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Putting a security PIN on my SIM

shimspring — Tue, 04 Jan 2022 23:42:02 GMT

There was a similar thread here, but the solution doesn't directly address the question. It is more of a workaround that doesn't address my concerns.

https://productioncommunity.publicmobile.ca/t5/Getting-Started/Locked-SIM-card/m-p/224555/highlight/true#M39956

You can put a PIN on your SIM card so that when you boot your phone you cannot access any services or data on the SIM til the PIN is entered. To create such a security PIN I need the default PIN for Public Mobile SIM's.

Please tell me the default PIN.

Thank you.

Re: Putting a security PIN on my SIM

will13am — Thu, 09 Aug 2018 14:24:39 GMT

Sounds like overkill. Phones have password locking features already.

Re: Putting a security PIN on my SIM

Dunkman — Thu, 09 Aug 2018 14:30:08 GMT

@shimspring

I found this thread about default sim code for Public Mobile. Code 1234?

https://productioncommunity.publicmobile.ca/t5/Getting-Started/The-default-PIN-for-Public-Mobile-SIM-CARD-PIN-LOCK/td-p/80961

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Re: Putting a security PIN on my SIM

shimspring — Thu, 09 Aug 2018 15:09:49 GMT

That's it. Thanks.

Then there is another code that I need if I put that one in wrong too many times. I think it is called PIN2. And I forget if it is vendor specific or card specific.

I don't need it at the moment but I would like to have it. Are you any help there?

Edit: it is the PUK that I am thinking of, and it is card specific. I will msg the mods.

Re: Putting a security PIN on my SIM

srlawren — Thu, 09 Aug 2018 16:16:30 GMT

@shimspring so, just out of curiosity, why do you want to secure your SIM card? Do you also have your phone secured with a pin/password/fingerprint? You can set your phone itself to require PIN on boot up without PIN-locking the SIM card.

Re: Putting a security PIN on my SIM

popping — Thu, 09 Aug 2018 16:24:37 GMT

@srlawren wrote:
@shimspring so, just out of curiosity, why do you want to secure your SIM card? Do you also have your phone secured with a pin/password/fingerprint? You can set your phone itself to require PIN on boot up without PIN-locking the SIM card.

Password/PIN/fingerprint on the phone will not prevent someone taking the SIM out to use it on different phone.

Re: Putting a security PIN on my SIM

shimspring — Thu, 09 Aug 2018 16:26:57 GMT

I default to security. But to put a couple of reasons why it is a good idea... Without a lock, somebody could take my sim and use it in their phone making charges, even if they cannot unlock my phone. It protects any data on the sim card. Its a way to veryify that it is the same sim and has not been replaced with a simiar malicious card. But it is more about the X factor, I would prefer to be protected whatever comes, and sending a signal that I am a hard target and an attacker should go mess with somebody else.

Re: Putting a security PIN on my SIM

srlawren — Thu, 09 Aug 2018 16:59:57 GMT

@shimspring interesting. Do people regularly have physical access to your phone where this is a concern? I get secure by default, but this seems like overkill. And actually, at a pre-paid service like Public Mobile, it's even less necessary. Why? Well, if someone gets your SIM card, they can't wrack up a bunch of long distance charges because it's prepaid. They can't wrack up a bunch of data overages because it's prepaid. And does anyone actually store data on their SIM cards in 2018?