Gemalto Sa

Gemplus

Lionel Merrien

Xavier Berard

Pierre Girard

Philippe Proust

Patrice Amiel

Fabrice Vergnes

Franck Imoucha

Frédéric Faria

Gary Chew

Jean-François Kuc

Serge Barbe

Hervé Ganem

Denis Gachon

Jean-Louis Carrara

Max De Groot

Eric Preulier

Youri Bebic

Paul Miller

The invention proposes several improvements related to the management of secure elements, like UICCs embedding Sim applications, these secure elements being installed, fixedly or not, in terminals, like for example mobile phones. In some cases, the terminals are constituted by machines that communicate with other machines for M2M (Machine to Machine) applications.

UICCs embedded in terminals or removable therefrom

System and method for allowing a mobile telecom device to use multiple profiles. The system and method includes operating a security function to perform a cryptographic operation on a profile using a cryptography key of the security function thereby producing a cryptographically protected profile, storing the cryptographically protected profile, and activating the cryptographically protected profile by operating the security function to verify that the cryptographically protected profile has been cryptographically protected using the cryptography key of the security function, and upon verifying that the cryptographically protected profile has been protected using the cryptography key of the security function, activating the cryptographically protected profile.

System and method for securely using multiple subscriber profiles with a security component and a mobile telecommunications device

The invention relates to a method for initiating an OTA session in a mobile radio communication network at the request of a user of a mobile terminal. The OTA session is established between the mobile terminal and a remote OTA server, the mobile terminal including a security element such as a UICC card. According to the invention, the method comprises: i) entering a special code using the man/machine interface of said mobile terminal; ii) said security element intercepting said special code; and iii) opening said OTA session between said mobile terminal and said remote server in a secure mode.

Method for initiating an OTA session

A method for exporting on a UICC in a terminal. An export request signed by the UICC, is transmitted by the terminal to a secure server. The server verifies the signed export request by comparing the signature and the identity of the UICC. The server sends a signed export certificate to the UICC via the terminal. An export package containing the data is prepared, signed and encrypted by the UICC, and sent to the terminal. The terminal transmits the export package to the server. The server signs an acknowledgment message and transmits it to the UICC via the terminal. In the UICC, the data that have been exported is destroyed, and a signed acknowledge message is sent to the server via the terminal. The server makes the data available for a further transfer to a new terminal or UICC.

Method for exporting on a secure server data comprised on a UICC comprised in a terminal

The invention relates to a method for loading a list of preferred networks into a secure element contained in a mobile terminal. The loading is accomplished when the secure element detects that it is in a roaming condition within a telecommunication network. The method consists of: i) asking () for an IP channel to be opened between the telecommunication network and the secure element, the request for opening originating with the secure element; ii) requesting () the loading of the list of preferred networks; iii) uploading () via the IP channel the list of preferred networks into the secure element; and iv) transmitting () a request by the secure element to the mobile terminal to use one of said preferred networks in said list.

Method for loading a list of preferred networks into a secure element contained in a mobile terminal

The invention provides a method for activating the subscription of an UICC, said UICC comprising an activation application, said method comprising the step of activating the subscription of the holder of the UICC by sending a message to an activation server, said message being sent by the activation application to the activation server by using an IP based communication.

Method for activating the subscription of an UICC device

A chip card needs to be allocated in a secured manner to a network operator via a personalization center in order to determine a final authentication key which is attributed to a subscriber of the operator without its being transmitted via a network. The following is loaded into a card by a module: an algorithm and an allocation key; an algorithm for determination of the authentication key and at least one intermediate authentication key. A module transmits an allocation message which includes a final identity number, a random number and an allocation signature from the center to the card. The card authenticates the message by means of the allocation algorithm as a function of the allocation key and the allocation signature, and determines the final authentication key as a function of the intermediate key and the random number.

System for allocating a chip card to a network operator

A system and method for creating a trusted network capable of facilitating secure transactions via an open network using batch credentials, such as batch PKI certificates, is presented. A certificate is bound to a group, or batch, or devices. This certificate is referenced by an activation authority upon processing a request for service by a device. Information regarding the device batch certificate is maintained in a permanent, or escrow, database. A user identity is bound to a device, as a device key is used to sign a user key created on the device in the presence of the user, and a copy of the device key is later used to decrypt the signed user key upon its transmission and receipt.

System and method for creating a trusted network capable of facilitating secure open network transactions using batch credentials

A device external to a terminal transmits a specific application identifier and an encrypted first key and number to a first chip card in service in the terminal. In the first card, if the decrypted first number satisfies a first condition, the specific application is called up, application data are read, the data are encrypted using the decrypted first key to transmit them to the external device, and the application is made inoperable. Following replacement of the first card by a second card, the external device transmits the identifier and an encrypted second key and number to the second card. In the latter, if the decrypted second number satisfies a second condition, the encrypted data are transmitted to the second card so that the latter calls up the application, decrypts the encrypted data using the decrypted second key and installs said data.

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Lionel Merrien