A BLACKLIST MANAGEMENT METHOD FOR IBC-BASED DISTRIBUTED AUTHENTICATION FRAMEWORK

摘要

A system for managing and distributing a blacklist of User Equipment IDs (UE IDs) in a network. The system comprises a number of groups of networks, each of the groups of networks comprise a blacklist server and a number of authentication servers. The system further comprises a Package Key Generator (PKG). The blacklist server is configured to: store a blacklist containing UE IDs that are not allowed to gain access to the network; transmit the blacklist to the plurality of authentication servers in the same group; receive a message; determine a content in the message is an order to add a new revoked UE ID to the blacklist; update the blacklist to include the new revoked UE ID; and send an update blacklist message to the plurality of authentication servers in the same group.