| CPC H04L 41/0627 (2013.01) [H04L 9/3213 (2013.01); H04L 41/0654 (2013.01); H04L 67/02 (2013.01); H04L 67/561 (2022.05)] | 11 Claims |

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1. An apparatus comprising at least one processing core, at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code being configured to, with the at least one processing core, cause the apparatus at least to:
receive, from a network function consumer, a service request for a service by a network function producer,
transmit, in response to an error in obtaining an access token directly from a network repository function on the basis of the service request, a response to the service request to the network function consumer wherein the response comprises an identity of the network repository function that rejected the access token request, and wherein the access token is for authorizing access to a service at the network function producer and the response is indicative of an access token error, and
wherein the apparatus comprises a service communication proxy of a service based architecture system.
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