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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2021
Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;
Makan Pourzandi, Montreal, CA;
Bernard Smeets, Dalby, SE;
Harri Hakala, Turku, FI;
Tommy Arngren, Södra Sunderbyn, SE;
Yosr Jarraya, Montreal, CA;
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL), Stockholm, SE;
Abstract
A method, system and nodes are disclosed. According to one or more embodiments, a management node is provided. The management node includes processing circuitry configured to receive an origin certificate for a first service type where the received origin certificate includes a public key and a private key, receive a certificate request for a first instance of the first service type, generate a first proxy certificate based at least on the received origin certificate, and transmit the first proxy certificate and the public key of the received origin certificate to a first virtual network function component where the public key of the received origin certificate is for inclusion to a listing of trusted certificates at the first virtual network function component.