Method, system and apparatus for unified security configuration management

An apparatus, comprising:

• at least one processor;
• at least one memory including computer program code, the memory and the computer program code configured to, working with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to:
• determine a security configuration to be executed;
• determine at least two different security applications which is installed on at least one node and are associated with the security configuration, wherein the at least two different security applications use different security protocols;
• according to a security protocol used by each of the at least two different security applications, format for the security configuration, instructions corresponding to each of the at least one security application, respectively;
• and
• send the instructions to the at least one node for respective configuration for each of the at least two different security applications, wherein information of the security applications comprises address information of the at least one node, and wherein the memory and the computer program code are further configured to, working with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus to obtain the information from a virtual network function management entity.

A non-transitory computer program product comprising instructions which when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform the following:

• determining a security configuration to be executed;
• determining at least two different security applications which are installed on at least one node and are associated with the security configuration, wherein the at least two different security applications use different security protocols;
• according to a security protocol used by each of the at least two different security applications, formatting for the security configuration, instructions corresponding to each of the at least two different security applications, respectively;
• and
• sending the instructions to the at least one node for respective configuration for each of the at least two different security applications, wherein determining at least two different security applications comprises obtaining address information of the at least one node on which the at least two different security applications are installed, and wherein the address information is obtained from a virtual network function management entity.