CPC H04W 8/183 (2013.01) [H04W 12/04 (2013.01); H04W 12/08 (2013.01); H04W 12/72 (2021.01); H04W 76/10 (2018.02)] | 20 Claims |
1. A method, comprising:
receiving, in a server system and from an endpoint having a memory device configured to generate identity data using a secret configured in the memory device during manufacture of the memory device, a request associated with a service provided over a computer network serving a plurality of subscribers, the request including the identity data generated by the memory device configured in the endpoint, wherein the memory device is configured to not communicate the secret outside of the memory device after the manufacture of the memory device;
determining, by the server system in response to the request and based on the secret of the memory device recorded for the memory device during the manufacture of the memory device and the identity data, authenticity of the memory device;
identifying, based on the identity data provided in the request, a subscriber among the plurality of subscribers based on ownership data of the endpoint; and
determining, in response to the request, an account of the subscriber as a result of the identifying of the subscriber to provide the service to the endpoint based on the account.
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