School of Specs 24.501v20.0.0

3GPP 24.501 v20.0.0 — the document's own text

9.11.3.107 AUN3 device security key

Taught in 4. Inside TS 24.501, the document at the centre (CT1 — the group that writes what your phone says, overview).

The purpose of the AUN3 device security key information element is to provide the security keys to the 5G-RG that is acting on behalf of an AUN3 device.

The AUN3 device security key information element is coded as shown in figure 9.11.3.107.1 and table 9.11.3.107.1.

The AUN3 device security key is a type 4 information element with a minimum length of 36 octets.

87654321
AUN3 device security key IEIoctet 1
Length of AUN3 device security key contentoctet 2
000000ASKToctet 3
Spare
Length of key contentoctet 4
Key contentoctet 5octet n

Figure 9.11.3.107.1: AUN3 device security key information element

Table 9.11.3.107.1: AUN3 device security key information element

AUN3 device security key type (ASKT) (bits 1 and 2 of octet 3)
The ASKT indicates which AUN3 device security key is included in the IE.Bits
21
00Master session key is included
01KWAGF key is included
All other values are unused and shall be interpreted as "Master session key is included", if received by the UE.
Key content (octets 5 to n)If ASKT is set to "Master session key included", the Key content contains the value of the Master session key as defined in 3GPP TS 33.501 [24]. If ASKT is set to "KWAGF key included", the Key content contains the value of the KWAGF key as defined in 3GPP TS 33.501 [24].