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Enhanced security using service provider authentication

  • US 9,313,214 B2
  • Filed: 08/06/2004
  • Issued: 04/12/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/06/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus for processing an application, comprising:

  • a network interface comprising a receiver for receiving an application suite over a communications network, the application suite including an application, security information associated with the application, and a first carrier identification associated with the application, the first carrier identification identifying a first communication service provider whose customers are intended recipients of the application; and

    a hardware processor configured to;

    responsive to receiving the application suite, authenticate the security information against a root certificate to determine whether the application is bound to a trusted protection domain;

    when the application is bound to a trusted protected domain, compare the first carrier identification to a second carrier identification responsive to receipt of the application suite, the second carrier identification identifying a second communication service provider that is providing communication service to the apparatus, andresponsive to identifying a match between the first and second carrier identifications, assign permissions to the application that provide access to privileged functionality on the apparatus.

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