| 摘要 |
<p>A method and apparatus for allowing an Authentication Center (AC) to configure whether or not to perform automated A-key updating for a handset if an authentication failure occurs during an operation attempted by the handset. This configuration can be made. The AC has access to a Subscriber database describing, among other things, an 'alternate A-key' for at least some of the subscribers. The AC also has access to database that contains configuration information about various MSCs in the system.</p> |
