摘要 |
<p>A method for establishing a secure communications link between first (103, 380) and second (109, 390) terminals includes a step of exchanging (210) a first message. The first message contains information describing encryption devices and communications modes available within the terminals and user authentication information. The method also includes a step of selecting (219, 221, 222, 224), in at least one terminal (103, 109), a common key generation and ciphering algorithm. The method further includes steps of exchanging (230) a second message for providing data to form traffic keys, exchanging (250) a third message for synchronizing secure communications and initiating (270) secure communication. <IMAGE></p> |