Updating security key
AssigneeNokia Technologies Oy
InventorsDaniela LASELVA, Suresh P. NAIR, Mika RINNE
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Abstract
There is provided monitoring at least one bearer comprising a first and second radio accesses according to different radio technologies between user equipment and a communications network. One or more properties of the monitored bearer are determined and an update of a security key utilized for securing communications over at least one of the radio accesses is triggered in response to determining that the determined properties meet at least one triggering condition capable of indicating a need for the update.
Claims21
An apparatus comprising:
- at least one processor;
- and
- at least one memory including computer program code;
- the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to at least perform:
- monitoring at least one bearer comprising a first and second radio accesses according to different radio technologies between user equipment and a communications network;
- determining one or more properties of the monitored bearer;
- and
- triggering an update of a security key utilized for securing communications over at least one of the radio accesses in response to determining that the determined properties meet at least one triggering condition capable of indicating a need for the update.
A method, comprising:
- monitoring at least one bearer comprising a first and second radio accesses according to different radio technologies between user equipment and a communications network;
- determining one or more properties of the monitored bearer;
- and
- triggering an update of a security key utilized for securing communications over at least one of the radio accesses in response to determining that the determined properties meet at least one triggering condition capable of indicating a need for the update.
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A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising program instructions for causing an apparatus to perform at least the following:
- monitoring at least one bearer comprising a first and second radio accesses according to different radio technologies between user equipment and a communications network;
- determining one or more properties of the monitored bearer;
- and
- triggering an update of a security key utilized for securing communications over at least one of the radio accesses in response to determining that the determined properties meet at least one triggering condition capable of indicating a need for the update.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.