Similar PIN related calls in DMS vs UIM

Aleksander Morgado aleksander at aleksander.es
Fri Apr 16 14:10:50 UTC 2021


Hey,

> In the QMICLI manual, I see two similar sets of calls from two different services, except that the UPIN option is added in the second set.
> Are these sets used for different purposes?
>
> DMS service:
> --dms-uim-set-pin-protection=,[/(PIN|PIN2),(disable|enable),(current PIN)] Set PIN protection in the UIM
> --dms-uim-verify-pin=,[/(PIN|PIN2),(current PIN)] Verify PIN
> --dms-uim-unblock-pin=,[/(PIN|PIN2),(PUK),(new PIN)] Unblock PIN
> --dms-uim-change-pin=,[/(PIN|PIN2),(old PIN),(new PIN)] Change PIN
>
> UIM service:
> --uim-set-pin-protection=,[/(PIN1|PIN2|UPIN),(disable|enable),(current PIN)] Set PIN protection
> --uim-verify-pin=,[/(PIN1|PIN2|UPIN),(current PIN)] Verify PIN
> --uim-unblock-pin=,[/(PIN1|PIN2|UPIN),(PUK),(new PIN)] Unblock PIN
> --uim-change-pin=,[/(PIN1|PIN2|UPIN),(old PIN),(new PIN)] Change PIN
>

the "DMS UIM" operations were the original ones available in very old
modems, targeting devices with one single SIM card slot.
The new devices only support "UIM" operations (the DMS UIM operations
are removed in newer devices), and these allow managing multiple SIM
card slots, not just one.

-- 
Aleksander
https://aleksander.es


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