METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USE IN A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK

摘要

A method and apparatus for establishing a cryptographic relationship between a first node (102) and a second node (101) in a communications network. The first node receives at least part of a cryptographic attribute of the second node, uses the received at least part of the cryptographic attribute to generate an identifier for the first node. The cryptographic attribute may a public key belonging to the second node, and the identifier may be a Cryptographically Generated IP address. The cryptographic relationship allows the second node to establish with a third node that is entitled to act on behalf of the first node.