Verschlüsselungssegmente für sicherheit in kommunikationsnetzen

Abstract

Various example embodiments for supporting security for communications are presented. Various example embodiments for supporting security for communications may be configured to support security for communications within a network based on use of an encryption segment configured to encrypt a traffic flow to form an encrypted traffic flow and an associated encryption segment identifier (SID) configured to uniquely identify various aspects of the encrypted traffic flow within the network. (e.g., identification of the encrypted traffic flow within the network, identification of the encrypting node which encrypts the traffic flow to form the encrypted traffic flow, identification of the encryption segment on the encrypting node which encrypts the traffic flow to form the encrypted traffic flow, identification of encryption resources used by the encryption segment to encrypt the traffic flow to form the encrypted traffic flow (e.g., an encryption algorithm, an encryption key, a security association, or the like), or the like, as well as various combinations thereof).