Methods and systems for network authentication using a unique authentication identifier

Abstract

A core network comprises a data store is configured to store a record associated with a wireless communication device, wherein the record comprises a plurality of pre-provisioned security parameters related to the wireless communication device. A core authentication application at the core network is configured to receive an authentication request comprising at least one security parameter stored at both the wireless communication device and in a record at the data store, obtain a registration identifier in response to inputting the at least one security parameter received in the authentication request into a first security application, obtain a network-side authentication identifier in response to inputting the registration identifier into a second security application, and determine whether the wireless communication device is authenticated and authorized to access the carrier network when a device-side authentication identifier matches the network-side authentication identifier.