Method and apparatus for setting profile

A profile server, comprising:

• a transceiver;
• and
• a controller configured to:
• control the transceiver to receive, via the transceiver, from a first terminal, a first message that requests transfer of a portion or a whole of a first profile from a first module in the first terminal to a second module in a second terminal, and
• generate a second profile using including the portion or the whole of the first profile and an identifier of the second module of the second terminal and a signature which is obtained based on the identifier of the second module of the second terminal, and
• control the transceiver to transmit, via the transceiver, to the second terminal, the generated second profile,
• transmit, to an authentication server, via the transceiver, when the second profile is successfully installed in the second module, a third message requesting update of authentication key information stored in the authentication server based on the second profile, and
• transmit, to the first terminal, a fourth message that requests a deletion of the first profile in case that the authentication key information is updated successfully.

A method for a terminal, the method comprising:

• transmitting, to a profile server, a first message that requests transfer of a portion or a whole of a first profile from a first module in the terminal to a second module in another terminal;
• receiving, from the profile server, a second message that requests a deletion of the first profile;
• and
• deleting the first profile from the first module based on the second message,
• wherein an authentication server is requested to update authentication key information based on a second profile, in response to the second profile being successfully installed in the second module,
• wherein the second message is transmitted from the profile server to the terminal, in response to the second profile including the portion of the first profile and an identifier of the second module of the another terminal and a signature which is obtained based on the identifier of the second module of the another terminal being generated by the profile server, the second profile being transmitted from the profile server to the another terminal, the second profile being successfully installed in the second module, and the authentication kev information stored in the authentication server being successfully updated based on the second profile.

A terminal, comprising:

• a transceiver,
• a first module;
• and
• a controller configured to:
• transmit, via the transceiver, to a profile server, a first message that requests transfer of a portion or a whole of a first profile from the first module to a second module in another terminal,
• receive, via the transceiver, from the profile server, a second message that requests a deletion of the first profile, and
• delete the first profile from the first module based on the second message,
• wherein an authentication server is requested to update authentication key information based on a second profile, when the second profile is successfully installed in the second module, and
• wherein the second message is transmitted from the profile server to the terminal, when the second profile including the portion of the first profile and an identifier of the second module of the another terminal and a signature which is obtained based on the identifier of the second module of the another terminal is generated by the profile server, the second profile is transmitted from the profile server to the another terminal, the second profile is successfully installed in the second module, and the authentication key information stored in the authentication serve is successfully updated based on the second profile.