| 摘要 |
A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a computer-readable storage medium in a communication device having computer instructions to establish communications with a cellular base station, generate a message request, and transmit to an authentication device by way of the cellular base station the message request. The computer-readable storage medium can also have computer instructions to receive from the authentication device by way of the cellular base station a message response, authenticate the message response, and determine from the authenticated message response whether the cellular base station is an approved network element of a cellular communication system. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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