| CPC H04W 12/72 (2021.01) [H04L 63/0853 (2013.01); H04W 8/18 (2013.01); H04W 12/06 (2013.01); H04W 12/40 (2021.01); H04L 65/1069 (2013.01); H04L 65/1073 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |

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1. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) comprising:
a processor configured to:
send, to a network, a request message indicative of a request to authenticate at least:
a first subscriber identity module associated with the WTRU, and
a second subscriber identity module associated with the WTRU;
receive, from the network, a first challenge message;
send, to the first subscriber identity module, the first challenge message;
receive, from the first subscriber identity module and based on the first challenge message, a first response message;
send, to the second subscriber identity module, the first response message that was received from the first subscriber identity module as an indication of a second challenge message;
receive, from the second subscriber identity module and based on the first response message, an aggregate response message that is configured to authenticate the first and the second subscriber identity modules; and
send, to the network in response to the first challenge message, the aggregate response message that is configured to authenticate the first and second subscriber identity modules.
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