To allow access to encrypted data stored in the memory of a user terminal, the corresponding secret encryption key is stored in a secure element integrated into the user terminal and this secure element serves as a highly secure relay toward an access device to this data, used by a third party. To do so, a secure communication channel is established between the third party and the secure element. The EAC standard allows mutual authentication accompanied by the establishment of such a secure communication channel. The secure element performs an encryption conversion of the data so that the latter is protected by a session (or transport) key associated with the secure communication channel, and no longer by the initial secret key. The third party can thus access the encrypted data without even knowing the initial secret key.

The disclosure discloses a method and apparatus for mutual authentication between two smart security media for bundle transfer between the security media. According to an embodiment of the disclosure, a first device for providing a bundle for the second device includes a transceiver; and at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor is configured to obtain information about a bundle to be transmitted to the second device, control the transceiver to transmit identification information of the bundle to the second device, control the transceiver to receive, from the second device, authentication information relating to bundle transfer of a second smart secure platform (SSP) of the second device, determine whether a second secondary platform bundle loader (SPBL) of the second SSP is a Spbl which is able to receive the bundle based on the authentication information relating to bundle transfer of the second SSP, and control the transceiver to transmit the bundle to the second device based on a result of the determining.

An electronic device and a method for performing a peer to peer (P2P) service in the electronic device are provided. The electronic device includes a communication module, a processor, a memory, and a security module, wherein the memory may be configured to store instructions that, when executed, enable the processor to receive a public key from an external electronic device as a P2P service is requested, transmit, to the external electronic device, an authentication certificate chain generated on the basis of the received public key via the security module, verify an authentication certificate chain received from the external electronic device by using a root authentication certificate stored in the security module, receive encrypted information of the external electronic device from the external electronic device, decrypt the encrypted information of the external electronic device by using a shared key generated according to a result of the verifying of the received authentication certificate chain, and perform the P2P service with the external electronic device via the communication module, on the basis of the decoded information of the external electronic device.

Methods and apparatus provide for: facilitating communication between one or more controller devices operated by one or more users, respectively, and a data processing apparatus running an application program, wherein each controller device includes a plurality of actuation elements that are operable to be manipulated by a respective one of the one or more users to input desired operations to the data processing apparatus for use by the application program; obtaining a respective controller identifier from each of the one or more controller devices; and storing in a memory the controller identifiers in response to the control section in a sequential table, such that each entry in the sequential table includes at least a sequential table entry number and a respective one of the controller identifiers.

A method and system for automatically connecting one customer device with another over a Bluetooth or similar connection. The automatic connection may be made by generating a unique identifier to store on a new customer device and a backend system associated with an existing customer device and connecting the new customer device with the existing customer device using the unique identifier.

Techniques for providing a secure clock source in a communication network are disclosed. For example, a method comprises participating in a bi-directional authentication with a network entity in a communication network, sending a clock service request message to the network entity, receiving a clock service accept message in response to the clock service request message when the apparatus is eligible to use a clock service, and receiving one or more secure clock signals from the network entity. Another method comprises participating in a bi-directional authentication with a requesting device in a communication network, receiving a clock service request message from the requesting device, verifying the eligibility of the requesting device to request a clock service, and sending one or more secure clock signals to the requesting device in response to successfully verifying the requesting device.

Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products are disclosed for providing verified application access. An example method includes an access request for a first user device associated with a first user profile and determining an application associated with the access request. The example method further includes generating an evaluation element that includes testable content associated with the determined application and determining of the evaluation element by the first user device. In response to completion of the evaluation element by the first user device, the method includes providing access to the application for the first user device. The method also may include modifying the testable content of the evaluation element based upon one or more user parameters of the first user profile received from a user parameter database.

A communication system is provided, the communication system including an authenticating unit that authenticates a plurality of communication terminals based on a single user ID, and keeps the plurality of communication terminals logged into an information providing service. A storing unit that stores therein provider registration information including a plurality of pieces of provider information that indicate providers of respective pieces of data being displayed on each communication terminal among the plurality of communication terminals. A receiving unit receives designation information that designates the provider registration information. A transmitting unit transmits each piece among the plurality of pieces of provider information to each communication terminal among the plurality of communication terminals so as to cause each communication terminal among the plurality of communication terminals to display data provided by a provider indicated by a plurality of pieces of provider information.

A first circuit is authenticated using a second circuit. A first datum and a second datum are stored in the second circuit. The second datum corresponds to an application of a first function to the first datum and a third datum. The second circuit sends the second datum to the first circuit. The first circuit decrypts the second datum and sends a fourth datum representative of a result of the decrypting to the first second circuit for authentication. The second circuit verifies a correspondence between the first datum and the fourth datum.

Each of the authentication apparatus and the authentication target device holds the last piece of authentication information subjected to an authentication process. When the authentication target device is reconnected to the authentication apparatus, the authentication apparatus collates the authentication information held in the authentication apparatus with the authentication information read out of the authentication target device. The authentication apparatus determines, based on the collation result, whether or not the authentication target device has been authenticated by a different authentication apparatus.