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Provisioning and Credentialing

Provision devices securely without manual steps or custom firmware

Establish trusted identities, deliver credentials over the air, and onboard devices at scale without adding complexity to your hardware or production line.

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Streamline how devices identify themselves and securely join your system

Secure onboarding should not require manual key injection, factory pre-loading, or managing different credential bundles for each hardware SKU. Device Provisioning & Credentialing Features let teams automate trust establishment, rotate credentials safely, and unify onboarding flows across cellular, Wi-Fi, and wired connections—without adding burden to firmware or production workflows.

These capabilities scale from rapid prototyping to global fleet deployment, ensuring every device enters your system with verifiable identity and the right access policies.

Establish trust from the moment a device comes online

Authenticate devices using hardware-backed identity
Establish trust using SIM credentials or cryptographic tokens without adding secure elements.

Provision credentials dynamically
Deliver cloud keys and settings at boot so firmware images remain generic across models.

Rotate credentials without updating firmware
Update or revoke access from the platform—no manual reconfiguration required.

Get devices connected and authenticated with minimal effort

Provision identities, credentials, and configuration using secure, OTA workflows

Zero-touch onboarding without preloading credentials

Instead of injecting credentials during manufacturing—or maintaining separate firmware builds for each customer—devices can securely request their initial configuration the first time they connect. This eliminates risky manual steps and reduces production overhead. (Soracom Krypton)

Example:

A hardware manufacturer can use a single firmware image for all customers. When a device powers on for the first time, it securely retrieves that customer’s cloud credentials and connection details.

  • No factory key injection
  • One firmware image per product line
  • OTA delivery of credentials
Secure Cloud Credential Provisioning

Authenticate devices using SIM-based identity—even over Wi-Fi

Devices can prove who they are using SIM-backed identity without storing shared secrets, passwords, or preloaded certificates. This works across cellular, Wi-Fi, Ethernet, or LPWA, enabling secure trust establishment even when devices aren’t on a mobile network. (Soracom Endorse)

Example:

A Wi-Fi connected device can authenticate using its SIM identity, proving it belongs to a specific fleet without needing preinstalled credentials or a complex authentication service.

  • SIM-based identity
  • Works on any network type
  • Prevents credential reuse
SIM-Based Authentication Across Networks

What teams normally struggle with

Manual provisioning steps
Key injection, certificate loading, and factory programming add overhead and risk.

Credential rotation challenges
Expiring keys or certificates require complex update workflows across devices already in the field.

Unverified device identity
Devices often authenticate with shared secrets or unverified identifiers, increasing security risk.

Fragmented onboarding across networks
Teams must build different provisioning workflows for cellular, Wi-Fi, and Ethernet devices.

Provision credentials securely at scale

Update access credentials without updating firmware

Rotate keys, credentials, and endpoint settings centrally—even after devices have shipped. This eliminates risky field updates and reduces long-term maintenance effort. (Soracom Krypton)

Bullets:

  • Safe credential rotation
  • No firmware changes
  • Centralized management
On-demand credential delivery over cellular connections

Deliver connection settings, certificates, and cloud keys securely when devices first come online—no factory injection required.
 

  • OTA credential issuance
  • Works across network types
  • Reduces production complexity

 
 

Krypton: Secure Cloud Credential Provisioning

SIM-backed authentication tokens over non-cellular connections

Generate identity tokens tied to SIM credentials, enabling secure authentication even over Wi-Fi or Ethernet.
 

  • Prevents reuse of stolen credentials
  • No PKI infrastructure required
  • Lightweight and portable

 
 
Endorse: SIM-based authentication

Additional capabilities used in provisioning flows

Reduce device-side logic using cloud-based processing

Process or transform data at the platform level to avoid storing unnecessary logic in device firmware.

  • Normalize payload formats
  • Insert default settings dynamically
  • Keep firmware lightweight

Service: Inline data processing (Soracom Orbit)

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Route trusted device data into your cloud systems

Provisioning and identity are the first steps—most deployments also need a secure, reliable way to deliver device data into cloud-native tools.

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Discuss your provisioning and security requirements with an expert

Talk with a Soracom Solutions Architect about onboarding workflows, credential rotation patterns, SIM-based identity, and PKI alternatives.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How can I provision credentials without programming them in the factory?
Devices can request their initial credentials securely over the air during first boot. This removes the need for key injection or per-device programming in manufacturing environments (Soracom Krypton).
Can I rotate cloud credentials without updating device firmware?
Yes. Credentials can be updated centrally on the platform and delivered to devices over the air, without requiring firmware changes or remote update workflows (Soracom Krypton).
Can provisioning work with multi-SKU or multi-customer hardware?
Yes. Devices can retrieve customer-specific settings dynamically during first contact, allowing one firmware image to serve many customers (Soracom Krypton).
What if devices need to change cloud endpoints over time?
You can update endpoint settings and route traffic to new services without updating device firmware, reducing operational overhead (Soracom Krypton).
How do these tools align with regulated or security-sensitive environments?
Provisioning workflows leverage secure SIM identifiers, encrypted OTA channels, and managed key rotation, aligning with strong identity requirements common in regulated sectors (Krypton, Endorse).
How do I authenticate devices when they’re not on a cellular network?
You can issue identity tokens based on SIM credentials, allowing devices to authenticate even when connected over Wi-Fi, Ethernet, or LPWA networks (Soracom Endorse).
How do I prevent devices from sharing or reusing the same credentials?
SIM-based identity ensures each device has unique, tamper-resistant credentials that cannot be shared or cloned (Soracom Endorse).
How do I ensure a device belongs to the correct fleet?
Identity tokens tied to SIM credentials verify the IMSI/IMEI combination, ensuring each device is linked to the correct account (Soracom Endorse).
Can I bootstrap devices that are already in the field?
Yes. Devices can request credentials securely at any time, enabling rekeying, reassignments, or migrations without manual intervention (Soracom Krypton).