

This parameter is required if UAC authentication is used.

Example 1-4. Set credential parameter

...
modparam("uac","credential","username:domain:password")
...
				

1.3.5. auth_realm_avp (string)

The definition of an AVP that might contain the realm to be used to perform authentication.

If you define it, you also need to define "auth_username_avp" (Section 1.3.6) and "auth_username_avp" (Section 1.3.7).

Example 1-5. Set auth_realm_avp parameter

...
modparam("uac","auth_realm_avp","$avp(i:10)")
...
				

1.3.6. auth_username_avp (string)

The definition of an AVP that might contain the username to be used to perform authentication.

If you define it, you also need to define "auth_realm_avp" (Section 1.3.5) and "auth_username_avp" (Section 1.3.7).

Example 1-6. Set auth_username_avp parameter

...
modparam("uac","auth_username_avp","$avp(i:11)")
...
				

1.3.7. auth_password_avp (string)

The definition of an AVP that might contain the password to be used to perform authentication.

If you define it, you also need to define "auth_password_avp" (Section 1.3.7) and "auth_username_avp" (Section 1.3.7).

Example 1-7. Set auth_password_avp parameter

...
modparam("uac","auth_password_avp","$avp(i:12)")
...
				

1.4. Exported Functions

1.4.1. uac_replace_from(display,uri)

Replace in FROM header the display name and the URI part.

display and URI parameters can include pseudo-variables.

This function can be used from REQUEST_ROUTE.

Example 1-8. uac_replace_from usage

...
# replace both display and uri
uac_replace_from("$avp(s:display)","$avp(s:uri)");
# replace only display and do not touch uri
uac_replace_from("batman","");
# remove display and replace uri
uac_replace_from("","sip:robin@gotham.org");
# remove display and do not touch uri
uac_replace_from("","");
...
				

1.4.2. uac_replace_from(uri)

Replace in FROM header the the URI part without altering the display name.

URI parameter can include pseudo-variables.

This function can be used from REQUEST_ROUTE.

Example 1-9. uac_replace_from usage

...
uac_replace_from("sip:batman@gotham.org");
...
				

1.4.3. uac_restore_from()

This function will check if the FROM URI was modified and will use the information stored in header parameter to restore the original FROM URI value.

This function can be used from REQUEST_ROUTE.

Example 1-10. uac_restore_from usage

...
uac_restore_from();
...
				

1.4.4. uac_auth()

This function can be called only from failure route and will build the authentication response header and insert it into the request without sending anything.

This function can be used from FAILURE_ROUTE.

Example 1-11. uac_auth usage

...
uac_auth();
...
				

Chapter 2. Developer's Guide

The module does not provide any API to use in other OpenSER modules.


Chapter 3. Frequently Asked Questions

3.1. Where can I find more about OpenSER?
3.2. Where can I post a question about this module?
3.3. How can I report a bug?

3.1. Where can I find more about OpenSER?

3.2. Where can I post a question about this module?

First at all check if your question was already answered on one of our mailing lists:

E-mails regarding any stable version should be sent to and e-mail regarding development versions or CVS snapshots should be send to .

If you want to keep the mail private, send it to .

3.3. How can I report a bug?

Please follow the guidelines provided at: http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=139143