asterisk users - Jul 2007 - Putting a password on the international call

Dear List;

To have better security, how can I put a password on
the international calls (if the user dialed the
international call, then it will be asked for password
to send the call outside)? 

Can this password read from the CDR file to know whom
did these international calls (using which password?
As I might have mutliple passwords).

Regards
Bilal


       
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Bilal,

On Tue, 3 Jul 2007, bilal ghayyad wrote:
> To have better security, how can I put a password on
> the international calls (if the user dialed the
> international call, then it will be asked for password
> to send the call outside)?
   Asterisk can interface either with a database such as MySQL, or
you can import a list of keys/values into AstDB.  You can then
add prompts for such passwords and read DTMF digit input from
the dial plan -- you can find more info at www.voip-info.org.
> Can this password read from the CDR file to know whom
> did these international calls (using which password?
> As I might have mutliple passwords).
   You mean, expect a certain password based on calling number
or destination?  You can do that using existing pre-built in
global variables without having to touch the CDR file per se.

-- Alex

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Alex Balashov
Evariste Systems
Web    : http://www.evaristesys.com/
Tel    : +1-678-954-0670
Direct : +1-678-954-0671

I think he means "will he be able to tell what passwords were used by 
looking at the cdr, for planning purposes, and who used the passwords?"

Bilal, using the CDR you could, of course, know who dialed international 
numbers.  The password, however, will not make it back there unless you 
make sure of it.  Two ways I can think of would be:

make the extension for dialing an international number BEGIN with the 
password:

*614*0116425.....
Then I think you would see it in CDR.

Another thing that might work for you would be account code?  Set the 
account code for the CDR record to be the password?

Not sure if either of these will work for you but just shots in the dark.

Moj

Alex Balashov wrote:
> Bilal,
> 
> On Tue, 3 Jul 2007, bilal ghayyad wrote:
> 
>> To have better security, how can I put a password on
>> the international calls (if the user dialed the
>> international call, then it will be asked for password
>> to send the call outside)?
> 
>    Asterisk can interface either with a database such as MySQL, or
> you can import a list of keys/values into AstDB.  You can then
> add prompts for such passwords and read DTMF digit input from
> the dial plan -- you can find more info at www.voip-info.org.
> 
>> Can this password read from the CDR file to know whom
>> did these international calls (using which password?
>> As I might have mutliple passwords).
> 
>    You mean, expect a certain password based on calling number
> or destination?  You can do that using existing pre-built in
> global variables without having to touch the CDR file per se.
> 
> -- Alex
> 
> --
> Alex Balashov
> Evariste Systems
> Web    : http://www.evaristesys.com/
> Tel    : +1-678-954-0670
> Direct : +1-678-954-0671
> 
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