FCC chairman calls for STIR/SHAKEN without delay

November 6, 2018

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chairman Ajit Pai yesterday called on telecom carriers to implement SHAKEN as quickly as possible to protect consumers from caller ID spoofing and unwanted robocalls.

FCC chairman Ajit Pai “Combating illegal robocalls is our top consumer priority at the FCC”, said Pai. “That’s why we need call authentication to become a reality—it’s the best way to ensure that consumers can answer their phones with confidence.”

Pai thanked the providers who have begun implementation of STIR/SHAKEN, and he asked those providers that apparently have not made concrete plans to deploy STIR/SHAKEN to do so without delay.

“If it does not appear that this system is on track to get up and running next year, then we will take action to make sure that it does,” said Pai.

FCC press release calling on providers to implement STIR/SHAKEN without delay

STIR/SHAKEN framework to authenticate and verify caller ID

With STIR/SHAKEN, originating service providers authenticate caller ID and sign outbound calls. Terminating service providers verify the signature to ensure that caller ID information has not been tampered with in transit or used in a replay scheme. The process enables terminating service providers to present caller ID that consumers can trust.

STIR/SHAKEN resources

TransNexus has published several insights on STIR/SHAKEN to help the community learn how this framework can be used to prevent caller ID spoofing, a tactic used with unwanted robocalls. Further information:

STIR/SHAKEN overview — a brief introduction
Understanding STIR/SHAKEN — a more thorough explanation that builds on the overview
Certificate management for STIR/SHAKEN — comprehensive discussion of certificates, public and private keys used to sign calls, and how to best implement certificate management securely and efficiently
A news story that aired on NBC Nightly News that briefly explains the caller ID spoofing problem and the STIR/SHAKEN solution.

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