METHODS AND DEVICES FOR ESTABLISHING SECURE COMMUNICATION CHANNELS

A method of establishing a secure communication channel between a first communication device and a second communication device, the method comprising: receiving, via an input module, a signal representing one or more selections of selectable algorithm options, the respective one or more selections being associated with one of one or more option categories. The method comprises generating a security association proposal including one or more algorithm options from sorted lists of algorithm options for the option categories, the sorted lists of algorithm options being sorted based on security strength; and transmitting the security association proposal to the second communication device for establishing the secure communication channel.