Managing group configurations in wireless communications systems

A method for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), comprising:

• receiving first control signaling indicating a configuration associated with a target network node in a non-terrestrial network, the configuration comprising a first UE-group configuration and a UE-specific configuration comprising integrity information for the first UE-group configuration;
• and
• performing a connection operation based at least in part on a trust status of the first UE-group configuration.

A method for wireless communication at a network entity, comprising:

• transmitting first control signaling indicating a configuration associated with a target network node in a non-terrestrial network, the configuration comprising a first user equipment (UE)-group configuration and a UE-specific configuration comprising integrity information for the first UE-group configuration;
• and
• performing a connection operation based at least in part on a trust status of the first UE-group configuration.