| CPC H04W 12/03 (2021.01) [H04W 12/08 (2013.01); H04W 40/22 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |

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1. A first device 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 first device to:
receive, from a third device, a configuration comprising at least a set of security indicators for a set of relay services, wherein a security indicator is provided, for each relay service of the set of relay services, in security related content of a relay service code associated with the relay service indicating a control plane based security procedure or a user plane based security procedure for the relay service;
perform, based on the configuration, a discovery procedure to select a second device to relay a communication between the first device and a network for one of the relay services; and
perform, based on the security indicator included in the security related content associated with the relay service code of the one of the relay services, the control plane based security procedure or the user plane based security procedure for the communication between the first device and second device for the one of the relay services.
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