License Transfer Mechanisms through Seamless SIM Authentication - Rights Management based on SIM Keys

Critical issues in the acceptance of wireless services are the authentication and authorisation to these services. This paper presents the SIM as device for Mobile phone/SIM card based authentication. The mobile phone can be used for physical access (admittance) and service access using near field communication (NFC). It has the potential becoming the identity provider in the virtual/electronic world, enabling wireless network access, VPN and Mobile Commerce application access. The paper extends the seamless service access into the digital rights management, suggesting methods on how the rights keys can be managed on the SIM card, while content remains distributed on the customer devices. Final focus is on the requirements for future SIM cards in order to support the suggested methods.