Method and system for delivering a command to a mobile device
A method and system for delivering a command to a mobile device is provided. A one-time password is generated using a token shared with a mobile device and one of a challenge and an input string. The one-time password and a command are transmitted, along with the challenge or the input string, to the mobile device for execution thereon.
1. A computerized method for delivering a command to a mobile device, comprising:
providing in advance a soft token agent to said mobile device, wherein the soft token agent is executable on said mobile device to determine if a one-time password is valid;
receiving a request to transmit said command to said mobile device;
receiving, from a computing device independent of the mobile device, one of a challenge and an input string;
generating a one-time password using a token shared with said mobile device and one of said challenge and said input string; and
transmitting said one-time password and one of said challenge and said input string, along with said command, in a single communication to said mobile device, for determination of validity in said mobile device by the soft token agent of the transmitted one-time password;
wherein said transmitting is performed independent of communications from said mobile device.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein said command is a wipe data command.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein said wipe data command specifies that all data in a memory of said mobile device is to be erased.
4. The method of claim 2 , wherein said wipe data command specifies a subset of data on said mobile device is to be erased.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein said command is a wipe security elements command.
6. The method of claim 5 , wherein said wipe security elements command specifies a subset of security elements on said mobile device to be erased.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein said command directs said mobile device to establish a call.
8. The method of claim 7 , wherein said call is a data call.
9. The method of claim 7 , wherein said call is a voice call.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein said command directs said mobile device to advance to a locked state.
11. The method of claim 1 , wherein said command directs said mobile device to advance an application to a locked state.
12. The method of claim 1 , wherein said transmitting comprises transmitting via short message service.
13. The method of claim 1 , wherein said token is a soft token.
14. The method of claim 1 , wherein said input string is a random sequence number.