Network function virtualization-based certificate configuration method, apparatus, and system
US10205719B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 23, 2016 |
| Grant date | Feb 12, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 29, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L41/40
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
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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