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authorfile <file@f38db490-d61c-443f-a65b-d21fe96a405b>2006-05-05 19:20:58 +0000
committerfile <file@f38db490-d61c-443f-a65b-d21fe96a405b>2006-05-05 19:20:58 +0000
commit2d71e6a743277c6857288ce09f03f93601959e83 (patch)
treeed1536b58943682e6c4ca833417fde7a8ca7bd84 /doc
parent0ff9a2f25dbfb66c2d8ac460419b4ca459ac90a7 (diff)
Minor documentation change regarding authentication. (issue #6644)
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@@ -13,6 +13,18 @@ an optional requested extension (otherwise "s" will be used), and
username specified in the peer's iax.conf. If the user is not specified,
the peer will select one.
+The peer uses a score to determine the best user entry to match against if
+one is not specified:
+
+1. User entry last specified in iax.conf (this is the baseline).
+2. User entry with secret specified and ACL specified.
+3. User entry with no secret specified and no ACL specified.
+4. User entry with no secret specified and ACL specified.
+5. User entry matched via username.
+
+The higher the score the better it is with 5 being an exact match and the maximum
+score possible.
+
Protocol and rationale:
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IAX is a simple, low overhead and low bandwidth VoIP protocol designed to