Patent ID: 8001380
Filing Date: 2011-08-16
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: receiving, at a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) adapter of a subscriber device, a configuration file from a provisioning server; decrypting, at the VoIP adapter, the configuration file using a default key stored in the adapter; updating, at the VoIP adapter, one or more profile parameters of the configuration file, wherein updating further comprises installing, at the VoIP adapter, an encryption key using the decrypted configuration file, such that the encryption key overwrites the default key; registering the VoIP adapter, with a network element, for network service using the updated profile parameter(s) of the configuration file; and receiving, at the VoIP adapter, network service from the network element when the adapter is authenticated by the network element with the configuration file re-encrypted at the server by said encryption key.