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SECURE BOOTSTRAP PROVISIONING OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES IN CARRIER NETWORKS

  • US 20120115455A1
  • Filed: 01/13/2012
  • Published: 05/10/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/26/2004
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method of bootstrap provisioning an electronic device in a carrier network, the method comprising:

  • using an initialization-provisioning table, having source IDs and associated keys, stored in the electronic device to determine whether a received provisioning notification and a received initial set of provisioning data originated from a known and/or authorized source;

    discarding the initial set of provisioning data if it is determined that the provisioning notification originated from an unknown and/or unauthorized source;

    if it is determined that the provisioning notification originated from a known and/or authorized source, using an associated key from the initialization-provisioning table to receive, process and save the initial set of provisioning data to the electronic device; and

    using the received, processed and saved initial set of provisioning data on the electronic device to access and retrieve complete provisioning data from the source.

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