Positioning state information securitization in wireless communications

A device configured for supporting securitization of positioning state information (PSI) in a cellular network, comprising:

• at least one transceiver;
• at least one memory;
• and
• at least one processor coupled to the at least one transceiver and the at least one memory, wherein the at least one processor is configured to:
• transmit, for a user equipment (UE), at least one security priority associated with one or more PSI to be reported in one or more PSI reports, at least one reference signal associated with the one or more PSI, and one or more security keys;
• and
• receive the one or more PSI reports from the UE, wherein the one or more PSI reports are based on the at least one reference signal associated with the one or more PSI and the at least one security priority, and wherein the one or more PSI reports are encrypted according to the one or more security keys by the UE based on the reporting configuration.

A method for supporting securitization of positioning state information (PSI), by a user equipment (UE) in a cellular network, comprising:

• obtaining one or more PSI to be reported in one or more PSI reports;
• identifying a security priority associated with each PSI;
• generating the one or more PSI reports from the one or more PSI based on a reporting configuration, wherein generating the one or more PSI reports includes, for each PSI of the one or more PSI, identifying whether the UE is to encrypt the PSI using one or more security keys at the UE based on the reporting configuration;
• and
• reporting the one or more PSI reports to a wireless device.