Proximity-based Services (ProSe); Security aspects
The present document specifies the security aspects of the Proximity Services (ProSe) features in EPS.
Based on the common security procedures (clause 5) for
- interfaces between network entities (using NDS),
- configuration of ProSe-enabled UEs, and
- data transfer between the ProSe Function and a ProSe enabled UE (PC3 interface)
security for the following ProSe features is covered:
- Open ProSe Direct Discovery in network coverage (clause 6.1);
- One-to-many ProSe direct communication for ProSe-enabled Public Safety UEs (clause 6.2);
- EPC-level Discovery of ProSe-enabled UEs (clause 6.3);
- EPC support for WLAN Direct Discovery and Communication (clause 6.4) ;
- One-to-one ProSe direct communication for ProSe-enabled Public Safety UEs (clause 6.5);
- Prose Public Safety Discovery (clause 6.6);
- Prose UE-to-network relays (clause 6.7);