AuthenticationFailureReport

Usage

This operation is used between the VLR and the HLR or between the SGSN or HLR to report authentication failures.

Invoke parameters

This operation has the following parameters:

• @@imsi@@ - the identity of the SIM for which the authentication has failed.
• @@failureCause@@ - indicates the authentication failure that has occurred. It can have one of the following values"
  • @@wrongUserResponse@@
  • @@wrongNetworkSignature@@
• @@extensionContainer@@
• @@re-attempt@@ - indicates whether the failure occurred in a normal authentication attempt or in a authentication reattempt.
• @@accessType@@ - indicates the reason for initiating the authentication procedure. It can have one of the following values:
  • @@call@@ - initiation due to a call
  • @@emergencyCall@@ - initiation due to an emergency call
  • @@locationUpdating@@ - initiation due to a location updation
  • @@supplementaryService@@ - initiation due to a supplementary service procedure
  • @@shortMessage@@ - initiation due to a short message transfer
  • @@gprsAttach@@ - initiation due to a GPRS attach procedure
  • @@routingAreaUpdating@@ - initiation due to a routing area updating
  • @@serviceRequest@@ - initiation due to a service request
  • @@pdpContextActivation@@ - initiation due to a PDP context activation
  • @@pdpContextDeactivation@@ - initiation due to a PDP context deactivation
  • @@gprsDetach@@ - initiation due to a MS initiated detach in GPRS
• @@rand@@ - identifies the authentication vector that failed authentication.
• @@vlr-Number@@ - ISDN number of the VLR.
• @@sgsn-Number@@ - ISDN number of the the SGSN.

Result parameters

This operation has the following result parameters:

• @@extensionContainer@@

Example

  <component localCID="1" type="Invoke" operationCode="authenticationFailureReport">
    <imsi>542552552853</imsi>
    <failureCause>wrongUserResponse</failureCause>
    <re-attempt>true</re-attempt>
    <access-Type>call</access-Type>
    <rand>00 11 22 33 44 55 66 77 88 99 aa bb cc dd ee ff</rand>
  </component>

References

• ETSI TS 129 002 V9.3.0 (2010-10) p325