CN111417109A - eSIM card and its operator file management method and system - Google Patents
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Abstract
The application discloses an eSIM card and an operator file management method and system thereof, wherein the eSIM card comprises a secure element, the secure element comprises a main security domain and an auxiliary security domain, and the main security domain stores initialization operator files and management rules, and the method comprises the following steps: establishing a secure connection with the network using the initialized operator file in the primary security domain; communicating with an operator server a over a network; inquiring a management rule in the main security domain, and judging whether to allow downloading of an operator file A of an operator A; if yes, downloading the operator file A to the auxiliary security domain; when the application B of the operator file A is called, the application B in the operator file A is copied to the initialization operator file, and the initialization operator file manages the application B.
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Technical Field
The present application relates to the field of computers, and in particular, to an eSIM card, and a method and a system for managing an operator file thereof.
Background
With the development of mobile devices, people make better demands on SIM cards Embedded in mobile devices, and accordingly, eSIM (Embedded Subscriber identity Module) technology is continuously developed and perfected, and devices implemented by using the eSIM technology are gradually favored by users.
The data of a plurality of mobile operators are stored in the eSIM card, and when a user uses the eSIM card, the identity identification module of the eSIM card allows the user to select the operators according to the needs of the user and allows the user to switch at will at any time. Therefore, the user can select the mobile operator more flexibly, more terminal use cost is saved for the user, convenience and safety are brought, and the use of a plurality of mobile operators for accessing the network becomes one of the development directions of mobile technology.
However, when the existing eSIM card is accessed to the operator server, the operator services often overlap and conflict, and meanwhile, the existing application is downloaded to and managed by each operator file, so that each operator file is large and occupies a storage space of the eSIM card.
Disclosure of Invention
The application requests to protect an eSIM card, and an operator file management method and a management system thereof, thereby solving the problem of managing a plurality of operator files.
The application provides an eSIM card operator file management method, wherein an eSIM card comprises a secure element, the secure element comprises a main security domain and an auxiliary security domain, and the main security domain stores initialization operator files and management rules, and the method comprises the following steps: establishing a secure connection with the network using the initialized operator file in the primary security domain; communicating with an operator server a over a network; inquiring a management rule in the main security domain, and judging whether to allow downloading of an operator file A of an operator A; if yes, downloading the operator file A to the auxiliary security domain; when the application B of the operator file A is called, the application B in the operator file A is copied to the initialization operator file, and the initialization operator file manages the application B.
Preferably, wherein application B is deleted from the initialization operator file upon exiting the call to application B.
Preferably, the application use information stored in the management rule is acquired in response to a start request of the application B.
Preferably, the application usage information describes the operator service that application B needs to use.
Preferably, the method further comprises the following steps: switching to an operator file A according to the application use information; copying the information of the application from the operator file a to the initialization operator file.
Preferably, where application B is stored on a secure element, or in an eSIM card public area.
The application also provides an eSIM card, which comprises the following components: the safety element comprises a main safety domain and an auxiliary safety domain, wherein the main safety domain stores initialization operator files and management rules, and the auxiliary safety domain stores operator files and application thereof; and the management unit is used for copying the application in the operator file to the initialized operator file when the application of the operator file is called, and managing the application by the initialized operator file.
Preferably, the application is deleted from the initialization operator file upon exiting the call to the application.
The present application also provides an eSIM card operator file management system, including:
the eSIM card as described above; and the operator server provides operator files for the eSIM card to download.
Preferably, a cloud server is further included to provide corresponding services for the applications in the eSIM card.
According to the method and the system, the initialization operator file is used for carrying out unified management on the application, so that the work required to be completed by the operator file in the auxiliary security domain is greatly reduced, the size of the operator file can be reduced, and the storage space matched with the function of the operator file can be provided.
Furthermore, because unified management of the operator files is initialized, the management function overlapped in the operator files can be deleted, and the size of the operator files is further reduced.
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In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present application or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings needed to be used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below, it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments described in the present application, and other drawings can be obtained by those skilled in the art according to the drawings.
Fig. 1 is a system configuration diagram of an eSIM card operator file management system according to the present application;
fig. 2 is a system configuration diagram of an eSIM card of the present application;
fig. 3 is a method flow diagram of an operator file management method.
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The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application are clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are some, but not all, embodiments of the present application. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present application.
Example one
The application provides an eSIM card operator file management system 100, which comprises the following components: eSIM card 110, operator server 120.
An eSIM card 110, comprising the components shown in fig. 2:
a secure element 210 comprising a main secure domain and an auxiliary secure domain, the main secure domain storing initialization operator files and management rules, the auxiliary secure domain storing operator files and applications thereof;
when the application of the operator file is called, the management unit 220 copies the application in the operator file to the initialization operator file, and manages the application by the initialization operator file.
And an operator server 120 that provides operator files for the eSIM card to download.
Further, the present application provides an eSIM card operator file management method, as shown in fig. 3, including the following steps:
step S310, establishing a secure connection by using an initialized operator file in a main security domain and a network;
wherein the initialization operator file is stored in a main security domain of the secure element when the eSIM card performs an initialization operation, wherein information required to establish a connection with a network is saved.
Step S320, communicating with the operator server 120 through a network;
the eSIM card establishes communication with an operator server on the network after establishing a connection with the network.
Step S330, inquiring the management rule in the main security domain, and judging whether to allow downloading the operator file of the operator;
the management rule stored in the main security domain records the conditions of an operator server to which the eSIM card can be connected, and determines whether to allow downloading of an operator file of an operator by querying the management rule in the main security domain. The management rule is preset and can be automatically generated by the system when being set by a user or initialized.
The management rule further stores connection information, and the connection information stores connected operator information. The connection information includes an operator server address, and information such as a signature and a key that are required to be used when communicating with the operator server. Establishing a connection with the operator server using the connection information.
Step S340, if the operation is allowed, downloading the operator file to the auxiliary security domain;
a secondary security domain is established by the management element, in which information of operator files and their applications is stored.
According to the technical scheme, the initialization operator file is used for uniformly managing the application, so that the work required to be finished by the operator file in the auxiliary security domain is greatly reduced, the size of the operator file can be reduced, and the storage space matched with the function of the operator file can be provided.
Further, if a full version of the operator file is downloaded, the eSIM card can automatically delete files related to the management part of the application.
And step S350, when the application of the operator file is called, copying the application in the operator file to the initialized operator file, and managing the application by the initialized operator file. The method specifically comprises the following substeps:
s3501, in response to the application start request, obtaining the application use information stored in the management rule.
Wherein the application usage information describes the operator services that the application needs to use.
S3502, switching to an operator file corresponding to the application according to the application use information;
s3503, copying the information of the application from the operator file A to the initialized operator file.
After copying the application B in the operator file A to the initialization operator file, the initialization operator file manages the application B.
By using the initialized operator file to carry out unified management on the application, the work required to be finished by the operator file in the auxiliary security domain is greatly reduced, so that the size of the operator file can be reduced, and a storage space matched with the function of the operator file is provided.
Furthermore, because unified management of the operator files is initialized, the management function overlapped in the operator files can be deleted, and the size of the operator files is further reduced.
Further, the application is deleted from the initialization operator file when the call to the application is exited.
Example 2
On the basis of embodiment 1, the present application further includes one or more cloud servers, which are connected to the operator server 120 and provide cloud services matched to the eSIM card.
The carrier server can query the service list according to the identification of the eSIM card, and the carrier server provides cloud service matched with the eSIM card for the eSIM card.
The operator server may also obtain, from the cloud service provider providing the cloud service, an address of a cloud service server that matches the usage status of the application and has the highest priority, according to the usage status of the application included in the communication information;
and the operator server sends an instruction to a cloud server service address so that a server corresponding to the cloud server address provides cloud service matched with the eSIM card.
After copying the application in the operator file to the initialization operator file, the method further comprises the following steps:
s360, connecting to an operator server corresponding to the operator file through the connection information recorded in the management rule;
s370, the operator server obtains a cloud service matched with the eSIM card identifier according to the eSIM card identifier;
s380, according to the using condition of the application, obtaining the address of the cloud service server which is matched with the using condition of the application and has the highest priority from a cloud service provider providing the cloud service;
and S390, sending an instruction to the cloud server service address so that a server corresponding to the cloud server address provides service for the eSIM card.
Corresponding to the secure working method in fig. 3, an embodiment of the present application further provides a computer-readable storage medium, on which a computer program is stored, where the computer program is executed by a processor to perform the steps of the secure control method.
Specifically, the storage medium can be a general-purpose storage medium, such as a removable disk, a hard disk, or the like, and when a computer program on the storage medium is executed, the method for issuing an eSIM certificate online can be performed.
In the embodiments provided in the present application, it should be understood that the disclosed apparatus and method may be implemented in other ways. The above-described embodiments of the apparatus are merely illustrative, and for example, the division of the units is only one logical division, and there may be other divisions when actually implemented, and for example, a plurality of units or components may be combined or integrated into another system, or some features may be omitted, or not executed. In addition, the shown or discussed mutual coupling or direct coupling or communication connection may be an indirect coupling or communication connection of devices or units through some communication interfaces, and may be in an electrical, mechanical or other form.
The units described as separate parts may or may not be physically separate, and parts displayed as units may or may not be physical units, may be located in one place, or may be distributed on a plurality of network units. Some or all of the units can be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the solution of the embodiment.
In addition, functional units in the embodiments provided in the present application may be integrated into one processing unit, or each unit may exist alone physically, or two or more units are integrated into one unit.
The functions, if implemented in the form of software functional units and sold or used as a stand-alone product, may be stored in a computer readable storage medium. Based on such understanding, the technical solution of the present application or portions thereof that substantially contribute to the prior art may be embodied in the form of a software product stored in a storage medium and including instructions for causing a computer device (which may be a personal computer, a server, or a network device) to execute all or part of the steps of the method according to the embodiments of the present application. And the aforementioned storage medium includes: a U-disk, a removable hard disk, a Read-Only Memory (ROM), a Random Access Memory (RAM), a magnetic disk or an optical disk, and other various media capable of storing program codes.
It should be noted that: like reference numbers and letters refer to like items in the following figures, and thus once an item is defined in one figure, it need not be further defined and explained in subsequent figures, and moreover, the terms "first", "second", "third", etc. are used merely to distinguish one description from another and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.
Finally, it should be noted that: the above-mentioned embodiments are only specific embodiments of the present application, and are used for illustrating the technical solutions of the present application, but not limiting the same, and the scope of the present application is not limited thereto, and although the present application is described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that: any person skilled in the art can modify or easily conceive the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments or equivalent substitutes for some technical features within the technical scope disclosed in the present application; such modifications, changes or substitutions do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure, which should be construed in light of the above teachings. Are intended to be covered by the scope of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present application shall be subject to the protection scope of the claims.
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1. An eSIM card operator file management method, wherein the eSIM card comprises a secure element, the secure element comprises a main security domain and an auxiliary security domain, and the main security domain stores initialization operator files and management rules, the method comprises the following steps:
establishing a secure connection with the network using the initialized operator file in the primary security domain;
communicating with an operator server a over a network;
inquiring a management rule in the main security domain, and judging whether to allow downloading of an operator file A of an operator A;
if yes, downloading the operator file A to the auxiliary security domain;
when the application B of the operator file A is called, the application B in the operator file A is copied to the initialization operator file, and the initialization operator file manages the application B.
2. The eSIM card operator file management method of claim 1, wherein upon exiting a call for application B, application B is deleted from the initialization operator file.
3. The eSIM card operator file management method according to claim 1, wherein the application usage information stored in the management rule is acquired in response to a start request of the application B.
4. The eSIM card operator file management method of claim 3, wherein the operator service that application B needs to use is described in the application usage information.
5. The eSIM card operator file management method of claim 4, further comprising the steps of:
switching to an operator file A according to the application use information;
copying the information of the application from the operator file a to the initialization operator file.
6. The eSIM card operator file management method of claim 1, wherein the application B is stored on the secure element or in an eSIM card public area.
7. An eSIM card comprising the following components:
the safety element comprises a main safety domain and an auxiliary safety domain, wherein the main safety domain stores initialization operator files and management rules, and the auxiliary safety domain stores operator files and application thereof;
and the management unit is used for copying the application in the operator file to the initialized operator file when the application of the operator file is called, and managing the application by the initialized operator file.
8. The eSIM card of claim 7, wherein the application is deleted from the initialization operator file upon exiting the call to the application.
9. An eSIM card operator file management system, comprising:
an eSIM card according to one of claims 7 or 8;
and the operator server provides operator files for the eSIM card to download.
10. The eSIM card operator file management system of claim 9, further comprising a cloud server that provides corresponding services for applications in the eSIM card.
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