CAMARA Project

An open-source project within the Linux Foundation focused on defining, developing, and testing standardized telecommunications APIs. CAMARA works in collaboration with GSMA and TM Forum to create interoperable APIs that enable developers to access network capabilities across multiple operators. CAMARA APIs cover areas including authentication, location services, quality-on-demand, device management, and edge computing.

Categories: SignalingSecurity ControlsProtocols and Standards

CAMARA Project in context

Signaling protocols carry the control-plane instructions that set up calls, register subscribers, hand over sessions and route SMS. SS7, Diameter, GTP-C and SIP are the four dominant families, and interconnect exposure of any of them is treated by GSMA FS.11 / FS.19 / FS.20 as a top-tier telecom risk.

Security controls in telecom span signaling firewalls (SS7/Diameter/GTP screening at the network edge), transport encryption (IPsec, TLS, PRINS), identity and access on OSS/BSS, and monitoring at both the packet and log level. Controls are audited against GSMA FS.11/FS.19/FS.20/FS.36 and, in Europe, NIS2 sectoral rules.

To place CAMARA Project in the wider telecom-security picture, review GSMA Open Gateway, Management Plane, TM Forum, 5G SBA, Network Exposure Function (NEF) and SIP Digest.

Related terms

Equipment

Network exposure (NEF, SCEF, network APIs)

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Related topic hubs

  • SS7 Security SS7/MAP/CAP/SCCP attacks and defenses across 2G/3G interconnect.
  • Signaling Firewall Unified SS7/Diameter/GTP/SMS signaling firewall framework.
  • 5G NEF Security Network Exposure Function security in the 5G core.
  • Silent SMS Type-0 SMS location tracking and detection.

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