摘要:
A method and apparatus is provided for detecting the start of a secure mode by a user terminal (12) without explicit signaling. After the network (30) commands the user terminal to switch to secure mode and receives a data packet from the user terminal, the receiving network node (22) determines the security mode of the user terminal by determining whether valid security has been applied to the received data packet by the user terminal.
摘要:
A technique for generating a cryptographic key (120) is provided. The technique is particularly useful for protecting the communication between two entities (202, 302; 204, 304) cooperatively running a distributed security operation. The technique comprises providing at least two parameters (106, 108), the first parameter (106) comprising or deriving from some cryptographic keys (110, 112) which have been computed by the first entity (202, 302) by running the security operation; and the second parameter (108) comprising or deriving from a token (116) having a different value each time the security (114) operation is initiated by the second entity (204, 304) for the first entity (202, 302). A key derivation function is applied to the provided parameters (106, 108) to generate the desired cryptographic key (120).
摘要:
A method and apparatus for verifying a request for service in a communication network. An authentication node generates a secret and transmits the secret to a node providing a service. The authentication node then receives a request for authentication from a requesting node, and once the requesting node is authenticated, the authorisation node sends an identifier for the requesting node and a first token, which is derived using the secret and the identifier. A service providing node subsequently receives a request for service from the requesting node, the request including the identifier for the requesting node and the first token. The service providing node derives a second token using the identifier and the secret. If the first token and the second token match, then the service providing node allows the request, and if the first token and the second token do not match, then the request is refused.
摘要:
Methods for cryptographic synchronization of data packets. A roll-over counter (ROC) value is periodically appended to and transmitted with a data packet when a function of the packet sequence number equals a predetermined value. The ROC effectively synchronizes the cryptographic transformation of the data packets. Although the disclosed methods are generally applicable to many transmission protocols, they are particularly adaptable for use in systems wherein the data packets are transmitted to a receiver using the Secure Real-Time Transport Protocol (SRTP) as defined in Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) Request for Comments (RFC) 3711.
摘要:
The invention relates to digital rights management, and proposes the implementation of a DRM agent (125) into a tamper-resistant identity module (120) adapted for engagement with a client system (100), such as a mobile phone or a computer system. The DRM agent (125) is generally implemented with functionality for enabling usage, such as rendering or execution of protected digital content provided to the client system from a content provider. In general, the DRM agent (125) includes functionality for cryptographic processing of DRM metadata associated with the digital content to be rendered. In a particularly advantageous realization, the DRM agent is implemented as an application in the application environment of the identity module. The DRM application can be preprogrammed into the application environment, or securely downloaded from a trusted party associated with the identity module. The invention also relates to a distributed DRM module, with communication between distributed DRM agents (125, 135) based on usage-device specific key information.
摘要:
A basic idea of the invention is to separate ordered delivery data and unordered delivery data in a security protocol running on top of a reliable transport protocol, and perform a first type of security processing for ordered delivery data and a second different type of security processing for unordered delivery data in the security protocol. Preferably, data messages using ordered delivery and data messages using unordered delivery within a secure data stream are separated into two message sequence spaces on the security protocol layer, and data security processing is then performed differently in these two spaces. The invention is particularly suitable for a reliable transport protocol such as SCTP (Stream Control Transmission Protocol). The security protocol running on top of the transport protocol is preferably based on the TLS (Transport Layer Security) or a TLS-like protocol with a security processing extension for unordered delivery.
摘要:
The present invention relates to an improved approach to mobile device capability management. Heretofore, a capability management device is provided at a mobile communication network. Upon change of a mobile device capability, a related notification is sent to the capability management device which applies a policy decision whether to track the capability change at the network side or not. Should the decision be ‘yes’, the capability management device starts a device management session to collect further information on a mobile device capability change beyond the information made available with the mobile device capability change notification. After retrieval of the mobile device capability change information, the capability management device will update its mobile device capability state accordingly. Optionally, the capability management device may share the generated information with third party cooperating with the mobile device for, e.g., service delivery.
摘要:
The invention provides a system and method for repairing corrupt security information. At a serving node in a telecommunications network, security capabilities of a terminal are received when the terminal registers with the serving node. The received security capabilities are stored. A path switch request message is received from a target base station following an X2 handover request sent from a source base station to the target base station for handover of the terminal, the path switch request including the security capabilities of the terminal. The serving node determines whether the security capabilities of the terminal stored in the storage medium should be sent to the target base station. If so, the serving node sends the stored security capabilities of the terminal to the target base station for use in reselecting security algorithms to be used in communications between the target base station and terminal following the handover.
摘要:
Techniques for the secure generation of a set of encryption keys to be used for communication between a wireless terminal and an assisting base station in a dual-connectivity scenario. An example method includes generating (810) an assisting security key for the assisting base station, based on an anchor base station key. The generated assisting security key is sent (820) to the assisting base station, for use by the assisting base station in encrypting data traffic sent to the wireless terminal or in generating one or more additional assisting security keys for encrypting data traffic sent to the wireless terminal while the wireless terminal is dually connected to the anchor base station and the assisting base station. The anchor base station key, or a key derived from the anchor base station key, is used (830) for encrypting data sent to the wireless terminal by the anchor base station.
摘要:
The present invention relates to a key management method to establish selective secret information in multiple disjoint groups, more specifically to a method of reducing the broadcast size in access hierarchies and localize and facilitate management in said access hierarchies. The key management method selects a number of subgroups. Each subgroup supports an instance of a key distribution method for receiving distributed key material, and is capable of computing a usage security key based on the distributed key material and predefined user group key material.