Patent ID: 8984592
Filing Date: 2015-03-17
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of accessing secure data on a mobile device, comprising: receiving, by the mobile device, a request to access a data package stored on the mobile device; authorizing, by the mobile device, the request to access the data package, wherein authorizing comprises querying the request to obtain one or more request identifications; granting, by the mobile device, at least one key in response to authorizing the request, wherein the at least one key provides access to a secure environment on the mobile device storing one or more flags associated with the data package, wherein the secure environment prevents unauthorized access to the one or more flags, and wherein the secure environment comprises a trusted security zone that includes one or more chipsets with a hardware root of trust, a secure execution environment for applications, and secure access to peripherals, or a secure element that includes a secure operating environment comprising a microprocessor, memory, and operating system; granting, by the mobile device, access to the secure environment, wherein access is granted to the secure environment in response to presenting the at least one key to the secure environment; and granting, by the mobile device, access to the data package, wherein granting access to the data package comprises changing a setting of the one or more flags associated with the data package.