Use Number Attestation For Free

Again, Full Attestation, or an A rating, means that carriers: Are responsible for originating calls. Have pre-existing relationships with the caller and can identify and authenticate the caller. Can verify the association between the caller and the number dialed from.

Attestation is the act of witnessing the signing of a formal document and then also signing it to verify that it was properly signed by those bound by its contents. Attestation is a legal acknowledgment of the authenticity of a document and a verification that proper processes were followed.

Attestation is a kind of testimony or confirmation. It is customary to sign a deed, make a will or sign other written documents in the presence of a witness who also signs the document to attest to its contents and the authenticity of the party's signature.

Partial Attestation (B) ? The service provider has authenticated the call origination, but cannot verify the call source is authorized to use the calling number. An example of this use case is a telephone number behind an enterprise PBX.

Jeremy O'Donoghue: The basic idea of attestation is that it is trustworthy evidence or proof about something. In the case of a cybersecurity system, for example, it means that a relying party like a bank or an IoT cloud provider can be confident about what it is that they are receiving from a device.

If a call is assigned full attestation, it means: The carrier is responsible for originating the call. The carrier has a pre-existing direct relationship with the customer who is making the call and can authenticate and identify this caller. The carrier can verify an association with the number used to make the call.

The Attestation Level applied to the call indicates the certainty level of the originating provider and whether the caller is actually allowed to use the Caller ID. Full Attestation (A) - The identity of the caller is known, and they have the right to use the Caller ID for this call.