diff -r 088e25408bf9 -r 52fcc247be02 data/dictionary.xml --- a/data/dictionary.xml Wed Aug 14 00:06:55 2013 +0200 +++ b/data/dictionary.xml Wed Aug 14 00:34:35 2013 +0200 @@ -788,7 +788,19 @@ - + + + when a subscriber communicates with an application (MOAT/AOMT messaging) + he might not want expose his identity (MSISDN or IMSI); + the aliasing feature (sometimes called hashing) deployed on an SMS gateway enables this communication and rewrites the subscriber's ID to some generated ID; + the application can then send a response on a message without knowing subscriber's identity (on the gateway the ID is translated back to real ID – de-aliasing); + use case: + subscribers can vote in some survey, + everyone will have one vote, + but the owner of the survey will not know the opinion of particular subscibers + because of missing their real IDs + + security messaging