>> >> >> Hi All, >> >> After getting licences for Skype for asterisk a while ago I finally got >> around to setting up a server with two channels and setting up a bcp on >> the skype end. >> >> The idea behind this is the following: >> >> Users can dial into the PBX, get authenticated and only after> >> authentication get access to internal PBX extensions. >> >> I CAN do this with a PIN, no sweat, but from a user perspective it >> becomes a bit clunky, i.e. password to remember, security in terms of >> pin leaks, multiple passwords for users, etc. >> >> I was wondering if there was a way I could extract the "FROM - USER" and >> assign it to a variable, then do a lookup of that username in a database >> using ODBC to decide whether to allow or disallow access. >> >> NOTE: The bit I need help with is extracting the "FROM - USER" the rest >> of the stuff I've done already / before.
>None of this is necessary; Skype already supports restricting to calls >to only coming from users on the buddy list. So, if your PBX is >connecting to the Skype network as user 'A', and your remote users are >'B' and 'C', then *don't* setup SFA to allow calls from anyone, and >don't set it up to automatically add users to the buddy list when they >request it. Instead, manually add users B and C to A's buddy list (using >a regular Skype client), and those are the only users that will be able >to call A. > >-- >Kevin P. Fleming I know that already, it's a matter of convenience. If I go that way, then I have to manually log in to skype, and add maybe 50 / 60 users to each new user that I create [these are personal staff accounts that wont be logged into the asterisk server via SFA, and are not part of the group set up in BCP] If there's something I can do on the asterisk end, then management becomes *very* simple --> func_odbc+freetds+MS_SQL+PHP = web page to manage users & access. -- _____________________________________________________________________ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- New to Asterisk? Join us for a live introductory webinar every Thurs: http://www.asterisk.org/hello asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users