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On Jan 25, 2008, at 6:05 AM, Stephane Bortzmeyer wrote:
There is a shared root in the US SS7 system. The security of said root follows a rather interesting model. At least until fairly recently, any "trusted" carrier (LEC, ILEC, RBOC, or IEC) could put pretty much whatever they wanted into the database. Of course, the consequence of getting caught with your hand in the cookie jar there was sufficient that it tended to prevent invalid entries other than by accident, but, still, it was a remarkable trust model for such an industry. Owen
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