Binding mobile device secure software components to the SIM

摘要

Various embodiments include a method for binding a secure software application to a mobile device wherein the mobile device includes a processor and a subscriber identity module (SIM) card, including transmitting, by the processor, an authentication challenge to the SIM card; receiving an authentication response from the SIM card; verifying the authentication response from the SIM card; and enabling the secure software application when the authentication response from the SIM card is verified.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
receiving, at a processor of a mobile device, a cryptographic key shared with a SIM card of the mobile device; encrypting the received cryptographic key using a cryptographic function; transmitting, by the processor, an authentication challenge to the SIM card; receiving by the processor an authentication response from the SIM card; verifying the authentication response from the SIM card; and enabling a secure software application stored in a memory at the mobile device when the authentication response from the SIM card is verified, wherein enabling the secure software application includes receiving information from the SIM card that enables the operation of the secure software application.