FCC will require phone carriers to authenticate calls by June 2021 [pdf]
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Re: FCC will require phone carriers to authenticate calls by June 2021 [pdf]
#2If you’re wondering if STIR/SHAKEN was a James Bond reference, the answer is yes, and SHAKEN stands for “Signature-based Handling of Asserted information using toKENs”
Re: FCC will require phone carriers to authenticate calls by June 2021 [pdf]
#3Does this mean I can start answering my phone again? Are there other vectors for spam calling which are not addressed by this solution?
Re: FCC will require phone carriers to authenticate calls by June 2021 [pdf]
#4Does this mean I can start answering my phone again? Are there other vectors for spam calling which are not addressed by this solution?
you can start answering your phone now
Re: FCC will require phone carriers to authenticate calls by June 2021 [pdf]
#5If you’re wondering if STIR/SHAKEN was a James Bond reference, the answer is yes, and SHAKEN stands for “Signature-based Handling of Asserted information using toKENs”
Backronym writing is a real gift.
Re: FCC will require phone carriers to authenticate calls by June 2021 [pdf]
#6Kind of curious why it took so long. Spoofed calls for fraud, swatting, etc. have been around for at least ten years.
Re: FCC will require phone carriers to authenticate calls by June 2021 [pdf]
#7Is this going to impact PBX systems that use ANI Information Elements to route calls and provide caller information to customer service applications, etc? Spoofing is kind of at the heart of those things.
Re: FCC will require phone carriers to authenticate calls by June 2021 [pdf]
#8Kind of curious why it took so long. Spoofed calls for fraud, swatting, etc. have been around for at least ten years.
Longer than that. As long as ISDN/T1 PRI lines have been around. A completely unhindered spoofing playground.
Re: FCC will require phone carriers to authenticate calls by June 2021 [pdf]
#9Does this mean I can start answering my phone again? Are there other vectors for spam calling which are not addressed by this solution?
Good question. I recently started getting Internet-originated SMS spam on AT&T, which Verizon gave consumers the means to block a decade ago.
When confronted with it, AT&T whined that they can't block it... which is absolute bullshit. Not only does Verizon let you block it, but it isn't even shown as coming from a phone number, but rather a GMail address or other non-numeric source. So obviously this pattern could be used to filter it.
AT&T also pummels customers with multiple texts for several days a month to tell them that there's nothing wrong with their accounts. No exaggeration: They badger you to tell you that your monthly auto-pay is going to happen, and then WHOA it DID happen! They wake you up for this, and insist on sending these idiotic notices via TEXT and not E-mail.
Again, when confronted on it, AT&T whined that they can't do anything, and that customers should put themselves on the Do Not Call list... which expressly ALLOWS companies you DO BUSINESS WITH to communicate with you.
AT&T: hating its own customers.
Re: FCC will require phone carriers to authenticate calls by June 2021 [pdf]
#10Does this mean I can start answering my phone again? Are there other vectors for spam calling which are not addressed by this solution?
After 15 years of cell phone spam, anything that shows up as a number on my personal phone, and not a contact, is reflexively ignored. I don't think I'll ever shake this habit: if it is important, they will leave a message.