STORING A CRYPTOGRATIC SIM KEY
Patent Information
- Application Number
- DE602022042977
- Authority / Receiving Office
- DE · DE
- Patent Type
- Patents
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Priority Date
- 2021-04-09
- Filing Date
- 2022-04-06
- Publication Date
- 2026-09-16
- Estimated Expiration
- 2042-04-06
AI Technical Summary
Existing distributed ledger systems face inefficiencies and scalability issues when transacting between entities lacking trust, particularly for low computing power devices or transient exchanges of low value, leading to high overheads and resource consumption.
A method and system using a UICC (SIM) to establish trust by securely storing unique keys, creating a communication channel with a bootstrapping server function, and sharing a secret for transaction identification on a private distributed ledger, allowing secure and efficient transactions without proof of work.
This approach enhances trust and scalability by ensuring transaction authenticity and reducing computational overheads, enabling secure and efficient transactions for various devices, including IoT devices, through the use of SIM-based cryptographic security.