# Table of contents:

# Introduction

USR is a command introduced with MSNP2.

The command exists in all services, without a request or response payload.

Specifies a user that wants to authenticate to the service. For the command that is used when sending this to a Dispatch Server, read XFR.

This command can only be sent once. Any further uses of this command in the same session is Undefined Behaviour.

# Client/Request

# Dispatch Server or Notification Server

# The Initial request

USR TrID security-package I user-handle

Depending on the version of the protocol you are using, security-package can be:

# The Subsequent request

USR TrID security-package S {...response-args}

Where response-args can be anything, but based on security-package it can be:

# Switchboard Server

USR TrID user-handle cookie

Where user-handle is your current user handle.

Where cookie is the relevant parameter given from XFR or RNG.

# Server/Response

# Dispatch Server or Notification Server

# Requesting a Subsequent action

USR TrID OK security-package S {...challenge}

Where challenge, based on the security-package is:

# Successfully authenticated

USR TrID OK user-handle {friendly-name} {verified} {account-restricted}

Where OK is always OK.

Where user-handle is your user handle.

Where friendly-name is your current Friendly Name. Removed in MSNP10.

Where verified is the account's verification status, where 0 is unverified, and 1 is verified. Added since MSNP6.

Where account-restricted is the account's restricted status, where 0 is unrestricted, and 1 is restricted. Added since MSNP8. If this is set, the Client may log out automatically and ask to use MSN Explorer.

# Switchboard Server

USR TrID OK user-handle friendly-name

Where user-handle is your current user handle.

Where friendly-name is your current friendly name.

# Examples

# Notification Server

# Using CTP

Only in MSNP2. 

C: USR 1 CTP I example@hotmail.com
S: USR 1 CTP S
C: USR 2 CTP S password
S: USR 2 OK example@hotmail.com example%20user

# Using MD5

Only in MSNP2 to MSNP7. 

C: USR 3 MD5 I example@hotmail.com
S: USR 3 MD5 S 1234567890.123456789
C: USR 4 MD5 S f59af8f2fa91d38aff7c870c17f99903
S: USR 4 OK example@hotmail.com example%20user 1

# Using TWN

Since MSNP8. 

C: USR 5 TWN I example@hotmail.com
S: USR 5 TWN S passport=parameters,neat=huh,lc=1033,id=507

The HTTPS interlude has been moved to the Passport 1.4 article. 

C: USR 6 TWN S t=token&p=profile
S: USR 6 OK example@hotmail.com example%20user 1 0

# Using SSO

Since MSNP15.

NOTE: This has been line-breaked. Lines beginning with .. followed by a space are continuations of the previous line. 

C: USR 7 SSO I example@hotmail.com
S: USR 7 SSO S MBI_KEY_OLD AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=

The HTTPS interlude has been moved to the Passport Request Security Token service article.

The key-encryption interlude has been removed from here and is to reinstated as another article. 

C: USR 8 SSO S t=ticket&p=HAAAAAEAAAADZgAABIAAAAgAAAAUAAAASAAAA
.. AAAAAAAAAAA7XgT5ohvaZdoXdrWUUcMF2G8OK2JohyYcK5l5MJSitab33scx
.. JeK/RQXcUr0L+R2ZA9CEAzn0izmUzSMp2LZdxSbHtnuxCmptgtoScHp9E26H
.. jQVkA9YJxgK/HM=
S: USR 8 OK example@hotmail.com

# Invalid username or password 

C: USR 9 TWN I example@hotmail.com
S: USR 9 TWN S passport=parameters,neat=huh,lc=1033,id=507
C: USR 10 TWN S t=not*a*passport*ticket&p=not*a*profile*either
S: 911 10

Server disconnects client.

# Child account not authorized

Since MSNP4. 

C: USR 11 MD5 I example@hotmail.com
S: USR 11 MD5 S 1234567890.123456789
C: USR 12 MD5 S f59af8f2fa91d38aff7c870c17f99903
S: 923 12

Server disconnects client.

# Account not verified

# Hard block

Since MSNP5.

NOTE: This will show the Account Verification dialog. 

C: USR 13 MD5 I example@hotmail.com
S: USR 13 MD5 S 1234567890.123456789
C: USR 14 MD5 S f59af8f2fa91d38aff7c870c17f99903
S: 924 14

Server disconnects client.

# Soft warning

Since MSNP6. 

C: USR 15 MD5 I example@hotmail.com
S: USR 15 MD5 S 1234567890.123456789
C: USR 16 MD5 S f59af8f2fa91d38aff7c870c17f99903
S: USR 16 OK example@hotmail.com example%20user 0

# Account restricted

Since MSNP8.

NOTE: This will automatically log you out and force you to use MSN Explorer instead. 

C: USR 17 TWN I example@hotmail.com
S: USR 17 TWN S passport=parameters,neat=huh,lc=1033,id=507
C: USR 18 TWN S t=token&p=profile
S: USR 18 OK example@hotmail.com example%20user 1 1

Client disconnects from server.

# Wrong server for this account 

C: USR 19 TWN I example@hotmail.com
S: 931 19

Server disconnects client.

# Switchboard Server 

C: USR 20 example@passport.com 1234567890.1234567890.1234567890
S: USR 20 OK example@passport.com example%20user

# Known changes