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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2021
Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;
Jesus Angel De Gregorio Rodriguez, Boadilla del Monte, ES;
Emiliano Merino Vazquez, Madrid, ES;
Franco Foresti, Madrid, ES;
Pablo Martinez De La Cruz, Madrid, ES;
Xin Yu Zhang, Shanghai, CN;
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (PUBL), Stockholm, SE;
Abstract
Embodiments described herein provide methods and apparatuses for providing a network function, NF, service producer access to a key set, wherein the key set is for use in verifying an access token received from an NF service consumer. A method in a network repository function, NRF, comprises receiving a request from the NF service producer to provide an indication of services provided by the NRF; and responsive to the request, transmitting a first address where the key set can be retrieved, as part of an indication of an authorization service.