Hardware authentication for IoT
SORACOM Endorse offers hardware-based device authentication for any device with a SORACOM Air SIM.
Air SIMs can send an authentication token to Endorse. This token is signed using a private SORACOM key and allows strong authentication based on SIM/device combination (IMSI + IMEI), preventing misuse of stolen SIMs.
Because authentication is specific to a device and SIM, Endorse is portable across communication networks, including cellular, Wi-Fi, LoRa, or Sigfox.
What does Endorse solve?
Wi-Fi Offload
For devices with both cellular and Wi-Fi available, use Wi-Fi where appropriate without compromising network security.
Business System Log-In
Use SIM-based tokens for login. Or combine with SORACOM Canal to provide single sign-on for company phones and tablets.
Multi-Factor Authentication
Grant access to devices based on pre-registered IMSI + IMEI combination.
Why SIM authentication?
- Highly tamper resistant, extremely difficult to falsify or
duplicate. - Data communication enabled only when a SIM’s unique
IMSI is registered with a mobile network provider. - Security keys are exchanged based on private information
unique to each SIM, enabling user authentication and
encryption of all data communications. - Can be locked to a specific device via console or API
Capabilities
- Provision identity-based login for connected devices
- Authenticate devices across networks
- Connect confidently to private servers, even when sending
traffic over the Internet
