Method and apparatus for assignment of subscription electronic SIM credentials via local service brokers
An information handling system of a local service broker system operating a subscription electronic SIM assignment system may comprise a memory storing a pool of international mobile subscriber identities for assignment to requesting clients, a network interface device for communication with an authentication server in a wireless communication network, and a processor executing machine readable executable code instructions to receive a transaction history associated with a client information handling system. If the transaction history meets a threshold trust requirement, the processor may further execute code instructions to assign one of the pool of international mobile subscriber identities to the client information handling system, generate variables for determination of electronic SIM credentials, determine one or more electronic SIM credentials, and transmit the assigned international mobile subscriber identity and variables for determination of electronic SIM credentials to the client information handling system.
1. An information handling system of a local service broker system operating a subscription electronic SIM assignment system comprising:
a memory storing a pool of international mobile subscriber identities for assignment to requesting clients;
a network interface device for communication with an authentication server in a wireless communication network;
a processor executing machine readable executable code instructions to:
receive a transaction history associated with a client information handling system; and
if the transaction history meets a threshold trust requirement, assign one of the pool of international mobile subscriber identities to the client information handling system, generate variables not unique to the client information handling system for determination of electronic SIM credentials, determine one or more electronic SIM credentials based on generated variables for determination of electronic SIM credentials, and transmit the assigned international mobile subscriber identity and variables for determination of electronic SIM credentials to the client information handling system.
2. The information handling system operating the system of claim 1 further comprising:
the processor executing machine readable executable code instructions to:
transmit the assigned international mobile subscriber identity and electronic SIM credentials to the remote authentication server; and
transmit an instruction to the remote authentication server to store in memory an association between the assigned international mobile subscriber identity and electronic SIM credentials.
3. The information handling system operating the system of claim 1 further comprising:
the processor executing machine readable executable code instructions to:
determine a limit associated with the assigned international mobile subscriber identification wherein the limit may be a limited period of time for wireless access;
determine whether the limit has been reached; and
if the limit has been reached, transmit an instruction to the authentication server to disassociate the assigned international mobile subscriber identity from the electronic SIM credentials.
4. The information handling system operating the system of claim 1 , wherein the local service broker is co-located with a mobile edge-compute system acting as an access point within the wireless communication network.
5. The information handling system operating the system of claim 1 further comprising:
a processor executing machine readable executable code instructions to:
receive a temporary private encryption key from the client information handling system;
decrypt the received transaction history from an encrypted block chain using the temporary private encryption key.
6. The information handling system operating the system of claim 1 , wherein the transaction history identifies a cryptocurrency account address.
7. The information handling system operating the system of claim 1 , wherein the transaction history is updated to reflect when a successful attempt to access the wireless communication network occurred.
8. A method for provisioning electronic SIM credentials comprising:
receiving at a local service broker a request to access a wireless communication network including the local service broker and an authentication server;
receiving a transaction history associated with a client information handling system; and
if the transaction history meets a threshold trust requirement, assigning one of a pool of international mobile subscriber identities available for assignment to clients to the client information handling system, generating variables not unique to the client information handling system for determination of electronic SIM credentials, determining one or more electronic SIM credentials based on generated variables for determination of electronic SIM credentials, and transmitting the assigned international mobile subscriber identity and variables for determination of electronic SIM credentials to the client information handling system.
9. The method for provisioning electronic SIM credentials of claim 8 further comprising:
transmitting the assigned international mobile subscriber identity and electronic SIM credentials to the remote authentication server; and
transmitting an instruction to the remote authentication server to store in memory an association between the assigned international mobile subscriber identity and electronic SIM credentials.
10. The method for provisioning electronic SIM credentials of claim 8 further comprising:
determining the client information handling system is associated with a lapsed payment; and
transmitting an instruction to the authentication server to disassociate the assigned international mobile subscriber identity from the electronic SIM credentials.
11. The method for provisioning electronic SIM credentials of claim 8 , further comprising:
identifying a cryptocurrency account address within the transaction history;
receiving a request to pay for the granted request to access the wireless communication network using the cryptocurrency account address; and
charging the cryptocurrency account address for the granted request to access the wireless communication network.
12. The method for provisioning electronic SIM credentials of claim 8 , further comprising:
receiving a temporary private encryption key from the client information handling system; and
decrypting the transaction history from an encrypted block chain using the temporary private encryption key.
13. The method for provisioning electronic SIM credentials of claim 8 further comprising:
receiving a client international mobile subscriber identification and client electronic SIM credentials from the client information handling system;
locating a stored international mobile subscriber identification matching the client international mobile subscriber identification in the memory of the local service broker; and
if the stored international mobile subscriber identification is associated with stored electronic SIM credentials matching the received client electronic SIM credentials in the memory of the local service broker, granting the request to access the wireless communication network.
14. The method for provisioning electronic SIM credentials of claim 13 , further comprising:
updating the transaction history to reflect a successful attempt to access the wireless communication network.
15. An information handling system of a local service broker operating a subscription electronic SIM assignment system comprising:
a memory storing an international mobile subscriber identity and an associated electronic SIM credential;
a processor executing machine readable executable code instructions to:
receive a request to access a wireless communication network, a client international mobile subscriber identification, and an electronic SIM credential from a client information handling system;
identify the stored international mobile subscriber identity in the memory matching the received client international mobile subscriber identification;
identify the stored electronic SIM credential associated with the stored international mobile subscriber identity in the memory;
wherein the stored electronic SIM credential was determined based on variables not unique to the client information handling system generated for determination of electronic SIM credentials; and
if the received client electronic SIM credential matches the stored electronic SIM credential, grant the client information handling system access to the wireless communication network.
16. The information handling system operating the system of claim 15 , further comprising:
the processor executing machine readable executable code instructions to:
deny the client information handling system access to the wireless communication network if the received client electronic SIM credential does not match the stored electronic SIM credential.
17. The information handling system operating the system of claim 16 , further comprising:
updating the transaction history to reflect an unsuccessful attempt to access the wireless communication network.
18. The information handling system operating the system of claim 15 , further comprising:
the processor executing machine readable executable code instructions to:
determine a limit associated with the stored international mobile subscriber identification wherein the limit may be a limited period of time for wireless access;
determine whether the limit has been reached; and
if the limit has been reached, disassociate the stored international mobile subscriber identity from the stored electronic SIM credential in the memory.
19. The information handling system operating the system of claim 15 , further comprising:
the processor executing machine readable executable code instructions to:
receive a request to cyclically charge for services rendered to a cryptocurrency account from the client information handling system;
determine a failure to charge the cryptocurrency account has occurred; and
disassociate the stored international mobile subscriber identity from the stored electronic SIM credential in the memory.
20. The information handling system operating the system of claim 19 , wherein the cryptocurrency account is identified in a transaction history block chain associated with the client information handling system.