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