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AssigneeTelefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
InventorsBarbara GHIGLINO, Valentino IGNOTI
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A method for supporting secure communications between network functions (NFs) deployed in a network having two or more network slices is provided. The method is performed by a computing device and comprises: for each one of the NFs, and for each interface of the NF, if the interface does not have a valid digital certificate: obtaining based on one or more attributes and on one or more isolation requirements associated with the NF, a digital certificate signed by a certification authority (CA), and a trusted CA certificate of the CA, transmitting, to the NF, the obtained digital certificate; identifying one or more further NFs connected to the NF; and if one or more of the one or more further NFs do not have the trusted CA certificate, transmitting the trusted CA certificate to the one or more further NFs not having the trusted CA certificate.
A method for supporting secure communications between network functions, NFs, deployed in a network having two or more network slices, the method performed by a computing device and comprising:
A computing device for supporting secure communications between network functions, NFs, deployed in a network having two or more network slices, the computing device comprising a processor and a memory, the memory having stored thereon instructions executable by the processor, the instructions, when executed by the processor, causing the computing device to:
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