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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2011
David Bajar, Kitchener, CA;
Herb A. Little, Waterloo, CA;
James Godfrey, Waterloo, CA;
Allan David Lewis, New Dundee, CA;
Wen Gao, Waterloo, CA;
Marc Plumb, Kitchener, CA;
Michael Kenneth Brown, Kitchener, CA;
Graeme Whittington, Waterloo, CA;
Neil Patrick Adams, Waterloo, CA;
David Bajar, Kitchener, CA;
Herb A. Little, Waterloo, CA;
James Godfrey, Waterloo, CA;
Allan David Lewis, New Dundee, CA;
Wen Gao, Waterloo, CA;
Marc Plumb, Kitchener, CA;
Michael Kenneth Brown, Kitchener, CA;
Graeme Whittington, Waterloo, CA;
Neil Patrick Adams, Waterloo, CA;
Research In Motion Limited, Waterloo, CA;
Abstract
In one embodiment, a method operable on a mobile communications device is disclosed, the method comprising generating an authentication key for securing a personalized indicium assigned to the mobile communications device, wherein the personalized indicium comprises a Personal Information Number (PIN) that is mapped to at least one identifier associated with the mobile communications device; transmitting a registration request to a network node operable with a wireless network, the registration request having a registration request payload including the authentication key; receiving a challenge message from the network node, the challenge message generated when the network node detects a change of the IP address associated with the mobile communications device, and responsive to receiving the challenge message, executing a challenge response including an authentication value of a challenge string transmitted in the challenge message, wherein the authentication value is created using the authentication key.