Method and system facilitating web based provisioning of two-way mobile communications devices

A provisioning server comprising a processor and a memory coupled thereto, the memory storing instructions which when executed by the processor cause the processor to perform a method comprising:

• receiving an authentication request from a proxy server;
• sending authentication information to the proxy server in response to the authentication request;
• receiving a provisioning request from a two-way mobile communications device as a forwarded message from the proxy server, the provisioning request comprising user information required to establish a user account, device information identifying the two-way mobile communications device, and a user selection indicating a user's selection of services to be provisioned;
• verifying the user information and device information;
• and
• provisioning the two-way mobile communications device with the user's selection of services.

A method for processing a provisioning request from a two-way mobile communications device, the method comprising:

• receiving at a provisioning server, an authentication request from a proxy server;
• sending authentication information to the proxy server in response to the authentication request;
• receiving the provisioning request from the two-way mobile communications device as a forwarded message from the proxy server, the provisioning request comprising user information required to establish a user account, device information identifying the two-way mobile communications device, and a user selection indicating a user's selection of services to be provisioned;
• verifying the user information and device information;
• and
• provisioning the two-way mobile communications device with the user's selection of services.

A method for provisioning a two-way mobile communications device, the method comprising:

• receiving a provisioning request from the two-way mobile communications device;
• mutually authenticating the two-way mobile communications device and a provisioning server;
• and
• forwarding the provisioning request to the provisioning server only if the mutual authentication was successful;
• wherein the receiving, the mutual authenticating, and the forwarding is performed by a proxy server which bridges communications between a first communications network and a second communications network.

A proxy server comprising a processor and a memory coupled thereto, the memory storing instructions which when executed by the processor cause the processor to perform a method comprising:

• receiving a provisioning request from a two-way mobile communications device;
• mutually authenticating the two-way mobile communications device and a provisioning server;
• and
• forwarding the provisioning request to the provisioning server only if the mutual authentication was successful.