Systems and Methods for Providing Test Keys to Mobile Devices

• US 20120303310A1
• Filed: 05/25/2012
• Published: 11/29/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 05/26/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: First Data Corporation (Fiserv Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: First Data Corporation (Fiserv Incorporated)
• Inventors: Musfeldt, Roger Lynn
• Application Number:
  US13/481,346
• Publication Number:
  US 20120303310A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 702/123
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/00 Payment architectures, schemes or protocols apparatus for performing or posting payment transactions G07F7/08, G07F19/00; electronic cash registers G07G1/12
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/00 Finance; Insurance; Tax strategies; Processing of corporate or income taxes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2209/80 Wireless
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2463/061 applying further key derivation, e.g. deriving traffic keys from a pair-wise master key
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2463/062 applying encryption of the keys
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/061 for key exchange, e.g. in peer-to-peer networks cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for key agreement H04L9/0838
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/126 the source of the received data
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/3234 involving additional secure or trusted devices, e.g. TPM, smartcard, USB or software token network architectures or network communication protocols for supporting authentication of entities using an additional device in a packet data network H04L63/0853
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/02 Protecting privacy or anonymity, e.g. protecting personally identifiable information [PII]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/033 of the user plane, e.g. user's traffic
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/35 Protecting application or service provisioning, e.g. securing SIM application provisioning
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/50 Service provisioning or reconfiguring

Abstract

Embodiments of the invention provide systems and methods for providing test keys to mobile devices. According to one example embodiment of the invention, a method for providing test keys to mobile devices is provided. Identifying information for a mobile device or a secure element associated with the mobile device can be received. A test key to be provided to the mobile device is determined. The test key can be configured to facilitate the use of the mobile device within a test environment. The test key can be provided to the mobile device, wherein a production key stored on the secure element can be replaced by the test key. In certain embodiments, the operations of the method may be performed by one or more computers associated with the service provider.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for providing test keys to mobile devices, the method comprising:

receiving identifying information for a mobile device or a secure element associated with the mobile device;

determining a test key to be provided to the mobile device, the test key configured to facilitate the use of the mobile device within a test environment; and

providing the determined test key to the mobile device;

wherein a production key stored on the secure element is replaced by the test key, and

wherein the above operations are performed by one or more computers associated with a key management service provider.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

identifying the test environment in which the mobile device will be utilized; and

determining the test key based at least in part upon the identified test environment.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein identifying the test environment comprises identifying one of a development test environment, a quality assurance test environment, a client acceptance testing test environment, or a unit acceptance testing test environment.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein receiving identifying information for a mobile device comprises receiving identifying information via one of (i) a wide area network, (ii) a mobile carrier network, or (iii) a locally connected device.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein determining a test key comprises deriving a test key based at least in part upon the identifying information for the mobile device.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

storing information associated with the production key to facilitate a subsequent replacement of the test key with the stored production key.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

providing information associated with at least one of the test key or the production key to a trusted service manager in order to limit the utilization of the mobile device within a commercial environment.

8. A system for providing test keys to mobile devices, the system comprising:

at least one memory configured to store computer-executable instructions; and

at least one processor configured to access the at least one memory and execute the computer-executable instructions to;

receive identifying information for a mobile device or a secure element associated with the mobile device;

determine a test key to be provided to the mobile device, the test key configured to facilitate the use of the mobile device within a test environment; and

provide the determined test key to the mobile device;

wherein a production key stored on the secure element is replaced by the test key, and

wherein the above operations are performed by one or more computers associated with a key management service provider.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to:

identify the test environment in which the mobile device will be utilized; and

determine the test key based at least in part upon the identified test environment.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the computer-executable instructions to identify the test environment comprise instructions to identify one of a development test environment, a quality assurance test environment, a client acceptance testing test environment, or a unit acceptance testing test environment.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein the computer-executable instructions to receive identifying information for a mobile device comprise instructions to receive identifying information via one of (i) a wide area network, (ii) a mobile carrier network, or (iii) a locally connected device.

12. The system of claim 8, wherein the computer-executable instructions to determine a test key comprise instructions to derive a test key based at least in part upon the identifying information for the mobile device.

13. The system of claim 8, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to:

store information associated with the production key to facilitate a subsequent replacement of the test key with the stored production key.

14. The system of claim 8, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to:

provide information associated with at least one of the test key or the production key to a trusted service manager in order to limit the utilization of the mobile device within a commercial environment.

15. A computer-implemented method for providing test keys to mobile devices, the method comprising:

transmitting identifying information from a mobile device or a secure element associated with the mobile device;

receiving a test key at the mobile device, wherein the test key is configured to facilitate use of the mobile device within a test environment;

wherein a production key stored on the secure element is replaced by the test key, and

wherein the above operations are performed by one or more computer processors associated with the mobile device.

16. The computer-implemented method of claim 15, wherein the test key is based at least in part on the test environment previously identified for the mobile device.

17. The computer-implemented method of claim 15, wherein transmitting identifying information from a mobile device comprises transmitting identifying information via one of (i) a wide area network, (ii) a mobile carrier network, or (iii) a locally connected device.

18. The computer-implemented method of claim 15, wherein receiving a test key comprises receiving a test key based at least in part upon the identifying information from the mobile device.

19. The computer-implemented method of claim 15, further comprising:

storing information associated with the production key to facilitate a subsequent replacement of the test key with the stored production key.

20. The computer-implemented method of claim 15, further comprising:

transmitting information associated with at least one of the test key or the production key to a trusted service manager in order to limit the utilization of the mobile device within a commercial environment.