Subscriber identification module (SIM) application authentication

An electronic device, comprising:

• a communication interface;
• a subscriber identity module (SIM);
• an application stored in a non-transitory memory of the electronic device that, when executed by a processor of the electronic device, authenticates into an access communication network;
• and
• a SIM application toolkit stored in a non-transitory memory of the electronic device that, when executed by a processor of the electronic device:
• receives an identity request from the application, wherein the identity request is associated with the application authenticating into the access communication network,
• looks up a device identity,
• transmits the device identity to the application,
• receives an authentication challenge from the application, wherein the authentication challenge comprises a random number and an authentication value generated based on the device identity by an authentication authorization accounting (AAA) server located in an operator domain, and wherein the authentication challenge is associated with the application authenticating into the access communication network,
• transmits the random number and the authentication value to the SIM,
• receives a response from the SIM, and
• transmits an authentication response to the application, wherein the authentication response comprises the response received from the SIM, wherein the application authenticates into the communication access network based in part on the authentication response.

A method of authenticating access of an electronic device into a communication access network based on a subscriber identity module (SIM) associated with the electronic device, comprising:

• receiving an identity request from an application executing on an electronic device by a subscriber identity module application toolkit (SAT) executing on the electronic device, wherein the application is associated with a sensor;
• looking up a device identity by the SAT;
• transmitting the device identity to the application by the SAT;
• receiving an authentication challenge from the application by the SAT, where the authentication challenge comprises a random number and an authentication value generated based on the device identity by an authentication authorization accounting (AAA) server located in an operator domain;
• transmitting the random number and the authentication value to a subscriber identity module (SIM) of the electronic device by the SAT;
• receiving a response from the SIM by the SAT;
• and
• transmitting an authentication response to the application by the SAT, wherein the authentication response comprises the response received from the SIM, wherein the application authenticates into the communication access network based in part on the authentication response.