Method and apparatus for aerosol provision system consumable authorization

An aerosol provision device configured to couple to a consumable component, and comprising:

• a transceiver configured for connection of the aerosol provision device to a communications network;
• and
• a processor configured to:
• obtain identification information from a consumable component engaged with the device, the identification information being uniquely provided to the consumable component or to a group of consumable components to which the consumable component belongs,
• configure the identification information as an identifier for the consumable component,
• send, via the communications network, an authorization query including the identifier to a remote server holding a list of one or more authorized identifiers,
• receive, via the communications network, an authorization response to the authorization query from the remote server,
• identify the consumable component as authorized if the authorization response indicates that the identifier is comprised in the list of authorized identifiers, and
• activate the device for operation with the consumable component if the authorization response indicates that the identifier is not comprised in the list of authorized identifiers, where the operation is a generic operation.