Methods and apparatus related to address generation, communication and/or validation

A first communications device comprising:

• at least one processor configured to:
• generate, at the first communications device, a first M bit value and a second M bit value from a random number and a public key corresponding to a private key known to said first communications device, where M is a positive integer;
• generate, at the first communications device, a first address including said first M bit value, the first address for communicating with a second communications device via a first communications protocol;
• generate, at the first communications device, a second address including said second M bit value, the second address for communicating with the second communications device via a second communications protocol;
• send, from the first communications device, a first signal including said generated first address to the second communications device via the first communications protocol;
• and
• send, from the first communications device, a second signal including said generated second address to the second communications device via the second communications protocol;
• and memory coupled to said at least one processor.

A first communications device comprising:

• means for generating, at the first communications device, a first M bit value and a second M bit value from a random number and a public key corresponding to a private key known to said first communications device, where M is a positive integer;
• means for generating, at the first communications device, a first address including said first M bit value, the first address for communicating with a second communications device via a first communications protocol;
• means for generating, at the first communications device, a second address including said second M bit value, the second address for communicating with the second communications device via a second communications protocol;
• means for sending, from the first communications device, a first signal including said generated first address to the second communications device via the first communications protocol;
• and
• means for sending, from the first communications device, a second signal including said generated second address to the second communications device via the second communications protocol.

A computer program product for use in a first communications device, the computer program product comprising:

• a non-transitory computer readable medium comprising:
• code for causing at least one computer to generate, at the first communications device, a first M bit value and a second M bit value from a random number and a public key corresponding to a private key known to said first communication device, where M is a positive integer;
• code for causing said at least one processor to generate, at the first communications device, a first address including said first M bit value, the first address for communicating with a second communications device via a first communications protocol;
• code for causing said at least one processor to generate, at the first communications device, a second address including said second M bit value, the second address for communicating with the second communications device via a second communications protocol;
• code for causing said at least one processor to send, from the first communications device, a first signal including said generated first address to the second communications device via the first communications protocol;
• and
• code for causing said at least one processor to send, from the first communications device, a second signal including said generated second address to the second communications device via the second communications protocol.