User equipment authentication and authorization procedure for edge data network

A user equipment (UE), comprising:

• a transceiver configured to communicate with a network;
• and
• a processor communicatively coupled to the transceiver and configured to perform operations comprising:
• generating a first credential based on a second credential, the second credential generated for a procedure between the UE and a cellular network;
• generating an identifier corresponding to the first credential;
• generating a message authentication code based on the first credential and a count, wherein the count is associated with an identifier of an edge network client running on the UE;
• transmitting an application registration request message to a server associated with an edge data network, the application registration request message including the count, the message authentication code, the identifier corresponding to the first credential, and a public land mobile network identifier (PLMN ID) of the network;
• and
• receiving an authentication accept message or an authentication reject message from the server associated with the edge data network.