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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2022
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Shenzhen, CN;
HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD., Shenzhen, CN;
Abstract
An external authentication method to implement authentication of a terminal with external subscription, where the method includes: A mobility management network element obtains external authentication indication information. The mobility management network element sends a first request message to a terminal based on the external authentication indication information, where the first request message is used to request external authentication. The mobility management network element receives a first non-access stratum (NAS) message from the terminal. The mobility management network element sends related information of an external entity to an authentication server function network element based on the first NAS message, where the related information of the external entity is used to address the external entity, and where the external entity is configured to perform authentication on the terminal. The mobility management network element receives an external authentication result from the authentication server function network element.