Patent ID: 8594081

Claim:
A device comprising: an interface to: receive, after registration of the device, a request to perform a refresh or reset of at least one of a first parameter or a second parameter, the first parameter providing a first function of the device and relating to one or more security parameters, one or more security parameters including one or more decryption keys, the second parameter providing a second function of the device, and the first function being different than the second function; and a module to: determine whether the first parameter should be refreshed or preserved while the second parameter is refreshed or reset; and refresh or reset, based on determining that the first parameter should be preserved, the second parameter while preserving the first parameter, the second parameter being refreshed or reset to a default state, the first parameter being refreshed or reset by restoring a default parameter or acquiring a new parameter when the first parameter should not be preserved, and the second parameter being refreshed or reset when the first parameter should not be preserved.