Peering Module


Table of Contents

1. Admin Guide
1.1. Overview
1.2. Dependencies
1.2.1. OpenSIPS Modules
1.3. Exported Parameters
1.3.1. aaa_url (string)
1.3.2. verify_destination_service_type (integer)
1.3.3. verify_source_service_type (integer)
1.4. Exported Functions
1.4.1. verify_destination()
1.4.2. verify_source()
2. Contributors
2.1. By Commit Statistics
2.2. By Commit Activity
3. Documentation
3.1. Contributors

List of Tables

2.1. Top contributors by DevScore(1), authored commits(2) and lines added/removed(3)
2.2. Most recently active contributors(1) to this module

List of Examples

1.1. Set aaa_url parameter
1.2. verify_destination_service_type parameter usage
1.3. verify_source_service_type parameter usage
1.4. verify_destination() usage
1.5. verify_source() usage

Chapter 1. Admin Guide

1.1. Overview

Peering module allows SIP providers (operators or organizations) to verify from a broker if source or destination of a SIP request is a trusted peer.

In order to participate in the trust community provided by a broker, each SIP provider registers with the broker the domains (host parts of SIP URIs) that they serve. When a SIP proxy of a provider needs to send a SIP request to a non-local domain, it can find out from the broker using verify_destination() function if the non-local domain is served by a trusted peer. If so, the provider receives from the broker a hash of the SIP request and a timestamp that it includes in the request to the non-local domain. When a SIP proxy of the non-local domain receives the SIP request, it, in turn, can verify from the broker using verify_source() function if the request came from a trusted peer.

Verification functions communicate with the broker using an AAA protocol.

Comments and suggestions for improvements are welcome.

1.2. Dependencies

1.2.1. OpenSIPS Modules

The module depends on the following modules (in the other words the listed modules must be loaded before this module):

  • an AAA implementing module

1.3. Exported Parameters

1.3.1. aaa_url (string)

This is the url representing the AAA protocol used and the location of the configuration file of this protocol.

If the parameter is set to empty string, the AAA accounting support will be disabled (even if compiled).

Default value is NULL.

Example 1.1. Set aaa_url parameter

...
modparam("peering", "aaa_url", "radius:/etc/radiusclient-ng/radiusclient.conf")
...

1.3.2. verify_destination_service_type (integer)

This is the value of the Service-Type AAA attribute to be used, when sender of SIP Request verifies request's destination using verify_destination() function.

Default value is dictionary value of Sip-Verify-Destination Service-Type.

Example 1.2. verify_destination_service_type parameter usage

...
modparam("peering", "verify_destination_service_type", 21)
...

1.3.3. verify_source_service_type (integer)

This is the value of the Service-Type AAA attribute to be used, when receiver of SIP Request verifies request's source using verify_source() function.

Default value is dictionary value of Sip-Verify-Source Service-Type.

Example 1.3. verify_source_service_type parameter usage

...
modparam("peering", "verify_source_service_type", 22)
...

1.4. Exported Functions

1.4.1. verify_destination()

Function verify_destination() queries from broker's AAA server if domain (host part) of Request URI is served by a trusted peer. AAA request contains the following attributes/values:

  • User-Name - Request-URI host

  • SIP-URI-User - Request-URI user

  • SIP-From-Tag - From tag

  • SIP-Call-Id - Call id

  • Service-Type - verify_destination_service_type

Function returns value 1 if domain of Request URI is served by a trusted peer and -1 otherwise. In case of positive result, AAA server returns a set of SIP-AVP reply attributes. Value of each SIP-AVP is of form:

[#]name(:|#)value

Value of each SIP-AVP reply attribute is mapped to an OpenSIPS AVP. Prefix # in front of name or value indicates a string name or string value, respectively.

One of the SIP-AVP reply attributes contains a string that the source peer must include "as is" in a P-Request-Hash header when it sends the SIP request to the destination peer. The string value may, for example, be of form hash@timestamp, where hash contains a hash calculated by the broker based on the attributes of the query and some local information and timestamp is the time when the calculation was done.

AVP names used in reply attributes are assigned by the broker.

This function can be used from REQUEST_ROUTE and FAILURE_ROUTE.

Example 1.4. verify_destination() usage

...
if (verify_destination()) {
   append_hf("P-Request-Hash: $avp(prh)\r\n");
}
...

1.4.2. verify_source()

Function verify_source() queries from broker's AAA server if SIP request was received from a trusted peer. AAA request contains the following attributes/values:

  • User-Name - Request-URI host

  • SIP-URI-User - Request-URI user

  • SIP-From-Tag - From tag

  • SIP-Call-Id - Call id

  • SIP-Request-Hash - body of P-Request-Hash header

  • Service-Type - verify_source_service_type

Function returns value 1 if SIP request was received from a trusted peer and -1 otherwise. In case of positive result, AAA server may return a set of SIP-AVP reply attributes. Value of each SIP-AVP is of form:

[#]name(:|#)value

Value of each SIP-AVP reply attribute is mapped to an OpenSIPS AVP. Prefix # in front of name or value indicates a string name or string value, respectively.

AVP names used in reply attributes are assigned by the broker.

This function can be used from REQUEST_ROUTE and FAILURE_ROUTE.

Example 1.5. verify_source() usage

...
if (is_present_hf("P-Request-Hash")) {
   if (verify_source()) {
      xlog("L_INFO", "Request came from trusted peer\n")
   }
}
...

Chapter 2. Contributors

2.1. By Commit Statistics

Table 2.1. Top contributors by DevScore(1), authored commits(2) and lines added/removed(3)

 NameDevScoreCommitsLines ++Lines --
1. Bogdan-Andrei Iancu (@bogdan-iancu)13112832
2. Juha Heinanen (@juha-h)1349095
3. Liviu Chircu (@liviuchircu)861931
4. Irina-Maria Stanescu82125254
5. Razvan Crainea (@razvancrainea)4255

(1) DevScore = author_commits + author_lines_added / (project_lines_added / project_commits) + author_lines_deleted / (project_lines_deleted / project_commits)

(2) including any documentation-related commits, excluding merge commits. Regarding imported patches/code, we do our best to count the work on behalf of the proper owner, as per the "fix_authors" and "mod_renames" arrays in opensips/doc/build-contrib.sh. If you identify any patches/commits which do not get properly attributed to you, please submit a pull request which extends "fix_authors" and/or "mod_renames".

(3) ignoring whitespace edits, renamed files and auto-generated files

2.2. By Commit Activity

Table 2.2. Most recently active contributors(1) to this module

 NameCommit Activity
1. Bogdan-Andrei Iancu (@bogdan-iancu)Jun 2008 - Jun 2018
2. Liviu Chircu (@liviuchircu)Mar 2014 - Jun 2018
3. Razvan Crainea (@razvancrainea)Apr 2013 - Aug 2015
4. Irina-Maria StanescuAug 2009 - Aug 2009
5. Juha Heinanen (@juha-h)May 2008 - Jun 2008

(1) including any documentation-related commits, excluding merge commits

Chapter 3. Documentation

3.1. Contributors

Last edited by: Bogdan-Andrei Iancu (@bogdan-iancu), Liviu Chircu (@liviuchircu), Razvan Crainea (@razvancrainea), Irina-Maria Stanescu, Juha Heinanen (@juha-h).

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Copyright © 2008 Juha Heinanen