The Sanity Module - SIP syntax checking

Nils Ohlmeier

   iptelorg GmbH

   Copyright © 2006 iptelorg GmbH
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   Table of Contents

   1. Admin Guide

        1. Overview
        2. Dependencies
        3. Parameters

              3.1. default_checks (integer)
              3.2. uri_checks (integer)
              3.3. proxy_require (string)
              3.4. autodrop (integer)

        4. Functions

              4.1. sanity_check([msg_checks [, uri_checks]])

   List of Examples

   1.1. Set default_checks parameter
   1.2. Set uri_checks parameter
   1.3. Set proxy_require parameter
   1.4. Set autodrop parameter
   1.5. sanity_check usage
   1.6. sanity_check usage with parameter
   1.7. sanity_check usage with two parameters

Chapter 1. Admin Guide

   Table of Contents

   1. Overview
   2. Dependencies
   3. Parameters

        3.1. default_checks (integer)
        3.2. uri_checks (integer)
        3.3. proxy_require (string)
        3.4. autodrop (integer)

   4. Functions

        4.1. sanity_check([msg_checks [, uri_checks]])

1. Overview

   This module aims to implement several sanity checks on incoming
   requests which are suggested or even required by a RFC, but are not
   available yet in the core of Kamailio.

   These checks are not required by Kamailio itself for its functionality.
   But on the other side it does not make much sense if a broken request
   traverses through a SIP network if it is rejected sooner or later by a
   SIP device any way. As every sanity check cost extra performance
   because of additional parsing and evaluation it is with this module now
   up to the Kamailio adminstrator what checks should be done on which
   request.

   The following checks are available:
     * ruri sip version - (1) - checks if the SIP version in the request
       URI is supported, currently only 2.0.
     * ruri scheme - (2) - checks if the URI scheme of the request URI is
       supported (sip[s]|tel[s]) by Kamailio
     * required headers - (4) -checks if the minimum set of required
       headers to, from, cseq, callid and via is present in the request.
     * via sip version - (8) - not working because parser fails already
       when another version then 2.0 is present.
     * via protocol - (16) - not working because parser fails already if
       an unsupported transport is present.
     * Cseq method - (32) - checks if the method from the Cseq header is
       equal to the request method.
     * Cseq value - (64) - checks if the number in the Cseq header is a
       valid unsigned integer.
     * content length - (128) - checks if the size of the body matches
       with the value from the content length header.
     * expires value - (256) - checks if the value of the expires header
       is a valid unsigned integer.
     * proxy require - (512) - checks if all items of the proxy require
       header are present in the list of the extensions from the module
       parameter proxy_require.
     * parse uri's - (1024) - checks if the specified URIs are present and
       parseable by the Kamailio parsers
     * digest credentials (2048) - Check all instances of digest
       credentials in a message. The test checks whether there are all
       required digest parameters and that they have meaningful values.
       NOTE: the message will be considered invalid if the authorization
       scheme differs from "digest",
     * duplicated To/From tags (4096) - checks for the presence of
       duplicated tags in To/From headers.
     * authorization header (8192) - checks if the Authorization is valid
       if the scheme is "digest" (see "digest credentials" above), always
       returns success for other schemes.

2. Dependencies

   The following modules must be loaded before this module:
     * sl - Stateless replies.

3. Parameters

   3.1. default_checks (integer)
   3.2. uri_checks (integer)
   3.3. proxy_require (string)
   3.4. autodrop (integer)

3.1. default_checks (integer)

   This parameter determines which of the checks from the sanity module
   are executed if no parameter was given to the sanity_check function
   call. By default all implemented checks are included in the execution
   of the sanity_check function. The integer value is the sum of the check
   numbers which should be executed by default.

   Default value is “999”. This resolves to the following list of checks:
   ruri_sip_version (1), ruri_scheme (2), required_headers (4),
   cseq_method (32), cseq_value (64), cotent_length (128), expires_value
   (256), proxy_require (512).

   Example 1.1. Set default_checks parameter
...
modparam("sanity", "default_checks", 1)
...

3.2. uri_checks (integer)

   This parameter determines which URIs are going to be checked if the
   'parse uri' will be executed.

   Default value is 7. This resolves to the following list of parsed URIs:
   Request URI (1), From URI (2) and To URI (4).

   Example 1.2. Set uri_checks parameter
...
modparam("sanity", "uri_checks", 3)
...

3.3. proxy_require (string)

   This parameter sets the list of supported SIP extensions for this
   Kamailio. The value is expected as a comma separated list of
   extensions. This list is separated into single tokens. Each token from
   a proxy require header will be compared with the tokens from this list.

   Example 1.3. Set proxy_require parameter
...
modparam("sanity", "proxy_require", "foo, bar")
...

3.4. autodrop (integer)

   This parameter controls whether the module drops the SIP message
   automatically if the sanity checks fail. Default value is 1 (auto
   drop). If set to 0, sanity_check() function will return -1 (false) to
   configuration file, allowing to write log messages for example - be
   sure you “exit” execution of config without sending a SIP reply because
   it is sent by module itself.

   Example 1.4. Set autodrop parameter
...
modparam("sanity", "autodrop", 1)
...

4. Functions

   4.1. sanity_check([msg_checks [, uri_checks]])

4.1.  sanity_check([msg_checks [, uri_checks]])

   This function makes a row of sanity checks over the given SIP request.
   The behavior of the function is also controlled by autodrop parameter.
   If autodrop=0, the function returns false (-1) if one of the checks
   failed. When autodrop=1, the function stops the execution of
   configuration file. In both cases, if one of the checks fails the
   module sends a precise error reply via SL send_reply(). Thus there is
   no need to reply with a generic error message.

   Example 1.5. sanity_check usage
...
if (!sanity_check()) {
        exit;
}
...

   Optionally the function takes an integer argument which overwrites the
   global module parameter default_checks. This makes it possible to run
   certain tests from script regions. The integer value is again the sum
   of the checks (like for the module parameter) which should be executed
   at this function call.

   Example 1.6. sanity_check usage with parameter
...
if (method=="REGISTER" && !sanity_check("256")) {
        /* the register contains an invalid expires value and is replied with a
400 */
        exit;
}
...

   Optionally the function takes a second integer argument which
   overwrites the global module parameter uri_checks and thus determines
   which URIs will be checked if the parse uri test will be executed.

   Example 1.7. sanity_check usage with two parameters
...
if (method=="INVITE" && !sanity_check("1024", "6")) {
        /* the INVITE contains an invalid From or To header and is replied with
a 400 */
        exit;
}
...
