Patent ID: 8024466

Claim:
A device comprising: a network gateway, in a home network, to transmit a first service provider credential to a network device, wherein the first service provider credential is configured to indicate the network gateway is registered with a first service provider and enroll the network device with the home network, wherein a second service provider credential includes a gateway certificate corresponding to the network gateway and a new service provider certificate, wherein the new service provider certificate is configured to indicate the network gateway is registered with a second service provider, the network gateway is configured to endorse the second service provider credential with a signature, wherein the network gateway is configured to transmit the second service provider credential that is endorsed by the network gateway to the network device responsive to a request to reenroll the network device with the home network, and wherein the network device is configured to reenroll with the home network based on the second service provider credential that is endorsed by the network gateway.