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AUC

Last Updated May 24, 2021 1:35 pm

Written by Vangie Beal

Short for Authentication Center and also abbreviated as AC, it is a device located in the HLR (Home Location Register) of a GSM system. The AUC manages the authentication and encryption of information that is associated with individual subscribers by authenticating each SIM card that tries to connect to the GSM network.

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