Patent ID: 7730181

Claim:
A method comprising: receiving, with a network gateway of a home network, a first service provider credential indicating the network gateway is registered with a first service provider; transmitting the first service provider credential and a network gateway credential to at least one network device, which enrolls the network device with the home network; receiving with the network gateway, a second service provider credential indicating the network gateway is registered with a second service provider; signing the second service provider credential with the network gateway; receiving a request to reenroll the network device with the home network, wherein, in response to the request, the network device is expecting a response from the network gateway that includes the first service provider credential and the network gateway credential; and transmitting the second service provider credential that is signed by the network gateway and the network gateway credential to the network device, wherein the network device is configured to reenroll with the home network based on the second service provider credential that is signed by the network gateway and the network gateway credential; wherein the signing of the second service provider credential indicates that the network gateway endorses the second service provider; wherein the network device is configured to determine the second service provider has replaced the first service provider, and is configured to reenroll with the home network based on the endorsement of the second service provider by the network gateway.