diff --git a/docs/imsi-pseudo-spec.adoc b/docs/imsi-pseudo-spec.adoc index eb5006d..b6e7781 100644 --- a/docs/imsi-pseudo-spec.adoc +++ b/docs/imsi-pseudo-spec.adoc @@ -359,7 +359,18 @@ and related branches for IMSI pseudonymization can be found at the above URL as well. == Recommendations for Real-World Implementations -=== ATT = 0 +=== BCCH SI3: ATT = 0 +When changing from one pseudonymous IMSI to the next, it is important that the +ME does not detach from the network. Otherwise it would be trivial for an +attacker to correlate the detach with the attach of the same ME with the next +pseudonymous IMSI. + +This is controlled with the ATT flag in the SYSTEM INFORMATION TYPE 3 (SI3) +message on the Broadcast Control Channel (BCCH), see 3GPP TS 44.018 Section +10.5.2.11. It must be set to 0. + +// FIXME: verify how it set with operators in germany (OS#4404) + === End to End Encryption of SMS [[warn-no-imsi-change]] === Warning the User if the IMSI Does Not Change