SECURITY, FRAUD DETECTION, AND FRAUD MITIGATION IN DEVICE-ASSISTED SERVICES SYSTEMS

摘要

A device having: an application program that assists the device in accessing a data service over a wireless access network, an application credential associated with the application program, and a policy to be applied when the application program initiates or attempts to initiate communication over the wireless access network. The device also has one or more agents that detect an attempted installation of update software on the device, the update software purporting to be a modification, update, or replacement of the application program; obtain an update-software credential associated with the update software; obtain the application credential; allow the update software to be installed if the update-software credential matches the application credential; and interact with the application program to arrange a setting of the application program, the setting configured to assist in applying the policy when the application program initiates or attempts to initiate communication over the wireless access network.

主权项

1. An end-user device, comprising:
one or more modems for enabling the end-user device to communicate over at least a first wireless access network; memory configured to store:
a first application program configured to execute on the end-user device and further configured to assist the end-user device in accessing one or more data services over at least the first wireless access network,a first application credential associated with the first application program, anda first policy to be applied when the first application program initiates or attempts to initiate a communication over the first wireless access network; and one or more device agents configured to:
detect an attempted installation of update software on the end-user device, the update software purporting to be a modification, update, or replacement of the first application program,obtain an update-software credential associated with the update software,obtain the first application credential,allow the update software to be installed on the end-user device if the update-software credential matches the first application credential, andinteract with the first application program to arrange a setting of the first application program, the setting configured to assist in applying the first policy when the first application program initiates or attempts to initiate a communication over the first wireless access network.