The Personalization Problem

• The parties are as follows :

  • a secret-less SIM card to be personalized
  • a customer (telecom operator)
  • a personalization system (PC + DC9000) the customer has no reason to trust

• Goal :

  • 1. At end of process, card must contain secret KI
  • 2. Customer knows pair (IMSI, KI) (integrity)
  • 3. Customer is the only one to share secret KI with card (confidentiality)

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