Method for updating mobile terminal software and mobile terminal

Abstract

Disclosed are a method for updating mobile terminal software and a mobile terminal. The method comprises the following steps: the mobile terminal software and/or the tool software used for updating the mobile terminal software perform hand-shaking according to encrypted hand-shaking data sent by the other party; wherein in the case that said hand-shaking is successful, the mobile terminal software or the tool software carries out verification of new mobile terminal software according to the pre-encrypted feature identifier of the mobile terminal software and the feature identifier of the new mobile terminal software, and determines whether the update is allowable according to the verification result. By introducing the two authentications of both the handshaking data and of the feature identifier, this invention greatly eliminates the possibility that the terminal may be modified by a software, avoids terminal unlocking and modification of language in the relevant technology, overcomes the deficiencies of the prior art in preventing such unlocking and language modification, ensures to the largest extend the terminal security, and effectively protects the interests of providers.

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