METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SECURE PACKET TRANSMISSION

摘要

A source endpoint includes a security association database; a processing device and an interface operatively coupled to: receive (306) a first packet requiring security processing; retrieve (308) from the first packet a destination endpoint data address for a destination endpoint that is to receive the first packet; determine (318) an address translation; apply (320) the address translation to the retrieved destination endpoint data address to generate a destination endpoint security address, and create (322) an entry in a storage device, wherein the entry corresponds only to the destination endpoint and comprises the generated destination endpoint security address and a set of security parameters. The source endpoint further indexes (324) the storage device to obtain the security parameters for security processing of the first packet to generate (326) a secured first packet; and sends (328) the secured first packet to the destination endpoint.