APPARATUS, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT PROVIDING MOBILE NODE IDENTITIES IN CONJUNCTION WITH AUTHENTICATION PREFERENCES IN GENERIC BOOTSTRAPPING ARCHITECTURE (GBA)

摘要

OF TLU DISCLOSURE IM ONE EXEMPLARY AND NON-LIMITING ASPECT THEREOF A METHOD IS PROVIDED THAT INCLUDES SENDING -A WIRELESS NETWORK 0@" A FIRST MESSAGE THAT INCLUDES A LIST OF AUTLIMFICATIQN MECHANISNIS SUPPORTED BY A NODE AND. IN ASSOCIATION WITH EACH AUTHENTICATION NICCHAR@SM, A, CORRESPONDING IDENTITY: DETERMINING IN THE WN AN AUTHENTICATION METCHANISM TO BE USED FOR BOOTSTRAPP@IG, BASED AT LEUT ON THE LIST RECEIVED FROM THE NODE; AND INCLUDING INFORMATION IN A SECOND MESSAGE THAT IS SENT TO THE NODE, THE INFORMATION INCLUDING THE DETERMINED AUDIENTICATION MECHANISM IN CONJUNCTION WITH A CORRESPONDING IDENTITY. THE METHOD FURTHER INCLUDES PROTECTING AT LEA3L THE LIST OF AUTHENTICATION MCCHADISMS SUPPORTED BY THE NODE AND THE CORRESPONDING IDENTIDES AND SENDING A SECOND MESSAGE TO THE NETWORK: THE SECOND MESSAGE INCLUDING AT LEAST THE LIST OF AUTHENTICATION MECHARTISMS AND THE CORRESPONDING IDENTITIES. THE METHOD AIRTHER INCLUDES RECEIVING A SECOND I ESPORISE MESSAGE FROM THE NETWORK THAT IS AT LEAST PARTIALLY INTEGRITY PROTECTED, WHERE THE SECOND RESPONSE MESSAGE INCLUDES AN INDICATION OF THE SELECTED AUTHENTICATION MECHANISTRI AND THE CORRESPONDING IDENTITY. 12