Smart ID - Identities for LTE and 5G networks
Secure telecommunication networks by enabling trusted identities to LTE and 5G base stations.
Telecommunications companies face challenges when they implement security functions in LTE and 5G networks.
They need to:
With thousands of base stations and a rapidly growing network, Vodafone Turkey made a transition from GSM to LTE technology, using public key infrastructure (PKI) to manage the important encyption of the mobile traffic.
Giving trusted identities to LTE and 5G base stations provides end-to-end security to help guarantee high availability of the telecom network.
Nexus LTE PKI is based on mature, scalable, highly reliable, continuously tested and maintained products. The multi-CA and multitenancy solution helps you adapt the PKI hierarchy, administration, and reporting, to your needs. Nexus' solution offers automation features and a solid track record.
Customer Premises equipment (CPE), i.e., broadband routers, are located at the customer's physical location rather than the ISP's (Internet Service Provider), which makes them a part of the malicious third-party attack surface. To secure them against security breaches, remote management and communication must be authenticated and secured using digital certificates as per broadband-forum specification TR-369.
ISPs can enroll their operator certificate to the CPEs by having the CPEs request the certificate from the Certificate Authority based on Enrolment over Secure Transport (EST) protocol, authenticating with their birth certificates.
Manufacturers of CPE can inject birth certificates from a Factory CA at the time of production, enabling a trusted device identity and allowing them to securely authenticate to the ISP’s Operational CA.
As mobile network operators around the world develop and roll out their 5G networks, enabling better connectivity and facilitating IoT, there are several security aspects to consider.
Smart ID supports multiple use cases.
Nexus’ platform for LTE and 5G PKI has the following key benefits:
Is used in critical, large-scale installations by several of the biggest mobile operators world-wide.
Offers proven high security as Nexus’ quality-assured PKI platform is being certified according to Common Criteria EAL4+, and Nexus’ organization comply with ISO 27001 and TISAX.
Is offered as a service, with guaranteed SLA and capacity as you grow.