Sony Ericsson T312 Manuel D’Utilisation

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T310/T312
19
January 2003
Security using WAP
For certain WAP services, such as banking 
services, a secure connection between the phone 
and WAP gateway is necessary. An icon in the 
display of the T310/T312 indicates when a secure 
connection is in use. 
The T310/T312 is based on the WAP 2.0 (WML 1.3) 
specification suite, in which security functionality is 
specified by a technology called Wireless Transport 
Layer Security (WTLS). The WAP protocols for 
handling connection, transport and security are 
structured in layers, with security handled by the 
WTLS layer, operating above the transport protocol 
layer. WTLS classes define the levels of security for 
a WTLS connection:
WTLS class 1 – encryption with no authentica-
tion.
WTLS class 2 – encryption with server authenti-
cation.
WTLS class 3 – encryption with both server and 
client authentication.
Server authentication requires a server certificate 
stored at the server side and a trusted certificate 
stored at the client side.
Client authentication requires a client certificate 
stored at the client side and a trusted certificate 
stored at the server side.
A Wireless Identity Module (WIM) can contain both 
trusted and client certificates, private keys and 
algorithms needed for WTLS handshaking and 
signature generation. The WIM module can be 
placed on a SIM card and is then referred to as a 
SWIM card.
Certificates
To use authenticated connections, the user needs 
to have certificates stored in the phone. There are 
two types of certificates:
Trusted certificate
A certificate that guarantees that a WAP site is 
genuine. If the phone has a stored certificate of 
a certain type, it means that the user can trust 
all WAP gateways that use the certificate. 
Trusted certificates can be pre-installed in the 
phone, in the SWIM or they can be downloaded 
from the trusted supplier’s WAP page.
Client certificate
A personal certificate that verifies the user’s 
identity. A bank that the user has a contract with 
may issue this kind of certificate. Client certifi-
cates can be pre-installed in the SWIM card.
WIM locks (PIN codes)
There are two types of WAP security locks (PIN 
codes) for a SWIM, which protect the subscription 
from unauthorized use. The PIN codes should 
typically be provided by the supplier of the SWIM.
Access lock
An access lock protects the data in the WIM. 
The user is asked to enter the PIN code the first 
time the SWIM card is accessed when estab-
lishing a connection.
Signature lock
A signature lock is used for confirming transac-
tions, much like a digital signature.
In the T310/T312, the user can check which 
transactions have been made with the phone when 
browsing. Each time the user confirms a 
transaction with a signature lock code, a contract is 
stored in the phone. The contract contains details 
about the transaction.
Configuration of WAP settings
An easy way to perform WAP configuration in the 
T310/T312 is to use the step-by-step WAP 
configurator available on http://
www.SonyEricsson.com. The configurator utilizes 
OTA provisioning.