Managing a secure element

A method for transmitting configuration data for a secure element 160, such as a UICC or eUICC. The configuration data is generated in a secure element manager 140. The method comprises, securing the configuration data using a set of Over-The-Air, OTA, keys 145 associated with the secure element, an...

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Hauptverfasser: Scott Mackenzie, Amilcar Rodrigues Cardoso Pereira, Frederico Gavinho Lima dos Santos Dias, Igor Borisoglebski
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A method for transmitting configuration data for a secure element 160, such as a UICC or eUICC. The configuration data is generated in a secure element manager 140. The method comprises, securing the configuration data using a set of Over-The-Air, OTA, keys 145 associated with the secure element, and transmitting the configuration data to a second server 120 for transmitting the configuration data over a non-SMS communications channel, such as Wi-Fi. The secure element manager also comprises an interface for sending SMS communication. Also provided is a method at a host device 150, the method comprising receiving the configuration data over a non-SMS channel, processing the configuration data using a SIM application toolkit, and forwarding the processed configuration data to the secure element. The methods allow updates to the secure element without attaching to the network for SMS.