Cellular device security apparatus and method

A system comprising:

• a plurality of cellular communication devices (CCDs), each CCD associated with a unique identifier (NCUI), configurable settings, and an operating system, each CCD comprising an access restrictor that, in response to a received password, switches the CCD into a data mode in which the CCD allows reading and writing into the settings thereof and updating and changing the operating system thereof;
• and wherein the CCDs permit the reading and writing into settings thereof and the updating and changing the operating system thereof only in the data mode,
• a client reprogramming device (CRD) able to communicate with each one of the CCDs;
• and
• a remote data server (RDS) connected, over a secured communication link (SCL), to the CRD,
• wherein the RDS keeps all of the NCUIs of all of the CCDs and is further configured to generate a password for switching a CCD into the data mode, for each one of the CCDs, based on a respective NCUI, and wherein the CRD is configured to:
• (i) receive the NCUI from a CCD,
• (ii) transfer a request for a respective password for the received NCUI, over the SCL, to the RDS,
• (iii) receive the respective password from the RDS over the SCL, and
• (iv) apply the password to the access restrictor of the CCD, to switch the CCD into the data mode.

A system comprising:

• a plurality of cellular communication devices (CCDs), each CCD associated with a unique identifier (NCUI), configurable settings, and an operating system, each CCD comprising an access restrictor that, in response to a received password, switches the CCD into a data mode in which the CCD allows reading and writing into the settings thereof and updating and changing the operating system thereof;
• and wherein the CCDs permit the reading and writing into settings thereof and the updating and changing the operating system thereof only in the data mode,
• a client reprogramming device (CRD) electrically connectable over a cable, to each one of the CCDs;
• and
• a remote data server (RDS) connected, over a secured communication link (SCL), to the CRD,
• wherein the RDS keeps all of the NCUIs of all of the CCDs and is further configured to generate a password for switching a CCD into the data mode, for each one of the CCDs, based on a respective NCUI, and wherein the CRD is configured to:
• (i) receive the NCUI from a CCD over the cable,
• (ii) transfer a request for a respective password for the received NCUI, over the SCL, to the RDS,
• (iii) receive the respective password from the RDS over the SCL, and
• (iv) apply the password over the cable to the access restrictor of the CCD, to switch the CCD into the data mode.