| CPC H04L 9/0866 (2013.01) [H04L 9/0825 (2013.01); H04L 9/14 (2013.01); H04L 67/141 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |

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1. A key management method performed an apparatus which is a terminal device or a component of the terminal device, comprising:
generating a first authentication and key management for applications (AKMA) key and a first identifier identifying the first AKMA key;
sending a first application session establishment request message to an application function network element, wherein the first application session establishment request message comprises the first identifier identifying the first AKMA key;
performing a re-authentication procedure to obtain a second AKMA key and a second identifier identifying the second AKMA key;
receiving a first application session establishment response message for the first application session establishment request message from the application function network element, wherein the first application session establishment response message indicates a failure of an application session establishment requested by the first application session establishment request; and
sending based on the first application session establishment response message, a second application session establishment request message to the application function network element, wherein the second application session establishment request message comprises the second identifier identifying the second AKMA key.
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