I think A has to include both the Authorization Headers.
Depending upon the "realm" B2BUA / B will select the relevant Authorization 
Headers.

Somesh S Shanbhag
Mascon Global Limited



-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Vivek Batra
Sent: Tue 8/19/2008 5:42 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [Sip-implementors] Digest Authentication in multihoming application
 
Hi,

I have query regarding challenge response mechanism (digest authentication,
MD5) in SIP as follows:

 

A and B are SIP clients registered with B2BUA.

A calls B and sends INVITE to B2BUA. B2BUA challenges INVITE with response
407 Auth.

A again sends the INVITE with authentication header (say H1) and required
credentials to B2BUA.

B2BUA sends this INVITE to B.

B has a capability to challenge the INVITE (like Linksys 3102 etc). So, B
sends the response 407 Auth. to B2BUA.

B2BUA passes this response viz 407 to A.

A again generates the INVITE with authentication header (say H2) and sends
it to B2BUA.

 

Now my question is 'What should be the implementation in A regarding
Authentication Header. Should A includes only authentication header H2 in
INVITE or both H1 and H2?'

In both the cases whether A includes H1 or H1 and H2 as Authentication
Header in INVITE, what should be the implementation in B2BUA when received
this INVITE from A since B2BUA has already been authenticate the caller viz
A??

 

Is any RFC describing this scenario?

 

Thanks and Kind Regards,

Vivek 

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