Method and apparatus for network personalization of subscriber devices
First Claim
1. A method operational on a subscriber device, comprising:
- establishing a communication service with a service provider entity;
receiving a command from the service provider entity to disqualify specified root certificates stored in the subscriber device, the specified root certificates unassociated with the service provider entity; and
disqualifying the specified root certificates, wherein disqualifying the specified root certificates disables the specified root certificates from operating on the subscriber device.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided for a subsidizing service provider entity to personalize a subscriber device to ensure the subscriber device cannot be used in a network of a different service provider entity. As the service provider entity subsidizes the subscriber device, it desires to ensure that subscriber device is personalized such that the subscriber device may operate only in its network and not a network of a different service provider entity. The subscriber device is pre-configured with a plurality of provider-specific and/or unassociated root certificates by the manufacturer of the subscriber device. A communication service is established between the service provider entity and the subscriber device allowing for the mutual authentication of the subscriber device and the service provider entity. After mutual authentication, the service provider entity sends a command to the subscriber device to disable/delete some/all root certificates that are unassociated with the service provider entity.
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42 Claims
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1. A method operational on a subscriber device, comprising:
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establishing a communication service with a service provider entity; receiving a command from the service provider entity to disqualify specified root certificates stored in the subscriber device, the specified root certificates unassociated with the service provider entity; and disqualifying the specified root certificates, wherein disqualifying the specified root certificates disables the specified root certificates from operating on the subscriber device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions operational in a subscriber device, which when executed by a processor causes the processor to:
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establish a communication service with a service provider entity; receive a command from the service provider entity to disqualify specified root certificates stored in the subscriber device, the specified root certificates unassociated with the service provider entity; and disqualify the specified root certificates to disable the specified root certificates from operating on the subscriber device.
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18. A method operational on a service provider entity, comprising:
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establishing a communication service with a subscriber device; and sending a command to the subscriber device to disqualify specified root certificates stored on the subscriber device, the specified root certificates unassociated with the service provider entity, wherein the command to disqualify the specified root certificates serves to disable the specified root certificates from operating on the subscriber device. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A service provider entity, comprising:
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a memory device; a network communication interface coupled to the memory device, the network communication interface for providing connectivity to a subscriber device; and a processing circuit coupled to the memory device and the network communication interface, the processing circuit configured to; establish a communication service with the subscriber device; and send a command to the subscriber device to disqualify specified root certificates stored on the subscriber device, the specified root certificates unassociated with the service provider entity, wherein the command to disqualify the specified root certificates serves to disable the specified root certificates from operating on the subscriber device. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions operational in a service provider entity, which when executed by a processor causes the processor to:
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establish a communication service with a subscriber device; and send a command to the subscriber device to disqualify specified root certificates stored on the subscriber device, the specified root certificates unassociated with the service provider entity, wherein the command to disqualify the specified root certificates serves to disable the specified root certificates from operating on the subscriber device.
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