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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">Once signed, you just pass it on with
      its existing signature. Only the originator signs it. It could
      technically have multiple headers, but that's not the intent.</div>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">As for on the ground realities, I can
      only point out that out of 8008 possibly signed inbound calls in
      the last 24 hours (only my intelliquent SIP trunks have the
      ability to pass the identity header right now):<br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">319 have attest A, <br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">None have attest B,<br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">2 have Attest C</div>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">310 of the calls were T-Mobile, 5 were
      comcast, and 6 were other.</div>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">Out of the last 10,000 calls I have
      originated toward the STIR/SHAKEN routes (which covers about 2
      hours), I signed:</div>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">2643 have attest A</div>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">4695 have attest B (this is our default
      where I haven't explicitly verified the customer is only sending
      numbers that are theirs)</div>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">244 have attest C (this gets triggered
      if there's a header indicating the call was redirected)</div>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">It's really not as complicated as
      people are making it out to be. Transnexus has been great to work
      with, as has Inteliquent.</div>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">-Paul<br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 9/2/20 2:52 PM, Alex Balashov wrote:<br>
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      Thank you, that’s very clear and sums it all up! 
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      <div>One lingering question: even without providing a fully
        attestable chain of custody, if the call took a route A -> B
        -> C, are signatures cumulative such that I could block calls
        attested by B coming through C? Or am I constrained to blocking
        a certain level of attestation only through the last/proximate
        peering hop (C) that directly touches me?
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        <div>I suppose success is going to come down to the
          on-the-ground realities, political viability, etc of taking
          that “block attested calls from carrier X” step.<br>
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            <div>Sent from mobile, with due apologies for brevity and
              errors.</div>
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            <blockquote type="cite">On Sep 2, 2020, at 2:47 PM, Paul
              Timmins <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:ptimmins@clearrate.com"><ptimmins@clearrate.com></a> wrote:<br>
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                <p>The solution is that you sign your calls with your
                  certificate. Carriers aren't doing LNP dips to verify
                  the number is really yours, they're trusting your
                  attestation (A: yes, the caller id is verified, B: it
                  comes from our customer, but not verified, C: "this
                  touched our switches, good luck with it"). If you
                  attest total nonsense as A, or send tons of nonsense
                  in general, people start blocking calls you sign.</p>
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                <p>It really verifies who is sending the call, and what
                  that company says the call is verified, not a full
                  chain of custody of the number back to the NANPA/PA.
                  Could you attest A a call from "0" or "911", or
                  "999-999-9999"? Yes, you could. It'd work for a while,
                  til someone said "Wow, Alex's SPID is signing tons of
                  bullshit. Let's block attested calls from his SPID"</p>
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                <p>-Paul<br>
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                      color="#000000"><b>From:</b> VoiceOps
                      <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:voiceops-bounces@voiceops.org"><voiceops-bounces@voiceops.org></a> on behalf of
                      Alex Balashov <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:abalashov@evaristesys.com"><abalashov@evaristesys.com></a><br>
                      <b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, September 2, 2020 2:42 PM<br>
                      <b>To:</b> VoiceOps<br>
                      <b>Subject:</b> Re: [VoiceOps] Outsourcing
                      STIR/SHAKEN Setup</font>
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                  <div>LCR or no LCR, using a termination vendor that is
                    different to one’s origination vendor for a given
                    CID is more normal than not in VoIP. I would guess
                    it’s the default wholesale use-case. Origination and
                    termination are very different business models with
                    radically different economics.
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                    <div>I’m not clear on what the official STIR/SHAKEN
                      solution to this is. I assume it’s delegated
                      certificates as Jared suggested.<br>
                      <br>
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                        <div>Sent from mobile, with due apologies for
                          brevity and errors.</div>
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                        <blockquote type="cite">On Sep 2, 2020, at 2:39
                          PM, Carlos Alvarez <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:caalvarez@gmail.com"><caalvarez@gmail.com></a>
                          wrote:<br>
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                          <div dir="ltr">If I understand correctly, no
                            as long as your providers are all supporting
                            this.  What I think you mean is that you get
                            origination/DIDs from say Bandwidth, and you
                            use LCR to route calls to whoever is
                            cheapest?  There are ways to work with that
                            challenge as long as your carriers are ready
                            to do so.</div>
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                            <div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed,
                              Sep 2, 2020 at 11:28 AM Jared Geiger <<a
                                href="mailto:jared@compuwizz.net"
                                moz-do-not-send="true">jared@compuwizz.net</a>>
                              wrote:<br>
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                              <div dir="ltr">If we purchase our numbers
                                through wholesalers, would we need
                                delegated certificates if we are sending
                                an outbound call through a vendor that
                                is not the wholesaler we got the number
                                from?</div>
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                                <div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On
                                  Wed, Sep 2, 2020 at 7:22 AM Dave
                                  Frigen <<a
                                    href="mailto:dfrigen@wabash.net"
                                    target="_blank"
                                    moz-do-not-send="true">dfrigen@wabash.net</a>>
                                  wrote:<br>
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                                  There is a STIR-SHAKEN process of
                                  registering and testing with the
                                  Policy<br>
                                  Administrator (PA) as a certified
                                  Service Provider (SP) before you can<br>
                                  purchase SHAKEN token certificates
                                  from a Certificate Authority (CA) and<br>
                                  begin to engage in using the
                                  technology. This is not a walk in the
                                  park.<br>
                                  Transnexus is one of two public CA's
                                  in the U.S. today. They are experts on<br>
                                  the subject and can help you through
                                  both processes. In order to get the<br>
                                  best call attestation you must prove
                                  to the PA and CA that you are a bono<br>
                                  fide service provider and not a
                                  bad-acting enterprise on a network
                                  that<br>
                                  deserves lesser attestation levels. <br>
                                  <br>
                                  One of the registration requirements
                                  is a SP 's access to valid national<br>
                                  phone number pools. This has been very
                                  confusing for some resale providers<br>
                                  that purchase and use numbers from
                                  wholesalers only. If your organization<br>
                                  does not have it's own numbering
                                  resources, you can register using your<br>
                                  wholesale provider's numbering pool
                                  data. Don't assume you have to
                                  register<br>
                                  with the FCC and possess your own pool
                                  of numbers to become a registered<br>
                                  SHAKEN SP.<br>
                                  <br>
                                  SHAKEN ROBO call mitigation is a new
                                  frontier, and obtaining the best<br>
                                  attestation level possible for a SP is
                                  essential to the SP and the SHAKEN<br>
                                  ecosystem. Register and test for the
                                  best attestation level possible.<br>
                                  Transnexus is a seasoned expert on the
                                  subject and a U.S. registered CA with<br>
                                  the PA. <br>
                                  <br>
                                  Dave<br>
                                  <br>
                                  <br>
                                  -----Original Message-----<br>
                                  From: VoiceOps <<a
                                    href="mailto:voiceops-bounces@voiceops.org"
                                    target="_blank"
                                    moz-do-not-send="true">voiceops-bounces@voiceops.org</a>>
                                  On Behalf Of Mary Lou Carey<br>
                                  Sent: Tuesday, September 1, 2020 5:36
                                  PM<br>
                                  To: Dovid Bender <<a
                                    href="mailto:dovid@telecurve.com"
                                    target="_blank"
                                    moz-do-not-send="true">dovid@telecurve.com</a>><br>
                                  Cc: Voiceops.org <<a
                                    href="mailto:voiceops@voiceops.org"
                                    target="_blank"
                                    moz-do-not-send="true">voiceops@voiceops.org</a>><br>
                                  Subject: Re: [VoiceOps] Outsourcing
                                  STIR/SHAKEN Setup<br>
                                  <br>
                                  I'm a Carrier Consultant who's been
                                  helping CLEC, IXC, Paging, Wireless
                                  and<br>
                                  VOIP carriers install and maintain
                                  their PSTN networks for the the last
                                  20<br>
                                  years. I can help clients get their
                                  FCC Certification to become a<br>
                                  STIR/SHAKEN carrier as well as
                                  Numbering Resources, NPAC / LSR
                                  training, etc<br>
                                  (if you need those pieces). Once my
                                  clients get their certification, I
                                  refer<br>
                                  them to TransNexus. Jim and his team
                                  can help you with the process of<br>
                                  turning your STIR/SHAKEN services up.<br>
                                  <br>
                                  MARY LOU CAREY<br>
                                  BackUP Telecom Consulting<br>
                                  Office: 615-791-9969<br>
                                  Cell: 615-796-1111<br>
                                  <br>
                                  On 2020-08-31 05:37 AM, Dovid Bender
                                  wrote:<br>
                                  > Hi,<br>
                                  > <br>
                                  > Does anyone have a recommendation
                                  for a company that get us everything <br>
                                  > needed for STIR/SHAKEN setup? By
                                  setup I mean helping us file to get a
                                  <br>
                                  > cert etc. From the small research
                                  I have done there is a lot of <br>
                                  > fragmented information out there
                                  and it would be easier for us to pay <br>
                                  > someone else to do this then
                                  invest our own time to take care of
                                  this.<br>
                                  > <br>
                                  > TIA.<br>
                                  > <br>
                                  > Regards,<br>
                                  > <br>
                                  > Dovid<br>
                                  >
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