US Patent 9225699 Security key generation in link aggregation group topologies

A method, system and computer readable medium for security key generation in link aggregation group topologies. The method can include performing, using one or more processors, authentication on each port of a plurality of ports in a link aggregation group. The method can also include deriving, using the one or more processors, a connectivity association key for the link aggregation group. The method can further include computing, using the one or more processors, a security association key for each port in the plurality of ports, the security association key being based on the connectivity association key for the link aggregation group.