Huawei technologies co., ltd. (20250063348). KEY MANAGEMENT METHOD AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS

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KEY MANAGEMENT METHOD AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS

Organization Name

huawei technologies co., ltd.

Inventor(s)

Ao Lei of Beijing (CN)

Yizhuang Wu of Beijing (CN)

Yang Cui of Beijing (CN)

Li Hu of Shenzhen (CN)

KEY MANAGEMENT METHOD AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20250063348 titled 'KEY MANAGEMENT METHOD AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS

Original Abstract Submitted

this application provides example key management methods and example communication apparatuses. in an example method, a terminal device obtains identification information of a first decryption network element in a local network. the terminal device obtains, based on the identification information and a mapping relationship, a first encryption key corresponding to the first decryption network element, where the mapping relationship indicates at least one decryption network element and an encryption key corresponding to each of the at least one decryption network element, and the at least one decryption network element includes the first decryption network element. the terminal device encrypts the user identity information by using the first encryption key, to obtain a hidden user identity. the terminal device sends a registration request to the local network through an access network device, where the registration request includes the hidden user identity.