REMOTE RESETTING TO FACTORY DEFAULT SETTINGS; A METHOD AND A DEVICE

A method (100), implemented in a device (10), for remote resetting of the device (10) to factory default settings, the device (10) comprising an electric circuit (12) adapted to carry out the factory default reset and a secure processing and storage environment (16), SPSE, the method (100) comprising:receiving (S110, S112), at the SPSE (16), a request to reset the device (10) to factory default settings and a challenge associated with the request, wherein the request and the challenge are received via a network (30);initiating (S120), by the SPSE (16), a reset to factory default settings of the device (10) by communicating with the electric circuit (12) via a communication channel (14); andsending (S180), by the SPSE (16), a confirmation via the network (30), wherein the confirmation includes a response to the challenge as produced by the SPSE (16) and an attestation report, the attestation report being a declaration by the SPSE (16) that the reset to factory default settings is initiated (S120) or carried out.