US 11,943,211 B2
Device monitoring in accessing network
Matteo Pontecorvi, Palaiseau (FR); and Matteo Signorini, Palaiseau (FR)
Assigned to NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY, Espoo (FI)
Filed by NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY, Espoo (FI)
Filed on May 14, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/320,845.
Claims priority of application No. 20174547 (EP), filed on May 14, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0359984 A1, Nov. 18, 2021
Int. Cl. H04L 9/40 (2022.01); H04L 9/06 (2006.01)
CPC H04L 63/08 (2013.01) [H04L 9/0637 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus comprising:
at least one processor; and
at least one memory including computer program code;
the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to:
send a message including a query for an available network controller and network manager,
receive information from the available network controller and the network manager, and
exchange cryptographic keys between the apparatus, the available network controller and the network manager,
wherein the message sent by the apparatus comprises a public key (CD-Pk) of the apparatus and information from the available network controller is received with a public key (Pk-N) of the available network controller, the public keys being used for encrypting communication between the apparatus and the network controller.