Patent ID: 8515395

Claim:
A method comprising: receiving, by a mobile device, a notification message from a visual voicemail system, the notification message comprising a security token for use by the mobile device to establish a secure data channel over which to provide a voicemail password to the visual voicemail system; receiving, by the mobile device, a password string for the voicemail password; in response to receiving the password string, creating, by the mobile device, the voicemail password based upon the password string; generating, by the mobile device, a request comprising the voicemail password, a network address for the visual voicemail system, and instructions to the visual voicemail system to associate the voicemail password with a voicemail account; initiating, by the mobile device, establishment of the secure data channel to the visual voicemail system using the security token; and transmitting, by the mobile device, the request to the visual voicemail system over the secure data channel.