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

Claim 12:
13. An apparatus comprising:
means for generating, in a secure environment of an integrated tamper resistant device at a client device, initial network credentials for accessing a network, wherein the initial network credentials enable the secure environment of the integrated tamper resistant device to be authenticated by a network solution provider before operational network credentials are provided securely by the network solution provider;
means for encrypting, in the secure environment of the integrated tamper resistant device, the initial network credentials using a cryptographic key that is pre-set in the integrated tamper resistant device;
means for cryptographically signing, in the secure environment of the integrated tamper resistant device, the encrypted initial network credentials; and
means for outputting the encrypted and signed initial network credentials for delivery to the network solution provider,
wherein:
the integrated 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 integrated tamper resistant device; and
a signing key of the manufacturer of the integrated tamper resistant device is used for cryptographically signing, in the secure environment of the integrated tamper resistant device, the encrypted initial network credentials.