Patent ID: 11916903
Assignee: SIEMENS MOBILITY GMBH
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 17:
18. A first device that is able to be configured by way of configuration data that are transmitted from a configuration module to the first device, the configuration module connected detachably to the first device, and the first device comprising:
at least one processor coupled to a memory, the processor configured to:, recognize connection of a configuration module to the first device;, read configuration module-specific device information from the configuration module;, request a configuration module-specific credential for the configuration module-specific device information, by way of a request message that is cryptographically protected by a key generated by the configuration module and a key generated by the first device, at an authorization apparatus; and, store the configuration module-specific credential requested from the authorization apparatus;
wherein the request message is a certificate request message that includes the generated public configuration key, the configuration module device identifier, and a device identifier stored in the first device, and the public configuration key and a private configuration key is generated by the first device.