Re: SMPP Maximum Password Length

Hi,

What the SMPP 3.4 specs say is that it is a C-Octet string with a 
maximum of 9 octets. Also in the specs are defined that a C-Octet string 
may consists of any ASCII character and is terminated by a NULL 
terminator. This is also why almost all C-Octet String lengths 
limitations are odd numbers.

Quote from the spec:
"In the case of all C-Octet String formats, the maximum field size is 
shown as a combination of string length and the NULL terminator, i.e., 
an 8-character C-Octet String is encoded in 9 octets when the NULL 
terminator is included."

In other words, passwords longer than 8 characters are not suitable for 
SMPP.

--
Peter Christensen

M Amedeo Alaimo wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I have a question about Kannel and the smsc-password length
> The smpp v3.4 states the maximum length is 9 characters.
> The password i was supplied from our provider is 9 characters.
> I put a line similar to this in my kannel.conf -
> smsc-username = onetwothr
> smsc-password = onetwothr
> 
> And then i get this error message when starting the bearerbox
> 
> [27034] [6] WARNING: SMPP: PDU element <password> too long (length is
> 9, should be 8)
> 2005-12-19 14:27:07 [27034] [6] WARNING: SMPP: PDU NULL terminated
> string has no NULL.
> 2005-12-19 14:27:07 [27034] [6] ERROR:
> SMPP[SMPP:host:8080/700:onetwothr:]: SMSC rejected login to transmit,
> code 0x0000000e (Invalid Password).
> 
> I was wondering if I am doing something wrong, or is Kannel's maximum
> password length 8?
> Also I am using today's cvs version.
> 
> Thanks a Bunch!
> 
> M Amedeo Alaimo
>