asterisk users - Dec 2007 - Logging in and off sessions in the dialplan

Is it possible to implement in the Asterisk dialplan some way to
authenticate a user with a dialed passcode which opens session that stays
active enabling the user to make and receive calls, until the user logs off
with another dialed passcode?

I am aware of the Asterisk application 'Authenticate', but as far as I
know,
with this application the user meeds to dial his pin at each call he whats
to make, and that not what I need!

Some ideas?

Thanks,
Ricardo Carvalho.
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On Thu, 6 Dec 2007, Ricardo Carvalho wrote:
> Is it possible to implement in the Asterisk dialplan some way to
> authenticate a user with a dialed passcode which opens session that stays
> active enabling the user to make and receive calls, until the user logs off
> with another dialed passcode?
The easy answer is "yes".
> I am aware of the Asterisk application 'Authenticate', but as far
as I know,
> with this application the user meeds to dial his pin at each call he whats
> to make, and that not what I need!
The harder answer is that you need to do a few extra things. Authenticate 
is indeed one of those things, so create an extension the user can dial, 
enter a pin code & authenticate, then store a value in the astDB connected 
with that extenstion... Then you need to check this variable every time 
the user dials a number.

Then finally, you'll need another bit of dialplan to clear the number (or 
maybe an external script that clears it after a certian time)


Gordon

Thanks Gordon, I'll give it a try with astDB.

Regards,
Ricardo Carvalho.
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