COMMUNICATING WITH A DEVICE
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1. A method for identifying a server instance in communications between an entity and a bootstrapping server, the method comprising:
- sending a data communication between the entity and the bootstrapping server, wherein the data comprises a pointer to the server instance.
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides a method and apparatuses configured for identifying a server instance in communications between an entity and a bootstrapping server. In particular, the method comprises the step of sending a data communication between the entity and the bootstrapping server, wherein the data comprises a pointer to the server instance.
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65 Claims
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1. A method for identifying a server instance in communications between an entity and a bootstrapping server, the method comprising:
sending a data communication between the entity and the bootstrapping server, wherein the data comprises a pointer to the server instance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A bootstrapping server for use in a bootstrapping process for establishing a shared secret shared between a device and the bootstrapping server, the bootstrapping server being configured to:
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set, in at least part of data to be communicated to an entity, a pointer to a security server instance, wherein the security server instance has access to shared secret data; and output to the entity the data to be communicated to the entity, as part of the bootstrapping process. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 47, 62, 64)
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44. A bootstrapping server for use in establishing secure communication between a network application function, NAF, and a device, the bootstrapping server being configured to:
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receive a request for a shared secret and/or a life time of the shared secret, wherein the shared secret is derivable from a key shared between the device and a security server instance, and wherein the request comprises a pointer to the security server instance; retrieve, using the pointer, data for derivation of the shared secret and/or the lifetime of the shared secret from the security server instance; and output the shared secret and/or the lifetime of the shared secret in response to the request. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46)
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48. A device for communication with a network application function, NAF, wherein the communication between the device and the NAF is securable using a shared secret shared between the device and a bootstrapping server, the device being configured to:
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exchange data with a bootstrapping server as part of a process for bootstrapping the shared secret to the device, wherein the data comprises a pointer to a security server instance that has access to shared secret data; and output the pointer for provision to the NAF. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51, 52, 65)
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53. A network application function, NAF, for use in a bootstrapping process for establishing a shared secret shared between a device and a bootstrapping server, wherein the NAF is configured to:
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set an identifier of the shared secret, wherein the identifier is set to a value to point to an instance of the bootstrapping server; and output a request for push information for forwarding to the device as part of a bootstrapping process, wherein the request comprises the identifier of the shared secret and is routable to the instance of the bootstrapping server using the identifier of the shared secret. - View Dependent Claims (54, 63)
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55. A network application function, NAF, for communication with a device, wherein the communication is securable using a shared secret that is shared between the device and a bootstrapping server, wherein the NAF is configured to:
receive data from an entity, wherein the data comprise a pointer to a security server instance that has access to shared secret data. - View Dependent Claims (56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61)
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