FIELD: radio engineering, communication.
SUBSTANCE: invention relates to authentication methods and specifically to methods and an apparatus for authentication of subscribers in IP telephony networks. The technical result is achieved due to that the disclosed method for authentication through a user device when attempting to access an IP telephony network comprises steps of: obtaining one or more private keys of said user from secure memory associated with said user device; generating an integrity key and a ciphering key; encrypting said integrity key and said ciphering key using a session key; encrypting said session key with a public key of said IP telephony network; and providing said encrypted session key, encrypted integrity key and encrypted ciphering key to said IP telephony network for authentication using a public key infrastructure (PKI) coupled with an authentication and key agreement (AKA) mechanism.
EFFECT: more secure communication.
7 cl, 4 dwg
