摘要 |
A method for registering a new member in group key management is disclosed. An agent is deployed on the local network that requires the automatic group key management service; the agent receives an original registration request message sent by a new member in the local network, encapsulates the original registration request message and an information indicating the new member into a first request message, and sends the first request message to a Group Controller Key Server (GCKS); and the agent receives a first response message returned by the GCKS, extracts the information indicating the new member and the original response message carrying the processing result of request from the first response message, and sends the original response message to the new member according to the information indicating the new member. Apparatuses and system for registering a new member in group key management are also disclosed. According to the present invention, a new member that joins a network can be registered automatically.
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