Determination of apparatus configuration and programming data

A device comprising:

• a wireless short range communications interface configured to communicate with an apparatus;
• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code being configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the device at least to:
• determine, a public identifier for identifying a configuration of the apparatus;
• determine, a common configuration certificate comprising a common configuration certificate identifier for verifying programming data;
• determine, a hardware certificate comprising the public identifier and the common configuration certificate identifier for associating a permitted combination of the apparatus configuration and the programming data;
• generate, a dedicated package of the hardware certificates corresponding to the apparatus configurations allowed to be provided;
• encrypt the dedicated package of the hardware certificates using a public key;
• and
• store the encrypted dedicated package of the hardware certificates with an identifier to a passive memory of the apparatus.

A device comprising:

• a wireless short range communications interface configured to communicate with an apparatus;
• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code being configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the device at least to:
• detect an encrypted dedicated package of hardware certificates from a wireless memory of the apparatus based on an identifier;
• decrypt the encrypted dedicated package of the hardware certificates using a private key;
• select the hardware certificate from the decrypted dedicated package of the hardware certificates corresponding to a desired configuration of the apparatus;
• writing programming data and the selected hardware certificate to the passive memory of the apparatus;
• and
• deleting unselected hardware certificates from the passive memory of the apparatus.

A method comprising:

• determining a public identifier for identifying a configuration of an apparatus;
• determining a common configuration certificate comprising a common configuration certificate identifier for verifying programming data;
• determining a hardware certificate comprising the public identifier and the common configuration certificate identifier for associating a permitted combination of the apparatus configuration and the programming data;
• generating a dedicated package of the hardware certificates corresponding to the apparatus configurations allowed to be provided;
• encrypting the dedicated package of the hardware certificates using a public key;
• and
• storing the encrypted dedicated package of the hardware certificates with an identifier to a passive memory of the apparatus.