Patent ID: 8385553

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for transferring control of a secure element, comprising: creating, by a computer, a master key between a first trusted service manager (“TSM”) and a second TSM, wherein the master key facilitates a transfer of control of a secure element from the first TSM to the second TSM; receiving, by the computer, a request to transfer control of the secure element from the first TSM to the second TSM; initiating, by the computer, a secure communication channel with the secure element, wherein, the secure communication channel is established using an access key known by the first TSM that is resident on the secure element; communicating, by the computer, an instruction to delete the access key from the secure element; creating, by the computer, a temporary key; communicating, by the computer, the temporary key to the secure element; encrypting, by the computer, the temporary key using the master key established between the first TSM and the second TSM; and communicating, by the computer, the encrypted temporary key to the second TSM for the second TSM to access the secure element.