Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
NEGOTIATION OF SECURITY FEATURES

Abstract:

Embodiments presented herein relates to a method for negotiation of security features in a wireless communication system. The method is performed in a core network (CN) node 3 and comprises receiving a first message from a wireless terminal (WT), the first message including an indication that the WT 1 supports a new security feature, sending a second message to the WT, the second message including an indication of security features determined to be supported in the CN in response to the received first message, and receiving a third message from the WT, the third message including an indication of security features determined to be supported in the WT based on the sent CN determined security features. A method, CN nodes, WTs, computer programs, and a computer program product for negotiation of security features in a wireless communication system is also presented.