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System and method for selection of security algorithms

  • US 9,661,498 B2
  • Filed: 09/14/2012
  • Issued: 05/23/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of managing security for a connection between a user device and a communications network comprising a plurality of base stations and a core network, the method comprising:

  • receiving security capability information at the core network for the connection between the user device and the communications network via a first base station of the plurality of base stations;

    retrieving security capability information at the core network for the first base station from a database that stores security capability information for said plurality of base stations;

    processing, at the core network, the security capability information for the user device and the security capability information for the first base station to select a plurality of preferred security policies for a connection between the user device and the first base station; and

    transmitting the selected plurality of preferred security policies to the first base station as a list of preferred security policies from which said base station selects a security policy.

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