ROGUE NETWORK FUNCTION RE-AUTHORIZATION IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK

    公开(公告)号:US20230292131A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-09-14

    申请号:US18006248

    申请日:2021-07-14

    CPC classification number: H04W12/122 H04W12/06

    Abstract: Techniques for preventing rogue network functions in a communication network are provided. For example, a method comprises obtaining information identifying one or more network entities suspected of malicious activity operating within the communication network, causing a re-authorization of the one or more network entities suspected of malicious activity, and in response to a re-authorization failure of at least one of the one or more network entities suspected of malicious activity, causing one or more remedial actions to occur within the communication network to prevent the at least one network entity that failed re-authorization from accessing other network entities in the communication network.

    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SECURING MULTIPLE NAS CONNECTIONS OVER 3GPP AND NON-3GPP ACCESS IN 5G

    公开(公告)号:US20200162898A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-05-21

    申请号:US16124631

    申请日:2018-09-07

    Inventor: Suresh NAIR

    Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product may be provided for securing multiple NAS connections over a plurality of access types. An exemplary method may comprise receiving, at an access mobility function (AMF), a first registration request from user equipment (UE) over a first access type, establishing a main NAS context comprising at least a key set identifier for identifying a key for the AMF (KAMF), NAS integrity and encryption keys and a selected algorithm for all NAS links, wherein establishing the main NAS context comprises establishing the KAMF, and subsequently deriving, from the KAMF, the NAS integrity and NAS encryption keys and establishing a first NAS sub-context corresponding to a first access type, the first NAS sub-context comprising at least a first NAS link identification number, a first uplink packet count, a first downlink packet count.

    METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR AUTHENTICATION USING A USER EQUIPMENT IDENTIFIER

    公开(公告)号:US20230016347A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-19

    申请号:US17865160

    申请日:2022-07-14

    Abstract: Methods, computer program products, and apparatuses are provided for enabling a user equipment (UE) to connect to the wireless access network that support non-seamless wireless local area network (WLAN) offload (NSWO), such as using the UE's fifth generation (5G) credentials. An apparatus may include a processor and a memory storing computer program code configured to cause the apparatus to request, by the UE, a wireless connection to a network entity; receive, by the UE, from the network entity, an identity request; and in response to the identity request, cause transmission, by the UE, an identity response including a UE identifier to the network entity such that the UE is configured to establish a security context with the network entity upon successful authentication using the UE identifier.

    SECURE ACCESS CONTROL IN COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20220248225A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-04

    申请号:US17618015

    申请日:2020-06-09

    Abstract: Improved techniques for secure access control in communication systems are provided. In one example, in accordance with an authorization server function, a method comprises receiving a request from a service consumer in a communication system for access to a service type and one or more resources associated with the service type. The method determines whether the service consumer is authorized to access the service type and the one or more resources associated with the service type. The method generates an access token that identifies one or more service producers for the service type and the one or more resources associated with the service type that the service consumer is authorized to access, and sends the access token to the service consumer. The service consumer can then use the access token to access the one or more services and one or more resources. In addition to such resource level access authorization, target network function group access authorization can be performed.

    AUTHORIZATION FOR NETWORK FUNCTION SETS IN COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20220240089A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-07-28

    申请号:US17618846

    申请日:2020-06-04

    Abstract: Improved techniques for secure access control in communication systems are provided. Secure access control in one or more examples includes authorization of network function sets. For example, in accordance with an authorization server function, a method includes receiving a request from a service consumer in a communication system for access to a service type, wherein the request comprises information including a service producer set identifier. The method determines whether the service consumer is authorized to access the service type. The method identifies service producer instances that belong to the requested service producer set identifier. The method generates an access token that comprises identifiers for identified ones of the service producer instances that belong to the requested service producer set identifier, and sends the access token to the service consumer.

    CONTROLLING PROVISION OF ACCESS TO RESTRICTED LOCAL OPERATOR SERVICES BY USER EQUIPMENT

    公开(公告)号:US20220232382A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-07-21

    申请号:US17617817

    申请日:2020-05-20

    Inventor: Suresh NAIR

    Abstract: Improved techniques are provided for security management in communication systems particularly with respect to access to restricted local operator services in the case of roaming user devices. In one example in accordance with user equipment in a communication system, a method includes initiating a request for access to restricted local operator services, acquiring a network identifier comprising a first country code, and comparing the acquired network identifier with a stored network identifier comprising a second country code. A determination is made whether the first country code and the second country code are different. At least a first action is performed in response to an affirmative determination, and at least a second action is performed in response to a negative determination.

    UNIFIED SUBSCRIPTION IDENTIFIER MANAGEMENT IN COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS

    公开(公告)号:US20210058776A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-02-25

    申请号:US17045370

    申请日:2019-04-04

    Abstract: At given user equipment in a communication system, a unified subscription identifier data structure is constructed. The unified subscription identifier data structure includes a plurality of fields that specify information for a selected one of two or more subscription identifier types and selectable parameters associated with the selected subscription identifier type, and wherein the information in the unified subscription identifier data structure is useable by the given user equipment to access one or more networks associated with the communication system based on an authentication scenario corresponding to the selected subscription identifier type. For example, during different authentication scenarios, the given user equipment utilizes the unified subscription identifier data structure to provide the appropriate subscription identifier (e.g., SUPI, SUCI or IMSI) and associated parameters for the given authentication scenario.

    UNIFIED SUBSCRIPTION IDENTIFIER MANAGEMENT IN COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS

    公开(公告)号:US20240147244A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-02

    申请号:US18405341

    申请日:2024-01-05

    CPC classification number: H04W12/72 H04L9/3073 H04W12/041 H04W12/06

    Abstract: A user equipment in a communication system, a unified subscription identifier data structure is constructed. The unified subscription identifier data structure includes a plurality of fields that specify information for a selected one of two or more subscription identifier types and selectable parameters associated with the selected subscription identifier type, and wherein the information in the unified subscription identifier data structure is useable by the user equipment to access one or more networks associated with the communication system based on an authentication scenario corresponding to the selected subscription identifier type. For example, during different authentication scenarios, the user equipment utilizes the unified subscription identifier data structure to provide the appropriate subscription identifier (e.g., SUPI, SUCI or IMSI) and associated parameters for a given authentication scenario.

    APPARATUS, METHODS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAMS

    公开(公告)号:US20220360586A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-10

    申请号:US17736622

    申请日:2022-05-04

    Abstract: There is provided a method, apparatus and computer program product for causing a network repository function to perform: receiving, from a network function service consumer, an access request for an access authorization token, the request comprising a first identification of the network function service consumer and a first identification of at least one network slice on which access is requested; generating an access token in response to the request, the access token comprising at least one network slice identifier for the at least one network slice identified by the first identification; and providing the generated access token to the network function in response to the request for an access authorization token.

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