Patent ID: 11943347
Assignee: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC G  H

Claim 18:
19. A non-transitory processor-readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon, which when executed by at least one processing circuit causes the at least one processing circuit to:
generate initial network credentials within a secure environment implemented by a tamper resistant device at a client device for accessing a network, wherein the initial network credentials enable the processing circuit to be authenticated by a network solution provider before operational network credentials are provided securely by the network solution provider;
use a cryptographic key that is pre-set in the tamper resistant device to encrypt the initial network credentials;
cryptographically sign the encrypted initial network credentials; and
output the encrypted and signed initial network credentials for delivery to the network solution provider,
wherein:
the tamper resistant device is configured for installation by a client device manufacturer into the client device;
the client device manufacturer is not a manufacturer of the tamper resistant device; and
a signing key of the manufacturer of the tamper resistant device is used for cryptographically signing, in the secure environment of the tamper resistant device, the encrypted initial network credentials.