method of authentication of identity suitable for applications in mobile telephone set and security units designed to implement the same.

摘要

This invention relates to an identity authentication method suitable for mobile applications, to a telephone set and to a security unit designed to implement the method. The basic idea consists in providing for at least one authentication key be supplied by the user itself and not through information stored in the terminal or in one extractable module of its, and further the user has complete and exclusive control on it.