Methods, apparatuses and computer program products for securing communications

摘要

An apparatus for securing communications includes a processor and memory storing executable computer code causing the apparatus to at least perform operations including receiving a request to activate a service transferring communications of a cellular network to a wireless local network. The computer program code may further cause the apparatus to provide an activation key to a device responsive to an indication that the device is authorized to utilize the service based on determining an identifier(s) of the request is valid. The computer program code may further cause the apparatus to provide a private key to the device, to enable the device to utilize the private key to subsequently register to transfer communications of the cellular network to a wireless local network(s), responsive to receiving a message for the private key from the device and a message from the cellular network. Corresponding methods and computer program products are also provided.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
receiving a request to activate a service to enable transfer of communications provided by a cellular network device to a wireless local network in response to a communication device detecting the wireless local network; enabling provision of a temporary activation key to the communication device in response to receiving an indication from a cellular network device denoting that the communication device is authorized to utilize the service based in part on determining that one or more identifiers of the request are valid; enabling provision of a private key to the communication device, to enable the communication device to utilize the private key to subsequently register to transfer other communications of the cellular network device to the wireless local network or another wireless local network, in response to receiving a message for the private key from the communication device and receiving a cellular message from the cellular network device, the cellular message was initially received by the cellular network device from the communication device; and utilizing the generated private key to subsequently register the communication device to transfer the other communications of the cellular network device to the wireless local network or the another wireless local network in response to receipt of another request from the communication device, wherein utilizing the private key to register the communication device further comprises determining whether a value received from the communication device in response to a challenge matches a response value determined based in part on calculating a hash of the private key.