Kt Corporation

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Kwan Lae Kim

Jin Hyoung Lee

Chul Hyun Park

Hyung Lee

Joo Young Kim

Youn Pil Jeung

Myoung Hee Seo

Chui Hyun Park

Youn Pil Jeong

A method of a responding entity for creating a secure link with a requesting entity in an embedded universal integrated circuit card (eUICC) environment is provided. The method includes: receiving, from the requesting entity, a secure link creation message including signature information of the requesting entity; verifying the signature information of the requesting entity by using trust information of the requesting entity, the trust information of the requesting entity being generated by a certificate authority (CA) and transferred to the responding entity; generating a shared key used for communication between the responding entity and the requesting entity; and creating the secure link with the requesting entity by using the shared key.

Method and apparatus of constructing secure infra-structure for using embedded universal integrated circuit card

A method of managing a file of a subscriber authenticating module embedded in a terminal device and a module for authenticating a subscriber by using the method. The method of managing the file includes configuring a file structure for one or more profiles and managing one or more files included in the file structure in response to a request. Thus, the method is efficient for a multiple-profile environment.

Method of managing shared files and device for authenticating subscriber by using same

A method and device for managing an identifier of an embedded universal integrated circuit card (eUICC) is disclosed. The eUICC receives an identifier information request, determines whether there is a network carrier profile in an enabled state, and provides a response with identifier information corresponding to the identifier information request based on the results of the determination. According to the method, it is possible to separately manage the unique identifier of the eUICC and a network carrier ICCID and to dynamically manage the identifier of the eUICC according to the state of the network carrier profile of the eUICC.

Method and device for managing identifier of EUICC

A method for providing mobile communication provider information and a device for performing the same are disclosed. A terminal having an eUICC receives data, in which mobile communication provider information is capsulized and included, and stores the received data in the eUICC. Therefore, the mobile communication provider information can be transferred by applying the highest security scheme, and duplication of the eUICC due to the exposure of an authentication key by external hacking attacks can be prevented.

Method of providing mobile communication provider information and device for performing the same

A method for configuring a profile of a subscriber authenticating module embedded and installed in a terminal device, and an apparatus using same, are disclosed. The subscriber authenticating module embedded and installed in the terminal device according to an exemplary embodiment includes one or more network access application related data sets and one or more profiles having unique identifiers. The present invention enables an eco-system provider such as a network service provider, a eUICC manufacturer, or a terminal manufacturer to develop an efficient and rapid eUICC and provide a eUICC service.

Method for configuring profile of subscriber authenticating module embedded and installed in terminal device, and apparatus using same

A terminal device having a subscriber identity device and a method for selecting a profile thereof, are disclosed. A mobile communication terminal device comprises: a subscriber identity module including a profile, a network authenticator which performs an authentication procedure for a communication network on the basis of a provisioning profile among profiles, and which receives authentication completion information from an operator server of the communication network; and a network access unit which accesses the communication network on the basis of the authentication completion information, and which receives a service from the operator server on the basis of an operational profile corresponding to an operator of the communication network among the profiles.

Terminal device having subscriber identity device and method for selecting profile thereof

Method for providing mobile communication provider information and device for performing same

A method and apparatus for backing up a profile of in a repository are disclosed. The method of backing up a profile is a method of backing up a profile in a subscriber management server, and includes receiving a backup request for a profile stored in an authentication module from the authentication module, providing information for at least one repository to the authentication module, the information being generated by confirming a state of the at least one repository to back up the profile according to the backup request, and storing the profile in a repository selected by the authentication module based on the information for at least one repository. Therefore, the user can directly select a reliable repository and back up the profile of the authentication module.

Method of backing up profile and apparatus therefor

There is provided a method of providing a subscriber profile of an embedded universal circuit card (eUICC) that is performed in a terminal equipped with the eUICC. The method includes determining whether the terminal having a first subscriber profile stored therein has left a first mobile network operator (MNO) area corresponding the first subscriber profile, and when it is determined that the terminal has left the first mobile network operator area and moved into a second mobile network operator area, receiving a second subscriber profile corresponding to a second mobile network operator from a predetermined subscriber management server. In this way, it is possible to support mobile communication service by changing the mobile network operator even in the eUICC environment.

Method of providing subscriber profile of eUICC based on change of network

Disclosed are a method for selecting a specific provisioning profile from among a plurality of provisioning profiles and an apparatus using same. In a terminal to which an embedded UICC (eUICC) is mounted, the eUICC includes at least one provisioning profile wherein each of the one or more provisioning profile enables a user terminal to communicate with a subscriber management entity supporting at least one network provider. Accordingly, a specific provisioning profile can be selected from among the one or more provisioning profiles, and a network can be connected with a specific mobile communication provider using the selected provisioning profile.

Method for selecting mobile communication network provider using provisioning profile, and apparatus using same

There are provided a method of providing a SIM profile to an eUICC device online and a device using the same. The method of providing the SIM profile includes purchasing the SIM profile provided in an app store using a user device capable of accessing the app store, downloading the purchased SIM profile in the eUICC device using the eUICC device capable of accessing the app store, and installing the SIM profile, that is downloaded in the eUICC device, in the eUICC device therein. Therefore, it is possible to purchase the SIM profile using the online app store that is operated in a variety of forms and easily install the purchased SIM profile in the eUICC device.

Method and apparatus of providing SIM profile for embedded universal integrated circuit card

Provided are a method and device for building a security-based environment that uses an eUICC. A method of building a trust relationship in an eUICC environment includes transmitting, by a trust requesting object, a trust relationship requesting message including identification information and signature information of the trust requesting object to a trust verifying object, delivering, by the trust verifying object, the trust relationship requesting message to a trust relationship relay object and receiving trust information of the trust requesting object corresponding to the trust relationship requesting message from the trust relationship relay object, and verifying, by the trust verifying object, the signature information of the trust requesting object using the trust information of the trust requesting object.

There are provided a method of providing a SIM profile, and an eUICC device. The method of providing the SIM profile includes downloading a SIM profile application selected by a user who uses the eUICC device from an app store, executing and installing the SIM profile application in the eUICC device, accessing of the eUICC device having the SIM profile application installed therein to an operator server, and authenticating the eUICC device based on SIM profile information corresponding to the SIM profile application. The eUICC device includes a network connection unit configured to access the app store via a local network, a SIM profile storage configured to store the SIM profile application, and an authentication requesting unit configured to access the operator server based on the SIM profile information.

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Seoul, South Korea

Kwan Lae Kim