Flexible electronic subscriber identity module deployment

    公开(公告)号:US12213212B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-01-28

    申请号:US18161810

    申请日:2023-01-30

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Techniques for flexible electronic subscriber identity module (eSIM) deployment to a wireless device by a network server, including generation of multiple eSIMs using an identical eSIM identifier value, such as an identical integrated circuit card identifier (ICCID) value, and subsequent selection of an eSIM based on capabilities of the wireless device. Multiple eSIMs that correspond to different sets of wireless device capabilities are generated without knowledge of the wireless communication standards that a wireless device supports. The multiple eSIMs include a first eSIM that includes fifth generation (5G) wireless communication protocol information and a second eSIM that excludes 5G wireless communication protocol information. The network server selects an eSIM from the multiple eSIMs based on whether the wireless device is 5G capable. After selection and binding of a profile package that includes the eSIM, the remaining eSIMs that use the identical ICCID value are deleted, for security enforcement against cloning.

    Primary esim activation for wireless device with physical sim

    公开(公告)号:US11758384B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-09-12

    申请号:US17446939

    申请日:2021-09-03

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: H04W8/183 H04W8/205 H04W12/42 H04W60/04

    Abstract: This Application sets forth techniques for provisioning and activating an electronic subscriber identity module (eSIM) as a primary SIM for a mobile wireless device that includes a limited functionality physical SIM (pSIM) associated with a particular mobile network operator (MNO) and installed in the mobile wireless device at a time of manufacture. An eSIM associated with the particular MNO is reserved during a sales order process and later activated during device activation after receipt by a user using a secure over-the-air (OTA) cellular connection enabled by the limited functionality pSIM, when a non-cellular connection or other Internet accessible connection is available. Dual SIM device configuration processes can be suppressed during activation of the eSIM. After successful attachment of the mobile wireless device to a cellular wireless network of the particular MNO using credentials of the eSIM, the limited functionality pSIM is disabled.

    RECOVERING DEVICES FROM LIMITED SERVICE DUE TO MIS-CONFIGURATION

    公开(公告)号:US20220038911A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-02-03

    申请号:US17443340

    申请日:2021-07-26

    Applicant: APPLE INC.

    Abstract: Recovering a user equipment (UE) from limited service due to misconfiguration may include providing a universal subscriber identity module (USIM) identification data or a USIM authentication data to a wireless network. Failure data associated with failing to authenticate or identify the UE to the wireless network may be decoded. The failure data received from the wireless network. The failure data may be processed to determine a cause for the failure. Based on processing the failure data, it may be determined that the USIM identification data or the USIM authentication data is misconfigured. In response to determining that the USIM identification data or the USIM authentication data is misconfigured, a recovery for identifying or authenticating the UE to the wireless network may be automatically performed.

    Robust event handling in an electronic subscriber identity module (eSIM) notification service

    公开(公告)号:US11102017B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-24

    申请号:US16841273

    申请日:2020-04-06

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Duplicate processing of events registered at a root server is avoided. An electronic subscriber identity module (eSIM) server pushes, to a root server, data in the form of notification data portions indicating that commands or events need to be processed by a device. The device includes an embedded universal integrated circuit card (eUICC). The device pulls a notification list from the root server. The notification list includes one or more notification data portions. The device checks a given notification data portion to see if it represents a duplicate before communicating with the eSIM server to perform further processing related to the event. The device bases the check for duplication on an event history and/or on a hash value where the hash value is based on one or more eSIMs installed in the eUICC. The device is able to prioritize notification data portions before processing them.

    Secure mechanism for subsidy lock enforcement

    公开(公告)号:US10397001B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-27

    申请号:US15691399

    申请日:2017-08-30

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: A malicious party may attempt to avoid a mobile network operator (MNO) contract involved with subsidy-lock by inserting an interfering piece of hardware called a proxy SIM in a device. The device provided herein uses an authentication technique to guard against a proxy-SIM attack. The device includes a secure element (SE) with subscriber identity module (SIM) functionality present on the SE. The device sends the SE a nonce to be signed over. The SE signs using a public key infrastructure (PKI) private key of the SE and provides a response. The device evaluates whether the response contains a valid signature. If the validation is successful, the device relies on SIM data provided in the response to continue with activation of the device, so that the device can provide services under the MNO contract. If the validation fails, the device will not attempt to access network services with the SIM functionality.

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