diff --git a/apier/v1/sessions.go b/apier/v1/sessions.go
index cc6a48707..8ca9c1984 100644
--- a/apier/v1/sessions.go
+++ b/apier/v1/sessions.go
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ func (ssv1 *SessionSv1) STIRAuthenticate(args *sessions.V1STIRAuthenticateArgs,
 	return ssv1.Ss.BiRPCv1STIRAuthenticate(nil, args, reply)
 }
 
-// STIRInitiate creates the identity for STIR/SHAKEN
-func (ssv1 *SessionSv1) STIRInitiate(args *sessions.V1STIRInitiateArgs, reply *string) error {
-	return ssv1.Ss.BiRPCv1STIRInitiate(nil, args, reply)
+// STIRIdentity creates the identity for STIR/SHAKEN
+func (ssv1 *SessionSv1) STIRIdentity(args *sessions.V1STIRIdentityArgs, reply *string) error {
+	return ssv1.Ss.BiRPCv1STIRIdentity(nil, args, reply)
 }
diff --git a/apier/v1/sessionsbirpc.go b/apier/v1/sessionsbirpc.go
index eff84a5de..4ab290d34 100644
--- a/apier/v1/sessionsbirpc.go
+++ b/apier/v1/sessionsbirpc.go
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func (ssv1 *SessionSv1) Handlers() map[string]interface{} {
 		utils.SessionSv1DisconnectPeer: ssv1.BiRPCV1DisconnectPeer,
 
 		utils.SessionSv1STIRAuthenticate: ssv1.BiRPCV1STIRAuthenticate,
-		utils.SessionSv1STIRInitiate:     ssv1.BiRPCV1STIRInitiate,
+		utils.SessionSv1STIRIdentity:     ssv1.BiRPCV1STIRIdentity,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -187,8 +187,8 @@ func (ssv1 *SessionSv1) BiRPCV1STIRAuthenticate(clnt *rpc2.Client,
 	return ssv1.Ss.BiRPCv1STIRAuthenticate(clnt, args, reply)
 }
 
-// BiRPCV1STIRInitiate creates the identity for STIR/SHAKEN
-func (ssv1 *SessionSv1) BiRPCV1STIRInitiate(clnt *rpc2.Client,
-	args *sessions.V1STIRInitiateArgs, reply *string) error {
-	return ssv1.Ss.BiRPCv1STIRInitiate(nil, args, reply)
+// BiRPCV1STIRIdentity creates the identity for STIR/SHAKEN
+func (ssv1 *SessionSv1) BiRPCV1STIRIdentity(clnt *rpc2.Client,
+	args *sessions.V1STIRIdentityArgs, reply *string) error {
+	return ssv1.Ss.BiRPCv1STIRIdentity(nil, args, reply)
 }
diff --git a/general_tests/session2_it_test.go b/general_tests/session2_it_test.go
index e64bf14de..7647aed99 100644
--- a/general_tests/session2_it_test.go
+++ b/general_tests/session2_it_test.go
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ var (
 		testSes2StirAuthenticate,
 		testSes2StirInit,
 		testSes2STIRAuthenticate,
-		testSes2STIRInitiate,
+		testSes2STIRIdentity,
 		testSes2ItStopCgrEngine,
 	}
 )
@@ -267,21 +267,21 @@ func testSes2STIRAuthenticate(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func testSes2STIRInitiate(t *testing.T) {
+func testSes2STIRIdentity(t *testing.T) {
 	payload := &utils.PASSporTPayload{
 		Dest:   utils.PASSporTDestinationsIdentity{Tn: []string{"1002"}},
 		IAT:    1587019822,
 		Orig:   utils.PASSporTOriginsIdentity{Tn: "1001"},
 		OrigID: "123456",
 	}
-	args := &sessions.V1STIRInitiateArgs{
+	args := &sessions.V1STIRIdentityArgs{
 		Payload:        payload,
 		PublicKeyPath:  "/usr/share/cgrates/stir/stir_pubkey.pem",
 		PrivateKeyPath: "/usr/share/cgrates/stir/stir_privatekey.pem",
 		OverwriteIAT:   true,
 	}
 	var rply string
-	if err := ses2RPC.Call(utils.SessionSv1STIRInitiate,
+	if err := ses2RPC.Call(utils.SessionSv1STIRIdentity,
 		args, &rply); err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 	}
diff --git a/sessions/libsessions.go b/sessions/libsessions.go
index 286c961d9..10e4571c6 100644
--- a/sessions/libsessions.go
+++ b/sessions/libsessions.go
@@ -282,8 +282,8 @@ type V1STIRAuthenticateArgs struct {
 	PayloadMaxDuration string   // the duration the payload is valid after it's creation
 }
 
-// V1STIRInitiateArgs are the arguments for STIRInitiate API
-type V1STIRInitiateArgs struct {
+// V1STIRIdentityArgs are the arguments for STIRIdentity API
+type V1STIRIdentityArgs struct {
 	Payload        *utils.PASSporTPayload // the STIR payload
 	PublicKeyPath  string                 // the path to the public key used in the header
 	PrivateKeyPath string                 // the private key path
diff --git a/sessions/sessions.go b/sessions/sessions.go
index 644b27643..b23e3ad0a 100644
--- a/sessions/sessions.go
+++ b/sessions/sessions.go
@@ -3830,9 +3830,9 @@ func (sS *SessionS) BiRPCv1STIRAuthenticate(clnt rpcclient.ClientConnector,
 	return
 }
 
-// BiRPCv1STIRInitiate the API for STIR header creation
-func (sS *SessionS) BiRPCv1STIRInitiate(clnt rpcclient.ClientConnector,
-	args *V1STIRInitiateArgs, identity *string) (err error) {
+// BiRPCv1STIRIdentity the API for STIR header creation
+func (sS *SessionS) BiRPCv1STIRIdentity(clnt rpcclient.ClientConnector,
+	args *V1STIRIdentityArgs, identity *string) (err error) {
 	if args.Payload.ATTest == utils.EmptyString {
 		args.Payload.ATTest = sS.cgrCfg.SessionSCfg().STIRCfg.DefaultAttest
 	}
diff --git a/sessions/sessions_test.go b/sessions/sessions_test.go
index f2e79a65a..ba21ba23a 100644
--- a/sessions/sessions_test.go
+++ b/sessions/sessions_test.go
@@ -2276,7 +2276,7 @@ aa+jqv4dwkr/FLEcN1zC76Y/IniI65fId55hVJvN3ORuzUqYEtzD3irmsw==
 	}
 }
 
-func TestBiRPCv1STIRInitiate(t *testing.T) {
+func TestBiRPCv1STIRIdentity(t *testing.T) {
 	sS := new(SessionS)
 	sS.cgrCfg = config.CgrConfig()
 	payload := &utils.PASSporTPayload{
@@ -2311,7 +2311,7 @@ aa+jqv4dwkr/FLEcN1zC76Y/IniI65fId55hVJvN3ORuzUqYEtzD3irmsw==
 		nil, true, utils.NonTransactional)
 
 	var rcv string
-	if err := sS.BiRPCv1STIRInitiate(nil, &V1STIRInitiateArgs{
+	if err := sS.BiRPCv1STIRIdentity(nil, &V1STIRIdentityArgs{
 		Payload:        payload,
 		PublicKeyPath:  "https://www.example.org/cert.cer",
 		PrivateKeyPath: "https://www.example.org/private.pem",
@@ -2321,7 +2321,7 @@ aa+jqv4dwkr/FLEcN1zC76Y/IniI65fId55hVJvN3ORuzUqYEtzD3irmsw==
 	}
 	engine.Cache.Set(utils.CacheSTIR, "https://www.example.org/private.pem", prvKey,
 		nil, true, utils.NonTransactional)
-	if err := sS.BiRPCv1STIRInitiate(nil, &V1STIRInitiateArgs{
+	if err := sS.BiRPCv1STIRIdentity(nil, &V1STIRIdentityArgs{
 		Payload:        payload,
 		PublicKeyPath:  "https://www.example.org/cert.cer",
 		PrivateKeyPath: "https://www.example.org/private.pem",
diff --git a/utils/consts.go b/utils/consts.go
index 882c1e959..162acf5b1 100755
--- a/utils/consts.go
+++ b/utils/consts.go
@@ -1374,7 +1374,7 @@ const (
 	SessionSv1DisconnectPeer             = "SessionSv1.DisconnectPeer"
 	SessionSv1DisconnectWarning          = "SessionSv1.DisconnectWarning"
 	SessionSv1STIRAuthenticate           = "SessionSv1.STIRAuthenticate"
-	SessionSv1STIRInitiate               = "SessionSv1.STIRInitiate"
+	SessionSv1STIRIdentity               = "SessionSv1.STIRIdentity"
 )
 
 // Responder APIs