IDENTIFYING SERVICE PROVIDERS FOR INTEGRATING A SECURE ELEMENT INTO A SHORT-RANGE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS

摘要

A particular authentication-based service is implemented via a physical authentication device. A service description of the particular authentication-based service is read from the physical authentication device via a user terminal; and based thereon, a service request is generated, which specifies a capability description of the user terminal. A communication node receives the service request and checks this against a database containing information about which node in a set of nodes that stores downloadable software for implementing which authentication-based services on which types of user terminals. If a match is found between at least one node and the particular authentication-based service, a download identification message is sent to the user terminal, which specifies at least one address string uniquely identifying a respective location for the downloadable software stored in the matching node(s). The downloadable software is configured to implement the particular authentication-based service on the particular mobile communication apparatus.