The interactions between the SEAL servers of different type are generically referred to as SEAL-X reference point. The specific SEAL server interactions corresponding to SEAL-X are described in the following subclauses.
The SEAL-X1 reference point, which exists between the key management server and the group management server, provides a means for the key management server to provide security related information (e.g. encryption keys) to the group management server.
The SEAL-X1 reference point shall use the HTTP-1 and HTTP-2 reference points and may use the HTTP-3 reference point for transport and routing of security related information to the group management server.
The SEAL-X2 reference point enables the group management server to interact with the location management server.
The SEAL-X2 reference point supports:
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the group management server to create a location-based group with the help from the location management server.
The SEAL-X3 reference point enables the group management server to interact with the configuration management server.
The SEAL-X3 reference point supports:
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the group management server to retrieve VAL service data from the configuration management server.