Patent ID: 9485232
Filing Date: 2016-11-01
CPC Classification: H04L,H04W

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus, comprising: at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one processor, the at least one memory, and the computer program code configured to cause the apparatus to at least: receive, from a first node in a communications system, at least one identifier associated with the apparatus for authenticating the apparatus at the first node, wherein the at least one identifier comprises a private identifier including at least one of a password value and a private encryption key, and wherein the private identifier is private to the apparatus and the first node; store, at the apparatus, the at least one identifier associated with the apparatus; generate an encryption key for communications with a second node in the communications system, wherein the encryption key is based, at least in part, on an authentication message associated with authenticating the apparatus at the second node and the at least one identifier; and establish, using the encryption key, a trusted connection between the apparatus and an application hosted on one of a plurality of nodes, wherein the plurality of nodes includes the second node, and wherein the encryption key enables communications with other nodes within the plurality of nodes, without requiring further authentication by the apparatus.