NETWORK FUNCTION VIRTUALIZATION-BASED CERTIFICATE CONFIGURATION METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A network function virtualization-based certificate configuration method, comprising:
- obtaining, by a virtualized network management entity, initial credential information of a virtualized network function entity; and
during or after instantiation of the virtualized network function (VNF) entity by the virtualized network management entity, installing, by the virtualized network management entity, the initial credential information onto the virtualized network function entity, so that the virtualized network function entity obtains, from a certificate authority by using the initial credential information, a formal certificate issued by a network operator of the virtualized network function entity.
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Abstract
The invention discloses a network function virtualization-based certificate configuration method, apparatus, and system. A virtualized network management entity obtains initial credential information of a virtualized network function entity; and installs the initial credential information onto the virtualized network function entity during or after instantiation of the virtualized network function entity, so that the virtualized network function entity obtains, from a certificate authority by using the initial credential information, a formal certificate issued by a network operator of the virtualized network function entity. The invention not only can apply to a network function virtualization scenario, but also can resolve a problem of a security risk in network function virtualization.
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20 Claims
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1. A network function virtualization-based certificate configuration method, comprising:
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obtaining, by a virtualized network management entity, initial credential information of a virtualized network function entity; and during or after instantiation of the virtualized network function (VNF) entity by the virtualized network management entity, installing, by the virtualized network management entity, the initial credential information onto the virtualized network function entity, so that the virtualized network function entity obtains, from a certificate authority by using the initial credential information, a formal certificate issued by a network operator of the virtualized network function entity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A virtualized network management entity, comprising:
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a receiver, configured to obtain initial credential information of a virtualized network function entity; and a processor, configured to install the initial credential information onto the virtualized network function entity during or after instantiation of the virtualized network function entity, so that the virtualized network function entity obtains, from a certificate authority by using the initial credential information, a formal certificate issued by a network operator of the virtualized network function entity. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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