Short message service security for zero touch deployments

A device comprising:

• a wireless wide area network (WWAN) interface;
• a memory, and
• a processor coupled to the memory and configured to:
• initialize the device with the WWAN interface such that the device attaches to a WWAN;
• receive, via the WWAN interface, a data message that includes encrypted bootstrap configuration information;
• obtain a key stored in a subscriber identification module (SIM) card of the WWAN interface;
• decrypt the encrypted bootstrap configuration information using the key;
• establish communication with a remote server using the bootstrap configuration information and obtain configuration data from the remote server;
• and
• perform self-configuration of the device using the configuration data.

One or more non-transitory computer readable storage media encoded with software comprising computer executable instructions and when the software is executed operable to:

• initialize a device with an integrated wireless wide area network (WWAN) interface such that the device attaches to a WWAN;
• receive, via the WWAN interface of the device, a data message that includes encrypted bootstrap configuration information;
• obtain a key stored in a subscriber identification module (SIM) card of the WWAN interface;
• decrypt the encrypted bootstrap configuration information using the key;
• establish communication with a remote server using the bootstrap configuration information and obtain configuration data from the remote server;
• and
• perform self-configuration of the device using the configuration data.