Authentication reject handling for SNPN-enabled UE

A User Equipment (UE), comprising:

• a control and configuration circuit that maintains a list of subscriber data having one or more entries, wherein the UE is enabled to access to a stand-alone non-public network (SNPN) using credentials from a credential holder;
• an SNPN handling circuit that selects an entry from the list of subscriber data, and also selects an SNPN based on SNPN selection parameters contained in the selected entry, wherein the selected entry comprises a subscribed SNPN identity, and wherein the SNPN selection parameters of an entry comprises at least one of a user controlled prioritized list of preferred SNPNs, a credential holder controlled prioritized list of preferred SNPNs, and a credential holder controlled prioritized list of group IDs for network selection (GIN);
• a registration circuit that registers to the current selected SNPN using credentials supplied in the selected entry or supplied in a universal subscriber identity module (USIM) for the selected entry;
• and
• a receiver that receives a notification indicating that the UE is not authorized to access the current selected SNPN, wherein the UE considers the selected entry of the list of subscriber data to be invalid.