Authentication management in a wireless network environment

A system comprising:

• communication management hardware operative to:
• derive a first instance of biometric information from a user operating a mobile communication device;
• retrieve an encryption key assigned to the mobile communication device;
• via application of the encryption key to the first instance of biometric information, produce first encrypted biometric information;
• and
• wirelessly communicate the first encrypted biometric information and an identity of the mobile communication device over a wireless network to an authentication resource that stores the first encrypted biometric information for subsequent authentication of the mobile communication device;
• wherein the first encrypted biometric information includes encrypted code vectors derived from a first image of the user, the communication management hardware further operative to:
• in response to wirelessly communicating the first encrypted biometric information to the authentication resource, receive a wireless configuration information profile assigned to the mobile communication device;
• and
• install the wireless configuration information profile onto the mobile communication device, the wireless configuration information profile managing subsequent connectivity of the mobile communication device with the wireless network via submission of a second instance of biometric information derived from the user operating the mobile communication device.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage hardware having instructions stored thereon, the instructions, when carried out by computer processor hardware, cause the computer processor hardware to:

• derive a first instance of biometric information from a user operating a mobile communication device;
• retrieve an encryption key assigned to the mobile communication device;
• via application of the encryption key to the first instance of biometric information, produce first encrypted biometric information;
• and
• wirelessly communicate the first encrypted biometric information and an identity of the mobile communication device over a wireless network to an authentication resource that stores the first encrypted biometric information for subsequent authentication of the mobile communication device;
• wherein the first encrypted biometric information includes encrypted code vectors derived from a first image of the user, the computer processor hardware further operative to:
• in response to wirelessly communicating the first encrypted biometric information to the authentication resource, receive a wireless configuration information profile assigned to the mobile communication device;
• and
• install the wireless configuration information profile onto the mobile communication device, the wireless configuration information profile managing subsequent connectivity of the mobile communication device with the wireless network via submission of a second instance of biometric information derived from the user operating the mobile communication device.

A method comprising:

• deriving a first instance of biometric information from a user operating a mobile communication device;
• retrieving an encryption key assigned to the mobile communication device;
• via application of the encryption key to the first instance of biometric information, producing first encrypted biometric information;
• wirelessly communicating the first encrypted biometric information and an identity of the mobile communication device over a wireless network to an authentication resource that stores the first encrypted biometric information for subsequent authentication of the mobile communication device;
• retrieving an evaluation key installed on the mobile communication device;
• wirelessly communicating the evaluation key from the mobile communication device over the wireless network to the authentication resource, the evaluation key supporting the subsequent authentication of the mobile communication device with the authentication resource to use the wireless network;
• wherein the first instance of the biometric information is generated based on a first image of the user, the method further comprising:
• during the subsequent authentication of the mobile communication device, communicating a second instance of biometric information to the authentication resource, the second instance of biometric information derived from a second image of the user;
• and
• wherein the evaluation key is configured to decrypt evaluation information including evaluation results associated with comparison of the second instance of the biometric data to the first instance of the biometric data, the evaluation results indicating a status of the comparison.