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Stopped working highGmac with security settings Authentication

By JavierDiaz , 14 August, 2024
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DLMSDirector

I use GXDirector version 8.

In SecureSetup write value Policy = AuthenticatedRequest+AuthenticatedResponse.

Step 1.
In GXDirector on tab SecuredConnection set Security=Authentication. Authorization result - success.

16:08:10 Send SNRM request.
TX: 7E A0 0A 00 02 F0 21 21 93 8B B3 7E
16:08:10
RX: 7E A0 21 21 00 02 F0 21 73 C9 4D 81 80 12 05 01 80 06 01 80 07 04 00 00 00 01 08 04 00 00 00 01 53 3B 7E
16:08:10 Send AARQ request.
TX: 7E A0 2E 00 02 F0 21 21 10 ED 09 E6 E6 00 60 1D A1 09 06 07 60 85 74 05 08 01 01 BE 10 04 0E 01 00 00 00 06 5F 1F 04 00 62 1E 5D FF FF 88 55 7E
16:08:10
RX: 7E A0 3A 21 00 02 F0 21 30 1D FE E6 E7 00 61 29 A1 09 06 07 60 85 74 05 08 01 01 A2 03 02 01 00 A3 05 A1 03 02 01 00 BE 10 04 0E 08 00 06 5F 1F 04 00 00 10 10 04 00 00 07 36 E3 7E
16:08:11
RX: 7E A0 18 21 00 02 F0 21 52 31 EA E6 E7 00 C4 01 C1 00 06 00 00 07 A1 F6 E1 7E
16:08:11 Disconnect request
TX: 7E A0 0A 00 02 F0 21 21 53 87 75 7E
16:08:11
RX: 7E A0 21 21 00 02 F0 21 73 C9 4D 81 80 12 05 01 80 06 01 80 07 04 00 00 00 01 08 04 00 00 00 01 53 3B 7E
16:08:11 Send SNRM request.
TX: 7E A0 0A 00 02 F0 21 61 93 ED F5 7E
16:08:11
RX: 7E A0 21 61 00 02 F0 21 73 18 4F 81 80 12 05 01 80 06 01 80 07 04 00 00 00 01 08 04 00 00 00 01 53 3B 7E
16:08:11 Send AARQ request.
TX: 7E A0 6E 00 02 F0 21 61 10 8D 88 E6 E6 00 60 5D A1 09 06 07 60 85 74 05 08 01 03 A6 0A 04 08 45 4D 52 30 30 30 30 31 8A 02 07 80 8B 07 60 85 74 05 08 02 05 AC 12 80 10 63 6D 26 00 05 69 6A 22 31 38 6D 37 3C 67 0A 52 BE 23 04 21 21 1F 10 00 00 07 A2 01 00 00 00 06 5F 1F 04 00 62 1E 5D 04 00 89 81 6F 4B 0D 70 4E EC C2 70 F3 AB 64 A7 7E
16:08:11
RX: 7E A0 7A 61 00 02 F0 21 30 CA 3B E6 E7 00 61 69 A1 09 06 07 60 85 74 05 08 01 03 A2 03 02 01 00 A3 05 A1 03 02 01 0E A4 0A 04 08 45 4D 52 00 0B 01 01 D0 88 02 07 80 89 07 60 85 74 05 08 02 05 AA 12 80 10 4A 6C 6A 4E 6C 47 3B 31 6B 58 6F 48 63 64 67 76 BE 23 04 21 28 1F 10 00 00 07 47 08 00 06 5F 1F 04 00 00 18 1D 04 00 00 07 52 E6 00 B2 B9 A0 4E 64 2C 70 3F 4E 17 92 7E
16:08:11 Authenticating.
TX: 7E A0 42 00 02 F0 21 61 32 84 58 E6 E6 00 CB 31 10 00 00 07 A3 C3 01 C1 00 0F 00 00 28 00 00 FF 01 01 09 11 10 00 00 07 A3 64 10 B7 DB A6 93 D6 F8 95 F8 56 D1 A9 27 14 91 E0 A4 04 4F F3 16 FB 73 C7 6A 7E
16:08:11
RX: 7E A0 3B 61 00 02 F0 21 52 0D 23 E6 E7 00 CF 2A 10 00 00 07 49 C7 01 C1 00 01 00 09 11 10 00 00 07 48 A7 D5 2D A9 46 91 E6 BD FD 89 BE C7 94 8B 81 B3 1C D7 FC CE 3B 44 23 97 CB FD 7E

Step 2.
Then in GXDirector on tab SecuredConnection set Security=AuthenticationEncription. Authorization result - success.

16:10:07 Send SNRM request.
TX: 7E A0 0A 00 02 F0 21 21 93 8B B3 7E
16:10:07
RX: 7E A0 21 21 00 02 F0 21 73 C9 4D 81 80 12 05 01 80 06 01 80 07 04 00 00 00 01 08 04 00 00 00 01 53 3B 7E
16:10:07 Send AARQ request.
TX: 7E A0 2E 00 02 F0 21 21 10 ED 09 E6 E6 00 60 1D A1 09 06 07 60 85 74 05 08 01 01 BE 10 04 0E 01 00 00 00 06 5F 1F 04 00 62 1E 5D FF FF 88 55 7E
16:10:07
RX: 7E A0 3A 21 00 02 F0 21 30 1D FE E6 E7 00 61 29 A1 09 06 07 60 85 74 05 08 01 01 A2 03 02 01 00 A3 05 A1 03 02 01 00 BE 10 04 0E 08 00 06 5F 1F 04 00 00 10 10 04 00 00 07 36 E3 7E
16:10:07
RX: 7E A0 18 21 00 02 F0 21 52 31 EA E6 E7 00 C4 01 C1 00 06 00 00 07 AC 13 3A 7E
16:10:07 Disconnect request
TX: 7E A0 0A 00 02 F0 21 21 53 87 75 7E
16:10:07
RX: 7E A0 21 21 00 02 F0 21 73 C9 4D 81 80 12 05 01 80 06 01 80 07 04 00 00 00 01 08 04 00 00 00 01 53 3B 7E
16:10:07 Send SNRM request.
TX: 7E A0 0A 00 02 F0 21 61 93 ED F5 7E
16:10:07
RX: 7E A0 21 61 00 02 F0 21 73 18 4F 81 80 12 05 01 80 06 01 80 07 04 00 00 00 01 08 04 00 00 00 01 53 3B 7E
16:10:07 Send AARQ request.
TX: 7E A0 6E 00 02 F0 21 61 10 8D 88 E6 E6 00 60 5D A1 09 06 07 60 85 74 05 08 01 03 A6 0A 04 08 45 4D 52 30 30 30 30 31 8A 02 07 80 8B 07 60 85 74 05 08 02 05 AC 12 80 10 5F 6B 31 1F 11 53 62 68 6C 52 3B 09 4A 18 56 21 BE 23 04 21 21 1F 30 00 00 07 AD 03 EF E6 12 CF DD 47 89 B9 7F 83 E9 FD 74 D2 AE 36 44 49 3E 47 B3 E0 06 D3 0F B1 69 7E
16:10:07
RX: 7E A0 7A 61 00 02 F0 21 30 CA 3B E6 E7 00 61 69 A1 09 06 07 60 85 74 05 08 01 03 A2 03 02 01 00 A3 05 A1 03 02 01 0E A4 0A 04 08 45 4D 52 00 0B 01 01 D0 88 02 07 80 89 07 60 85 74 05 08 02 05 AA 12 80 10 52 54 47 6D 3C 7C 64 44 61 62 6D 3A 6C 61 70 7B BE 23 04 21 28 1F 30 00 00 07 52 5B AE 91 DA F3 B3 32 28 78 1C AC 41 ED 51 68 D1 DF 02 ED 8E D2 F1 56 2C 62 FF 6A 44 7E
16:10:07 Authenticating.
TX: 7E A0 42 00 02 F0 21 61 32 84 58 E6 E6 00 CB 31 30 00 00 07 AE AB 0A 23 29 E8 4F 84 DB 2B D2 2C 3D 53 C9 4D C1 93 B6 3F B5 D9 21 65 B9 73 6A 8E 76 5D A1 54 0F A6 2D 92 3C 2C 97 8A D7 B0 E8 AC B8 CF B3 7E
16:10:08
RX: 7E A0 3B 61 00 02 F0 21 52 0D 23 E6 E7 00 CF 2A 30 00 00 07 54 1D 92 B8 FA E8 84 4F 4C 4D CA 47 CA 0A 6A 36 90 71 CF C4 55 9A AB 3F 5F 12 CF 18 9D CD B7 A3 3D 7E 10 59 97 B2 66 D4 7E

But when I use GXDirector version 9 there is a problem. At step 1 during authorization an error occurs: Connection is permanently rejected. No reason is given.
Authorization is successful only with settings as in step 2.

Please tell me why the option with the settings as in step 1 stopped working.

Thanks!

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Kurumi

2 years 1 month ago

Hi, One of your settings is…

Hi,

One of your settings is different than the meter expects. Because you didn't share the block cipher and authentication keys I can't check what might be the reason for this.

BR,

Mikko

JavierDiaz

2 years ago

auth:0123456789123456 enc…

auth:0123456789123456
enc:1234567890123456
systemTitle:EMR00001

Thanks.

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Kurumi

2 years ago

Hi, Your meter returns…

Hi,

Your meter returns invalid authentication data and the client throws an error.

Your meter returns
10 00 00 07 53 9D 1E 23 B1 FD 62 39 23 05 75 0C 90

It should return:
10 00 00 07 53 0F 5F ED EF A2 F6 E9 06 92 6D FA 45

You need to ask meter manufacturer to fix this.

BR,
Mikko

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