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Enforcing service policies in embedded UICCs

  • US 10,264,452 B2
  • Filed: 04/03/2018
  • Issued: 04/16/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/25/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for configuring an embedded Universal Integrated Circuit Card (eUICC) included in a mobile device to conditionally require human-based authentication when performing electronic Subscriber Identity Module (eSIM) management operations, the method comprising, at the eUICC:

  • receiving a request to perform an eSIM management operation;

    determining that at least one condition of a policy being enforced by the eUICC indicates that a human-based authentication is required prior to performing the eSIM management operation;

    identifying, among a plurality of human-based authentications, a particular human-based authentication that is commensurate with the eSIM management operation;

    causing the mobile device to provide a prompt in accordance with the particular human-based authentication;

    receiving a response to the prompt for the particular human-based authentication; and

    in accordance with the response;

    performing the eSIM management operation or ignoring the request.

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