Patent ID: 11778463

Abstract:
Presented herein are techniques to provide for the ability to utilize 3GPP-generated Session Keys that can be generated via a primary authentication or a secondary authentication process for a user equipment (UE) via a private wireless wide area (WWA) access network in which the keys can be leveraged to facilitate connection of the UE to a wireless local area (WLA) access network. In one example, a method may include obtaining a request to authenticate a UE for connection to a WWA access network; determining that the UE is capable of a Fast Transition (FT) capability; authenticating the UE for connection to the WWA access in which, based on the FT capability, the authenticating includes generating a root security key for the UE; and upon determining that the UE is attempting to access the WLA access network, providing the root security key for the UE to the WLA access network.