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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2012
Michele Berionne, San Diego, CA (US);
Brian M. Rosenberg, San Diego, CA (US);
Michele Berionne, San Diego, CA (US);
Brian M. Rosenberg, San Diego, CA (US);
QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
The described apparatus and methods may include a processor, a memory in communication with the processor, a removable module in communication with the processor and operable to store data, an initialization component executable by the processor and configured to initialize the removable module, and an authentication component executable by the processor and configured to: receive a command from the removable module to perform an authentication operation, wherein the command is a standard message having a command qualifier value or code that represents an authentication challenge; obtain a random value from the removable module in response to the command; calculate a response based on the random value and a terminal key stored in the memory; and transmit the response to the removable module.