Patent ID: 11972032
Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 16:
17. A method for authenticating an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), entity, as manufacturer of a communication device comprising an identification module, the method comprising:
providing, by a network entity and towards the identification module, a challenge of a challenge-response authentication procedure;
providing, by the identification module and towards the network entity, a first response of the challenge-response authentication procedure;
providing, by the network entity upon having obtained the response and towards the OEM entity, the challenge, the challenge accompanied by OEM specific data and the first response derived based on the OEM specific data, the OEM specific data relating to any of: identity of the MNO entity, Mobile Country Code and Mobile Network Code of the OEM, organization number of the OEM, Fully Qualified Domain Name of the OEM, name of production site of the communication device, address or other contact information of the OEM, device model number or type of the communication device;
providing, by the OEM entity and towards the network entity, a second response of the challenge-response authentication procedure; and
authenticating, by the network entity, the OEM entity as the manufacturer of the communication device only when the second response matches the first response.