Multi-access edge computing services security in mobile networks by parsing application programming interfaces
US11343285B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 31, 2020 |
| Grant date | May 24, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 28, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W24/08
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Techniques for providing multi-access edge computing (MEC) services security in mobile networks (e.g., service provider networks for mobile subscribers, such as for 5G networks) by parsing Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) are disclosed. In some embodiments, a system/process/computer program product for MEC services security in mobile networks by parsing APIs in accordance with some embodiments includes monitoring network traffic on a mobile network at a security platform to identify an API message associated with a new session, wherein the mobile network includes a 5G network or a converged 5G network that includes a multi-access edge computing (MEC) service; extracting mobile network identifier information from the API message at the security platform; and determining a security policy to apply at the security platform to the new session based on the mobile network identifier information.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.