Abstract: Authentication problems often occur when a user of a terminal visits a communications network while roaming. A method is therefore provided for authorizing an authenticated user of a communications terminal. The terminal is configured to connect to a packet-switching network via an access gateway over a current network to which the terminal is connected. The method is implemented by a current authentication server over the current network and includes: receipt of a user authorization request from the access gateway, including an identifier of the user; transmission of a user authorization response to the access gateway, including parameters for authorizing the user, and a unique identifier of an authentication server that authenticated the user.

Abstract: Authentication problems often occur when a user of a terminal visits a communications network while roaming. A method is therefore provided for authorizing an authenticated user of a communications terminal. The terminal is configured to connect to a packet-switching network via an access gateway over a current network to which the terminal is connected. The method is implemented by a current authentication server over the current network and includes: receipt of a user authorization request from the access gateway, including an identifier of the user; transmission of a user authorization response to the access gateway, including parameters for authorizing the user, and a unique identifier of an authentication server that authenticated the user.

Abstract: A method for connecting a terminal of a user to an anchoring gateway connected to a packet-switching network. The method is implemented by an access gateway to which the terminal is connected and includes: transmission of a user authorization request, including an identifier of the user, to a current authentication server; receipt of a user authorization response from the current authentication server, including a unique identifier of an authentication server that authenticated the user; transmission of a connection request to the anchoring gateway, intended to connect the terminal to the packet-switching network, including the unique identifier of the authentication server that had authenticated the user.

Abstract: A method for transmitting routing information between first and second nodes of a plurality of nodes capable of exchanging data relative to the management of subscribers to electronic communication services. The first node and the second node are connected and have exchanged the respective management capabilities thereof. The method includes, when the management capabilities supported by both the first node and the second node include a discovery capability: triggered by a predefined event, transmission, by the first node to the second node, of a discovery message including at least one item of routing information included in a routing table of the first node and relative to at least a third node.

Abstract: A method of managing at least one wireless communications interface of a terminal by performing an obtaining step (E10) to obtaining information (CId) representative of the geographical location of the terminal; a searching step (E20) for searching in a database of the terminal at least one identifier of a wireless communications interface of the terminal that is associated with said information. If such an associated identifier is found, an automatic activation step (E50) is performed for activating the wireless communications interface corresponding to the at least one identifier.

Abstract: A method is provided for putting in place a security association of GBA type for a terminal. The method includes the following steps, executed in a network access server, following the receipt of a request for attachment to the network from the terminal: dispatching a request to a subscriber server, receipt of a response including an indication that the user profile associated with the terminal supports the security association of GBA type.

Abstract: A method is provided for implementing a security association for a terminal being attached to an access network. The method includes the following steps, carried out by an authentication server of the access network, after receiving a request coming from the terminal for attachment to the network: receiving a first message containing at least one security association parameter from a bootstrapping server function; authenticating the terminal by using at least one first authentication parameter provided by a home subscriber server of the terminal; and sending a security association message containing the at least one security association parameter to the authenticated terminal.

Abstract: A method of managing at least one wireless communications interface of a terminal by performing an obtaining step (E10) to obtaining information (CId) representative of the geographical location of the terminal; a searching step (E20) for searching in a database of the terminal at least one identifier of a wireless communications interface of the terminal that is associated with said information. If such an associated identifier is found, an automatic activation step (E50) is performed for activating the wireless communications interface corresponding to the at least one identifier.

Abstract: A method of managing at least one wireless communications interface of a terminal by performing an obtaining step (E10) to obtaining information (CId) representative of the geographical location of the terminal; a searching step (E20) for searching in a database of the terminal at least one identifier of a wireless communications interface of the terminal that is associated with said information. If such an associated identifier is found, an automatic activation step (E50) is performed for activating the wireless communications interface corresponding to the at least one identifier.

Abstract: A method for transmitting routing information between first and second nodes of a plurality of nodes capable of exchanging data relative to the management of subscribers to electronic communication services. The first node and the second node are connected and have exchanged the respective management capabilities thereof. The method includes, when the management capabilities supported by both the first node and the second node include a discovery capability: triggered by a predefined event, transmission, by the first node to the second node, of a discovery message including at least one item of routing information included in a routing table of the first node and relative to at least a third node.

Abstract: A method for transporting location information via an authentication. The invention concerns a method for attaching a user terminal to an operator access network, comprising: a step of transmitting a request for attachment to the access network, by the terminal, a step of receiving an authentication request from an authentication server of the operator, a step of generating an authentication response message, a step of obtaining an item of location information, a step of inserting the item of location information into the authentication response message, a step of transmitting the authentication response message.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for managing authentication of a user of a telecommunications network of an operator. The method includes the following steps: on receipt of a request for access to a service provided by the operator of this network by the user, issuing a request for identification of an authentication server destined for an authentication location server, the request including at least one identifier of the user; and on receipt of a response comprising an identifier of an authentication server associated with the identifier of the user, issuing a request for authentication of the user at the server identified for the requested service.

Abstract: A method is provided for implementing a security association for a terminal being attached to an access network. The method includes the following steps, carried out by an authentication server of the access network, after receiving a request coming from the terminal for attachment to the network: receiving a first message containing at least one security association parameter from a bootstrapping server function; authenticating the terminal by using at least one first authentication parameter provided by a home subscriber server of the terminal; and sending a security association message containing the at least one security association parameter to the authenticated terminal.

Abstract: A method of managing at least one wireless communications interface of a terminal by performing an obtaining step (E10) to obtaining information (Cid) representative of the geographical location of the terminal; a searching step (E20) for searching in a database of the terminal at least one identifier of a wireless communications interface of the terminal that is associated with said information. If such an associated identifier is found, an automatic activation step (E50) is performed for activating the wireless communications interface corresponding to the at least one identifier.

Abstract: The management method of the invention comprises: an obtaining step (E10) of obtaining information (CId) representative of the geographical location of the terminal; a searching step (E20) of searching in a database of the terminal for at least one identifier of a wireless communications interface of the terminal that is associated with said information; and if such an associated identifier is found, an automatic activation step (E50) of activating the wireless communications interface corresponding to said at least one identifier.

Abstract: A method is provided for putting in place a security association of GBA type for a terminal. The method includes the following steps, executed in a network access server, following the receipt of a request for attachment to the network from the terminal: dispatching a request to a subscriber server, receipt of a response including an indication that the user profile associated with the terminal supports the security association of GBA type.

Abstract: A method is provided for putting in place a security association of GBA type for a terminal. The method includes the following steps, executed in a network access server, following receipt of a request for attachment to the network from the terminal: dispatching a request for association of security to a priming function server; reception of a response comprising security association parameters, from the priming function server and dispatching a message including the security association parameters to the terminal.

Abstract: The management method of the invention comprises: an obtaining step (E10) of obtaining information (CId) representative of the geographical location of the terminal; a searching step (E20) of searching in a database of the terminal for at least one identifier of a wireless communications interface of the terminal that is associated with said information; and if such an associated identifier is found, an automatic activation step (E50) of activating the wireless communications interface corresponding to said at least one identifier.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for managing authentication of a user of a telecommunications network of an operator. The method includes the following steps: on receipt of a request for access to a service provided by the operator of this network by the user, issuing a request for identification of an authentication server destined for an authentication location server, the request including at least one identifier of the user; and on receipt of a response comprising an identifier of an authentication server associated with the identifier of the user, issuing a request for authentication of the user at the server identified for the requested service.

Abstract: A method of switching a mobile terminal from a first access router to a second access router, the terminal having previously set up a secure connection with the first access router with which is associated a communication context between the terminal and the first router, said context comprising at least one identifier relating to a set of security parameters of the connection. The invention relates to a method wherein said context is transferred to the second router while the terminal is switching, the method comprising, if the at least one identifier in the transferred context is already being used by said second router, a step of the second router sending the terminal a new identifier for said set of security parameters.