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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2011
Applicants:
Silke Holtmanns, Vantaa, FI;
Pekka Laitinen, Helsinki, FI;
Inventors:
Silke Holtmanns, Vantaa, FI;
Pekka Laitinen, Helsinki, FI;
Assignee:
Nokia Corporation, Espoo, FI;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04W 12/04 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 63/062 (2013.01); H04W 12/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus provide generic mechanism for a network application server. A receiver receives a request from a user equipment to provide authentication information to a network application function. A determining unit determines a key of a generic authentication architecture to integrate additional network application servers by extending an existing standard for user security settings. A providing unit provides the authentication information to the network application function.