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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS);
LTE;
USIM and IC card requirements
(3GPP TS 21.111 version 15.1.1 Release 15)
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3GPP TS 21.111 version 15.1.1 Release 15 1 ETSI TS 121 111 V15.1.1 (2018-07)
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RTS/TSGC-0621111vf11
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LTE,UMTS
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Foreword
This Technical Specification (TS) has been produced by ETSI 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP).
The present document may refer to technical specifications or reports using their 3GPP identities, UMTS identities or
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Contents
Intellectual Property Rights . 2
Foreword . 2
Modal verbs terminology . 2
Foreword . 5
1 Scope . 6
2 References . 6
2.1 Normative references . 6
2.2 Void . 7
3 Definitions, symbols and abbreviations . 7
3.1 Definitions . 7
3.2 Void . 7
3.3 Abbreviations . 7
4 General requirements . 7
5 Security requirements . 7
5.1 File access conditions . 8
5.2 User authentication . 8
5.3 User data stored in ME . 8
5.4 Authentication . 8
5.5 Data integrity of signalling elements . 9
5.6 User identity confidentiality . 9
5.7 Length of security parameters . 9
6 Logical issues . 9
6.1 Application selection . 9
6.2 Simultaneous access . 9
7 Service Requirements . 9
7.1 Void . 9
7.2 Data transfer . 9
7.3 Application execution environment . 9
7.4 Profile exchange . 9
7.5 Version identification . 10
8 Physical Characteristics . 10
8.1 Void . 10
8.2 Void . 10
9 Electrical characteristics and transmission protocols . 10
9.1 Void . 10
10 Contents of the Elementary Files . 10
10.1 USIM information storage requirements . 10
10.2 Phone Book . 11
10.2.1 Support of two name fields per entry . 11
10.2.2 Support of multiple phone numbers per entry. 11
10.2.3 Support of email address . 11
10.2.4 Support of user definable groupings . 12
10.2.5 Support of hidden entries . 12
10.2.6 Number of entries . 12
10.2.7 Void . 12
10.3 Storage of call details . 12
10.4 Void . 12
11 3G/GSM interworking . 12
11.1 Void . 12
11.2 3G subscribers in a GSM network . 12
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12 Contact Manager . 12
Annex A (informative): Change history . 15
History . 16
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Foreword
This Technical Specification has been produced by the 3GPP.
The contents of the present document are subject to continuing work within the TSG and may change following formal
TSG approval. Should the TSG modify the contents of this TS, it will be re-released by the TSG with an identifying
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1 Scope
This document defines the requirements of the USIM (Universal Subscriber Identity Module) and the IC card for 3G
(UICC). These are derived from the service and security requirements defined in TS 22.100 [1] and TS 22.101 [2]. The
USIM is a 3G application on an IC card. It inter-operates with a 3G terminal and provides access to 3G services. This
document is intended to serve as a basis for the detailed specification of the USIM and the UICC, and the interface to
the 3G terminal.
2 References
2.1 Normative references
The following documents contain provisions which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions of the present
document.
- References are either specific (identified by date of publication, edition number, version number, etc.) or
non-specific.
- For a specific reference, subsequent revisions do not apply.
- For a non-specific reference, the latest version applies. In the case of a reference to a 3GPP document (including
a GSM document), a non-specific reference implicitly refers to the latest version of that document in the same
Release as the present document.
[1] 3GPP TS 22.100 v3.x.x: "UMTS phase 1" (Release 99).
[2] 3GPP TS 22.101: "Service principles".
[3] 3GPP TS 31.101: "UICC-Terminal Interface; Physical and Logical Characteristics".
[4] Void.
[5] ETSI TS 101 220: "ETSI Numbering System for AIDs".
[6] 3GPP TS 31.111: "USIM Application Toolkit (USAT)".
[7] 3GPP TS 33.102: "3G Security: Security Architecture".
[8] 3GPP TS 51.011, Rel-4: "Specification of the Subscriber Identity Module - Mobile Equipment
(SIM - ME) interface".
[9] Void.
[10] Void.
[11] ISO/IEC 7816-3: "Information technology - Identification cards - Integrated circuit(s) cards with
contacts - Part 3: Electronic signals and transmission protocols".
[12] ISO/IEC 7816-4: "Identification cards - Integrated circuit cards, Part 4: Organization, security and
commands for interchange".
[13] Void.
[14] 3GPP TS 36.306: "Technical Specification Group Radio Access Network; Evolved Universal
Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA); User Equipment (UE) radio access capabilities"
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2.2 Void
3 Definitions, symbols and abbreviations
3.1 Definitions
For the purposes of the present document, the following definitions apply:
3.2 Void
3.3 Abbreviations
For the purposes of the present document, the following abbreviations apply:
ADN Abbreviated Dialling Number
ATR Answer To Reset
DF Dedicated File
EF Elementary File
ICC Integrated Circuit Card
IK Integrity Key
IMSI International Mobile Subscriber Identity
ME Mobile Equipment
MF Master File
PIN Personal Identification Number
PPS Protocol and Parameter Selection
SIM Subscriber Identity Module
USIM Universal Subscriber Identity Module
4 General requirements
The UICC shall be either a removable hardware module or a non-removable separate hardware module embedded in the
ME. The USIM on a UICC shall contain an identity which unambiguously identifies a subscriber.
For access to 3G services, a UICC containing a valid USIM shall be present at all times, other than for emergency calls.
The specifications shall support the security requirements as defined in 3GPP TS 33.102 [7].
The USIM shall provide storage for subscription and subscriber related information.
The UICC/USIM may also contain applications which use the features defined in the USIM Application Toolkit
specification 3GPP TS 31.111 [6].
5 Security requirements
The USIM shall be used to provide security features. If the UICC is removed from the 3G terminal, the service shall be
terminated immediately. The functions of the USIM include authenticating itself to the network and vice versa,
authenticating the user and providing additional security functions as defined in 3GPP TS 33.102 [7].
The USIM shall be unambiguously identified.
Means shall be provided to prevent fraudulent use of stolen UICCs.
It shall not be possible to access data intended for USIM internal use, e.g. authentication keys.
Further details of the following requirements are given in 3GPP TS 33.102 [7].
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5.1 File access conditions
Actions, such as READ, UPDATE on UICC data shall be controlled by access conditions. These shall be satisfied prior
to the action being performed.
Since a UICC may contain multiple (3G and non-3G) applications, a flexible method of controlling file access shall be
provided.
5.2 User authentication
The USIM shall support means to authenticate the user, to provide, for example, protection against the use of stolen
cards. For the USIM, authentication shall be performed by the verification of a numeric PIN of four (4) to eight (8)
decimal digits.
A function to disable user authentication may exist which may be inhibited by the application provider, in which case
the user shall always use the PIN. Otherwise, the user may decide whether or not to make use of the user authentication
function. If disabled, the user authentication function remains disabled until the user specifically re-enables it.
Following correct PIN presentation, the ME may perform functions and actions on USIM data, which are protected by
the relevant access condition.
If an incorrect PIN is entered, an indication shall be given to the user. After three (3) consecutive incorrect entries the
relevant PIN is blocked, i.e. functions and actions on data protected by the access condition shall no longer be possible,
even if between attempts the UICC has been removed, the USIM has been deselected or the ME has been switched off.
Once a PIN is blocked, further PIN verifications shall be denied.
The USIM shall support a mechanism for unblocking a blocked PIN. Unblocking of a PIN is performed by using the
relevant PIN Unblocking Key.
PINs, but not Unblock PINs, shall be changeable by the user following correct entry of either the current PIN or
Unblock PIN.
The Unblock PIN shall consist of eight (8) decimal digits and shall not be changeable by the user. If an incorrect
Unblock PIN is presented, an indication shall be given to the user. After ten (10) consecutive incorrect entries, the
Unblock PIN shall
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