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Method and system for providing a mesh key

US8959333B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Nokia Siemens Networks GmbH & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

Rainer Falk · Poing, DE
Florian Kohlmayer · Rödental, DE

Key dates

Filing date	May 29, 2007
Grant date	Feb 17, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 10, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W12/06
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Method for providing a mesh key which can be used to encrypt messages between a first node and a second node of a mesh network, wherein a session key is generated when authenticating the first node in an authentication server, the first node and the authentication server or an authentication proxy server using a predefined key derivation function to derive the mesh key from said session key, which mesh key is transmitted to the second node.

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