Provisioning Bootstrap Features
The Bootstrap process is used to provision an unconfigured Microsoft® Windows® Smartphone or Windows Mobile-based Pocket PC to provide access to generic proxies and enable continuous provisioning. For more detailed information about Provisioning Bootstrap, see the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) Provisioning Bootstrap Specification Version 14-March-2001, available from the WAP Forum at https://www.wapforum.org/.
The following table shows the functionality that provisioning Bootstrap provides.
| Functionality | Description |
|---|---|
| ProvBoot-B-C-001 Bootstrap Document (WAP provisioning document) Can Be Sent Over the Air by an Unconfirmed Push | A Bootstrap document can be sent to Smartphone and Pocket PC GSM Phone Edition over the air with a WAP connectionless unsecure push as described in "OTA Mechanism" in the WAP Provisioning Bootstrap Specification Version 14-March-2001. The device can receive the provisioning document over the air by using Short Message Service (SMS). |
| ProvBoot-B-C-005 The Preconfigured Bootstrap Document (WAP provisioning document) Can Be Read from the Device | A Bootstrap document can be read from Smartphone and Pocket PC only during the cold boot procedure. |
| ProvBoot-B-C-006 Security for the Bootstrap Document (WAP provisioning document) | Security for an OTA Bootstrap document is implemented as described in "The Generic Security Mechanism" in the WAP Provisioning Bootstrap Specification Version 14-March-2001. |
| ProvBoot-B-C-008 The PROVURL Parameter is Unique Within the Device | The configuration context, which is defined by the PROVURL parameter, is unique to Smartphone or Pocket PC and is implemented as described in "Bootstrap of Configuration Context" in the WAP Provisioning Bootstrap Specification Version 14-March-2001. |
| ProvBoot-BCT-C-001 Support for GSM | Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) is supported as described in "Adaptation to GSM" in the WAP Provisioning Bootstrap Specification Version 14-March-2001. |
| ProvBoot-BCT-C-004 The Over the Air Mechanism | The OTA mechanism is implemented as described in "The Generic Security Mechanism" in the WAP Provisioning Bootstrap Specification Version 14-March-2001. |
| ProvBoot-BGSM-C-004 Bootstrap Document (WAP provisioning document) Can Be Received Over SMS Bearer | A Bootstrap document can be received over the Short Message Service (SMS) bearer as described in "SMS" in the WAP Provisioning Bootstrap Specification Version 14-March-2001. |
| ProvBoot-BGSM-C-013 IMSI-based Network-specific Shared Secret | While using GSM in certain cases, the network-specific shared secret is implemented for security reasons, as described in "Adaptation to GSM" in the WAP Provisioning Bootstrap Specification Version 14-March-2001. |
| ProvBoot-BSF-C-001 NETWPIN-Based Shared Secret | NETWPIN is implemented as the basis of the shared secret as described in "The Generic Security Mechanism" in the WAP Provisioning Bootstrap Specification Version 14-March-2001. |
| ProvBoot-BSF-C-002 USERPIN-Based Shared Secret | USERPIN is implemented as the basis of the shared secret as described in "The Generic Security Mechanism" in the WAP Provisioning Bootstrap Specification Version 14-March-2001. |
| ProvBoot-BSF-C-003 USERNETWPIN-based Shared Secret | USERNETWPIN is implemented as the basis of the shared secret as described in "The Generic Security Mechanism" in the WAP Provisioning Bootstrap Specification Version 14-March-2001. |
| ProvBoot-BSF-C-004 USERPINMAC-based Shared Secret | USERNETWPIN is implemented as the basis of the shared secret as described in "The Generic Security Mechanism" in the WAP Provisioning Bootstrap Specification Version 14-March-2001. |
See Also
Microsoft Standards for Provisioning Windows Mobile Devices
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