Method and apparatus for managing authentication in wireless communication system while subscriber identity module is not available
US10225736B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 6, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 5, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 6, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/0884
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for performing an authentication procedure in a wireless communication system is provided. A mobile equipment, which runs a plurality of applications, detects that a universal integrated circuit card (UICC) of the mobile equipment is in a first status, in which the UICC is able to answer a request, or a second status, in which the UICC is not able to answer a request. If detected, the mobile equipment stores a first set of authentication credentials in the UICC and a second set of authentication credentials in the mobile equipment, and performs the authentication procedure by using one of the first set of authentication credentials for the first status or the second set of authentication credentials for the second status.
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