Patent ID: 8379863
Filing Date: 2013-02-19
Classification: G06F,H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for providing secure services to a network device comprising a secure element, the method comprising: maintaining, by a computer, at least one cryptographic key for the secure element, the at least one cryptographic key operable to provide secure access to the secure element via a secure communication channel; receiving, by the computer, a selection of a trusted service manager (“TSM”) for facilitating the secure service; obtaining, by the computer, from the selected TSM, information regarding the secure service and an application for the secure service; provisioning, by the computer, the secure service at the secure element using the obtained information, the obtained application, and the at least one cryptographic key; and removing, by the computer, information related to a previous TSM from the secure element.