CPC H04W 8/183 (2013.01) [H04W 8/04 (2013.01); H04W 8/08 (2013.01); H04W 8/205 (2013.01); H04W 12/06 (2013.01)] | 9 Claims |
1. A method for managing subscription profiles of a security element which is provided for use in a mobile end device and on which a profile manager and at least one first subscription profile is loaded, comprising the steps of:
loading a second subscription profile from a subscription management server;
checking whether the at least one first loaded subscription profile satisfies a predetermined condition;
putting the at least one first subscription profile out of operation when the at least one first subscription profile satisfies the predetermined condition;
wherein the predetermined condition comprises one or several of the following criteria;
leaving a spatially delimited region when crossing a national border;
ascertaining that an identification code of the security element has been entered incorrectly a predetermined number of times;
ascertaining that a call has been initiated or performed from the mobile end device to a predetermined number;
ascertaining that a permissible number of authentications of the security element has been performed;
ascertaining that the at least one first subscription profile has been deleted or deactivated in a Home Location Register.
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