Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, identifying a first type of a first communication service requested by a first user equipment, resulting in a first identification, providing, based on the first identification, at least a first profile to the first user equipment, obtaining, based on the providing, a selection of a profile included in the at least a first profile, and invoking at least a first action in accordance with the selection, wherein the invoking of the at least a first action comprises: allocating a first network resource in conjunction with the first communication service, configuring the first user equipment with a first parametric value, or a combination thereof. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, initiating a data request over a mobile network, and identifying a group of parameters associated with the data request. Further embodiments include selecting a first active network associated with a first active access point name (APN) (or data network name (DNN) from a group of networks based on the group of parameters, and the mobile network comprises the group of networks. Additional embodiments include identifying a first access point for the first active network associated with the first active APN/DNN, and establishing a first data communication session associated with the data request to a first group of communication devices communicatively coupled to the first active network via the first access point. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Providing and using a digital asset delivery service can include obtaining a digital asset delivery request that identifies a digital asset that is to be provided to a recipient device, the recipient device, and delivery requirements associated with providing the digital asset to the recipient device. A data source and a network resource via which the data source is to provide the digital asset to the recipient device can be determined, where the data source and the network resource are capable of satisfying the delivery requirements. A ledger that includes instructions for constructing the digital asset at the recipient device can be provided to the recipient device. Delivery of the digital asset to the recipient device by the data source can be triggered, and delivery of the digital asset to the recipient device by the data source can be tracked using a token.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, obtaining first, second, and third data associated with respective first, second, and third physical robots operating in a smart community (wherein the first data comprises a first historical listing of first tasks that had been performed by the first physical robot, wherein the second data comprises a second historical listing of second tasks that had been performed by the second physical robot, wherein the first tasks and the second tasks include a common task, wherein the third data comprises an indication of a current task being performed by the third physical robot, and wherein the current task is the common task); predicting, based upon the first, second, and third data, a future task that will be performed by the third physical robot (wherein the future task that is predicted is a task selected from the first tasks and the second tasks); selecting, based upon the future task that is predicted, a downloadable service that can be used by the thi

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a radio frequency hotspot device including a processing system including a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations of: registering the device in a network using a hotspot miner tag that uniquely identifies the device; establishing a backhaul in the network for providing Internet connectivity responsive to receiving authorization to operate the backhaul in the network; providing coverage in a first RF spectrum to mobile devices operating in the first RF spectrum; and tagging traffic of the mobile devices sent over the backhaul, wherein the tagging comprises the hotspot miner tag and an index tag that identifies a type of the traffic and a mobile device sending the traffic. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, obtaining first data indicative of a first location of a first physical robot operating in a smart community, obtaining second data indicative of a second location of a second physical robot operating in the smart community, obtaining third data indicative of a third location of a third physical robot operating in the smart community, obtaining a request for assistance from the first physical robot; and responsive to obtaining the request for assistance: determining a first time interval that would be required for the second physical robot to reach the first physical robot at the first location; determining a second time interval that would be required for the third physical robot to reach the first physical robot at the first location; determining which of the first time interval and the second time interval is smaller; in a first case that the first time interval is smaller, selecting as a selected physical robot the second physical robot; in a sec

Abstract: A flow logging utility tracer (“FLUTE”) system can present a FLUTE user interface through which the FLUTE system can receive a trace request. The FLUTE system can interface, via a FLUTE controller, with a FLUTE adapter corresponding to a cloud environment associated with the trace request. The FLUTE adaptor can extract event log data from a log repository corresponding to the cloud environment. The FLUTE adapter can filter the event log data according to a logging specification. The FLUTE adapter can transform the filtered event log data for compatibility with a FLUTE stitcher. The FLUTE stitcher can generate tracing data based upon the event log data. The FLUTE stitcher can correlate the tracing data based upon a common identifier enforced by the logging specification, prepare the tracing data for publication to a distributed tracing system, and publish the tracing data to the distributed tracing system for storage.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method in which a processing system determines that performance of a service is required at a first location in a smart community; identifies a robot to be transported, and determines whether physical transport or virtual transport is to be performed for the robot. If physical transport is to be performed, the system initiates communication with a robot transport controller to schedule the physical transport to the first location from a different second location. If virtual transport is to be performed, the processing system initiates communication with a radio access network (RAN) to schedule the virtual transport; the virtual transport includes configuring the robot at the first location. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, obtaining first, second, and third data respectively from first, second, and third physical robots operating in a smart community, obtaining a request message from the third physical robot, the request message comprising a request by the third physical robot to be stored at a location; and responsive to obtaining the request message: determining whether the first physical robot incudes a first storage space sufficiently large to contain the third physical robot; determining whether the second physical robot incudes a second storage space sufficiently large to contain the third physical robot; in a first case that the first physical robot does include a first storage space sufficiently large to contain the third physical robot and that the second physical robot does not include a second storage space sufficiently large to contain the third physical robot, selecting as a selected physical robot the first physical robot; in a second case that the first

Abstract: The concepts and technologies disclosed herein are directed to alarm correlation and ticketing for reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexer (“ROADM”) networks. According to one aspect disclosed herein, a ROADM controller can create, based upon data associated with a plurality of ROADM network elements operating in a ROADM network, a graph of the plurality ROADM network elements. The ROADM controller can retrieve a plurality of alarms from at least a portion the plurality of ROADM network elements, associate the plurality of alarms with at least the portion of the plurality of ROADM network elements, and associate a direction of each alarm with a corresponding service direction. The ROADM controller can eliminate any alarms with a time stamp outside of a same time window. The ROADM controller can then determine that any remaining alarms are associated with a root cause of a failure within the ROADM network.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, associating a link of a non-fungible token (NFT) metaverse communication device to provisioning data of a service account of non-virtual user equipment, receiving a communication request, detecting the NFT metaverse communication device is available for use in a metaverse system, and initiating communications with the NFT metaverse communication device via the metaverse system. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: The concepts and technologies disclosed herein are directed to automated deployment and management of network functions in multi-vendor cloud networks. A service provider system can create at least one repository structure to hold at least one pipeline, at least one artifact, at least one image, and code used to create a network function defined by a vendor. The service provider system can create a secrets management structure for the network function. The service provider system can define a schema to support environment variables for a network function type of the network function. The service provider system can create instance specific data to satisfy the schema required for the network function type and can store the at least one artifact into a framework defined during a design phase. The service provider system can instruct the at least one repository structure to exhibit version control and change management behavior.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, facilitating a registration process such as by storing service information associated with a group of providers, which can include location information associated with the equipment, Data Network Name (DNN), Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN), and/or Single-Network Slice Selection Assistance Information (S-NSSAI). A service process can include wirelessly receiving a service request from a communication device, where the service request identifies a particular service and includes location information of the communication device; selecting a provider from among the group of providers according to the service request and the stored service information; and wirelessly providing provider information for the provider to the communication device that includes the corresponding DNN and the S-NSSAI of the provider, whereby the communication device can then attach to the corresponding equipment of the provider and obtain the particular service.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, registering a mobile device with a mobile communication network as a roaming network, the roaming network communicating with a home network associated with the mobile device to complete the registering, initiating access to a service on the roaming network, retrieving information about access permission status of the service for the mobile device on the roaming network; responsive to the information about access permission status of the service having a value that corresponds to denial of the service on the roaming network because the service is not approved for operation on the roaming network, providing an indication to a user of the mobile device that the service is not available, and suspending further access to the service on the roaming network. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, capturing a first depiction of an exhibit environment, wherein the first depiction of the exhibit environment comprises an image of at least one artifact and an image of at least one interface element, and wherein the at least one interface element is located in the exhibit environment at a first location relative to the at least one artifact; obtaining a first user profile of a first user, wherein the first user profile comprises at least one first preference of the first user, and wherein the first user is located in a first remote environment; and facilitating a presenting of a first modified version of the first depiction of the exhibit environment in the first remote environment, wherein the first modified version moves the image of the at least one interface element to a second location relative to the at least one artifact, wherein the second location is different than the first location, and wherein the second location is selected based upon

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving avatar definition information from a user, the avatar definition information defining aspects of a user avatar to represent the user in an immersive experience in a first metaverse; activating the user avatar in the first metaverse, the user avatar defined according to the avatar definition information; and activating the user avatar in a second metaverse, the user avatar representing the user in the second metaverse, the user avatar defined in the second metaverse according to the avatar definition information, the activating the user avatar in the second metaverse being responsive to a request from the user to change from the first metaverse to the second metaverse. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, obtaining a first extended cell global identifier (ECGI) of an aerial base station (ABS), determining a location of the ABS, and determining that a terrestrial base station (TBS) is within a distance threshold of the location of the ABS. Further embodiments include providing the first ECGI of the ABS to the TBS, and providing instructions to the TBS to obtain an ECGI from each terrestrial communication device (TCD) communicatively coupled to the TBS. Each of the TCDs obtain the ECGI for each neighboring base station. The TCDs provide the ECGIs to the TBS. Additional embodiments include configuring a neighboring list with the ECGIs of the neighboring base stations, and providing instructions to the TBS to identify as high priority a second ECGI of the ABS within the neighboring list based on the first ECGI of the ABS. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, accessing device usage data that can be generated when end user devices connect with the network; and analyzing the device usage data according to identification information of the deployable cell site, which enables determining or estimating a location of the deployable cell site. In one embodiment, this analysis can be based on device usage reports and network performance data. A performance report and/or location map can be generated for an area associated with the deployable cell site. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, determining characteristics of autonomous devices, identifying a portion of the autonomous devices having relatable characteristics, and assigning a network to the portion of autonomous devices for enabling communications with the portion of autonomous devices. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, detecting conditions of an operating environment of a user equipment device (UE); determining that the operating environment is an adverse environment; and providing a signal to an artificial intelligence (AI) engine on the UE regarding the adverse environment; the AI engine, responsive to the signal, obtains from a database on the UE a list of procedures for improving the performance of the UE and creates a strategy that specifies one or more of the listed procedures to be performed; one of the specified procedures comprises switching between a use of a first technology for improving the performance of the UE and a use of a second technology for improving the performance of the UE. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a housing that includes a first waveguide port and a second waveguide port, wherein the first waveguide port is configured for receiving an optical signal via a first optical waveguide optically coupled to the first waveguide port. The housing may include a passive optical processing module that is removably coupled to the housing and optically coupled to the first waveguide port. The passive optical processing module is configured to perform a prescribed function, e.g., filtering, upon the optical signal to obtain a processed optical signal without utilizing an electronic circuit. The second waveguide port is configured to transfer the processed optical signal to an optical waveguide external to the housing. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, obtaining a first E-UTRAN cell global identifier (ECGI) associated with an aerial base station (ABS), determining a location of the ABS, and determining that a terrestrial base station (TBS) is within a distance threshold of the location of the ABS. Further embodiments include providing the first ECGI of the ABS to the TBS, and providing instructions to the TBS to indicate to each terrestrial communication devices (TCDs) communicatively coupled to the TBS to add a cell individual offset (CIO) factor to a first signal strength associated with a first signal received from the ABS. The TBS provides instructions to each of the TCDs to add a CIO factor to the first signal strength associated with the first signal received from the ABS. The second instructions includes the first ECGI associated with the ABS. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, facilitating communication sessions such as voice calls over a plurality of radios of the wireless PBX via one or more carriers, where the wireless PBX includes a plurality of Subscriber Identity Modules (SIMs) and a plurality of radios, wherein there are a maximum number of concurrent communication sessions permitted that are fewer than a number of the plurality of SIMs; determining that the maximum number of concurrent communication sessions has been reached; and responsive to reaching the maximum number of concurrent communication sessions, facilitating establishing an outgoing voice call via a WiFi connection. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, obtaining CBRS information from SAS equipment, where the CBRS information includes channel assignments associated with different coverage locations; and providing the channel assignments to one or more EMSs according to the CBRS information to enable CBRS devices to provide communication services including handoffs via the channel assignments to one or more end user devices in coverage areas of the one or more CBRS device. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method in which a processing system configures one or more robots to perform tasks in an establishment, and assigns to the robots privileges and/or priorities in accordance with a policy. The method also includes detecting a situation in the establishment requiring performance of a task; facilitating the performance of the task by at least one of the robots; and dynamically reprogramming at least one of the robots in response to the situation to perform a specialized task to address the situation. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a plurality of accounting nodes, each accounting node being associated with a service node of a communication network, each accounting node being configured to collect data usage information for a network segment of the communication network including an associated service node, and an accounting server in data communication with accounting nodes of the plurality of accounting nodes, the accounting server configured to receive from the accounting nodes the data usage information for each service node and determine billing for data usage of each network segment. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, monitoring internet traffic, identifying a portion of the internet traffic associated with a plurality of gaming activities, and prioritizing at least a segment of the portion of internet traffic to reduce latency in processing at least a portion of the plurality of gaming activities. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, detecting a need to verify an identity of a particular user in the metaverse, obtaining a particular hash/encoding associated with the particular user, wherein the particular hash/encoding is generated based on processing of a video, image, voice recording, or biometric information associated with the particular user, retrieving a second hash/encoding from a user profile of a first user, wherein the second hash/encoding corresponds to a second user and is generated based on processing of a video, image, voice recording, or biometric information associated with the second user, performing a comparison of the second hash/encoding and the particular hash/encoding, and based on a determination that there is a match, identifying that the particular user corresponds to the second user, resulting in a verification of the identity of the particular user. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, obtaining first information indicative of one or more historical operating characteristics of a network; obtaining second information indicative of one or more current operating characteristics of the network; comparing, via a first computer-implemented process that requires no manual intervention, the first information to the second information to make a prediction of a potential future network event, resulting in a predicted future network event; classifying, via a second computer-implemented process that requires no manual intervention, the predicted future network event into one of a plurality of classes of network events; and responsive to the classifying, facilitating, via a third computer-implemented process that requires no manual intervention, an action to at least partially avoid an occurrence of the predicted future network event. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, constructing a vehicle record for a driverless vehicle that indicates capabilities of the vehicle for responding in an emergency; receiving an alert regarding an incident; analyzing a database to identify available vehicles for responding to the incident; selecting a vehicle from the available vehicles in accordance with selection criteria including a current vehicle location and capabilities of the vehicle; directing the selected vehicle to the incident location; directing the selected vehicle to perform one or more actions to respond to the incident; receiving data from the selected vehicle regarding performance of the actions; analyzing the data to evaluate the performance; and generating a report of the incident including an indication of the performance. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, identifying a user end device comprises an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) based on user end device information, determining the UAV supports carrier aggregation, and obtaining a list of the group of neighboring base stations from the UAV. Additional embodiments can include, based on the list, identifying a primary frequency channel of a primary base station and identifying a group of secondary frequency channels associated with a secondary base station, and providing first instructions to the UAV, via the first base station, to split transmission of data associated with the UAV among the primary frequency channel and the group of secondary frequency channels, wherein the UAV transmits a first portion of the data over the primary frequency channel and transmits a portion of the data over an associated secondary frequency channel. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a non-transitory, machine-readable medium, including executable instructions that, when executed by a processing system including a processor, facilitate performance of operations of: receiving signals from a brain-computer interface to authenticate a user of the brain-computer interface through a user interface; responsive to successful authenticating the user, permitting the user to operate a target computer system by the brain-computer interface; and monitoring the user to ensure an integrity of the user. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, obtaining an image of a location that includes a wireless access point; analyzing the image to determine a potential signal interference from an object that has moved into a position with respect to the wireless access point; and generating routing instructions for wireless communications according to the potential signal interference. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example: obtaining first network performance data characterizing a first wireless network that uses one technology, wherein the first wireless network provides one or more users of a plurality of users access to a collection of servers that enable services; obtaining first service performance data characterizing a first service of the services that are enabled by the collection of servers; obtaining first service requirements of the first service; obtaining second service performance data characterizing a second service of the services that are enabled by the collection of servers, wherein the second service is a different service than the first service; obtaining second service requirements of the second service; and responsive to a first user of the plurality of users indicating a preference to utilize the first wireless network, selecting one of the first service or the second service as a selected service for the first user, wherein the selecting of the s

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a device, comprising: a processing system including a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising: detecting that a 911 call had been made on a carrier network by the device, the device having associated therewith a telephone number; responsive to the detecting that the 911 call had been made, sending a token to the carrier network, the token causing the carrier network to disable call blocking to the telephone number. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a device, comprising: a processing system including a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising: directing a ping message via a private core network to a public safety answering point (PSAP); determining whether a ping response is received from the PSAP, resulting in a determination; and responsive to the determination being that a ping response is not received from the PSAP, determining an alternate communication path via which an emergency communication can be transmitted to the PSAP. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: The concepts and technologies disclosed herein are directed to guidance rule-based compliance management. According to one aspect disclosed herein, an integrated technology catalog system (“system”) can provide an interface through which a technology catalog can be accessed to view a technology product and evaluate the technology product in a given context. The system can receive, via the interface, a request to evaluate the technology product in the given context. In response to the request, the system can identify whether at least one guidance rule is applicable to the technology product in the given context. In response to identifying that the at least one guidance rule is applicable to the technology product in the given context, the system can generate a report for the technology product. The report can include all applicable guidance rules for the technology product. The system can output the report.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving, by a processing system including a processor via a satellite, an emergency communication that was transmitted from an end user device to the satellite; and determining, by the processing system, a legitimacy of the emergency communication according to an analysis based on various information such as a diligence query or challenge sent to the end user device by the satellite, a history of emergency communications associated with the end user device, a location of the end user device, a location of an emergency event associated with the emergency communication, a number of other emergency communications from other end user devices that are associated with the emergency event, a time period of the other emergency communications, locations of the other end user devices, or a combination thereof. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example analyzing emergency communications that were transmitted from end user devices; determining that a group of the emergency communications that corresponds to a group of the end user devices is associated with an emergency event; extracting descriptions of the emergency event from the group of the emergency communications; retrieving mapping data of a location associated with the emergency event; and generating a graphical representation of the emergency event based on a machine learning model being applied to the mapping data and the descriptions, where the machine learning model is trained on historical emergency events. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving data associated with network equipment operating in a communication system, determining from the data inferential parameters that describe operations of the network equipment; and determining, from the inferential parameters, one or more behavioral profiles of one or more network elements of the network equipment. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving first user-generated input, over a communication network, from a communication device that indicates a request to provision a ghost software application on the communication device, and provisioning, over the communication network, an anchor software application on a subscriber identity module (SIM) associated with the ghost software application. Further embodiments can include receiving second user-generated input, over the communication network, from the communication device that indicates request to utilize the ghost software application, and identifying the anchor software application provisioned on the SIM of the communication device resulting in an identification.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, obtaining, by a processing system including a processor, an indication of an assertion involving a first avatar of a first user, assessing, by the processing system and based on the obtaining, a validity of the assertion relative to a threshold, and authorizing, by the processing system and based on the assessing, a first action to be taken by the first avatar, a second action to be taken by a second avatar of a second user, or a combination thereof. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, determining a need to offload traffic for an access network based on communications from an access mobility function (AMF), identifying a colony of drones to address the need to offload traffic for the access network, deploying the colony of drones to a coverage area corresponding to the access network, and providing end-to-end (E2E) orchestration across a core network and the colony of drones. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, training a cell-level machine learning model to predict a likelihood of a cell site in a cellular network having service issues that impact customers of the cellular network, training a user equipment (UE) level machine learning model using output information from the cell-level machine learning model and historical information about UE-level performance metrics, receiving, from a customer associated with a UE device operating on the cellular network, information about a service degradation experienced by the customer on the UE device, providing the information about the service degradation to the UE-level machine learning model; and receiving, from the UE-level machine learning model, information identifying a source of the service degradation. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Automated software code validation and deployment can include obtaining software code. The software code can be created via interactions with a computing device. In response to obtaining the software code and prior to receiving a request to deploy the software code, a security scan can be performed on the software code. After performing the security scan on the software code, a request to deploy the software code can be detected and in response to detecting the request, it can be determined if the software code includes a vulnerability that was detected during the security scan. If a determination is made that the software code does not include the vulnerability, the software code can be deployed. If a determination is made that the software code includes the vulnerability, deployment of the software code can be terminated, a security scan report can be generated, and the security scan report can be output.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, categorizing users of a cellular network according to a plurality of user categories, identifying, by a machine learning model, a service degradation in the cellular network, identifying at least one affected user, the at least one affected user being affected by the service degradation, identifying one or more affected user categories including the at least one affected user, identifying potentially affected users, the potentially affected users being categorized according to the one or more affected user categories, and taking action to isolate the potentially affected users from the service degradation. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, obtaining first information identifying each version of a policy rule base to which a control plane architecture of a wireless network has access; obtaining second information identifying each version of a policy rule base to which a user plane architecture of the wireless network has access; selecting as a selected version a common version of a policy rule base to which each of the control plane architecture and the user plane architecture has access; and communicating an identification of the selected version to each of the control plane architecture and the user plane architecture. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example a device having a processing system including a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations of: creating a quantum digital twinning model for a public safety event; generating a map view of an area of the public safety event, wherein the map view shows images determined by the quantum digital twinning model; providing recommendations for actions to mitigate the public safety event, wherein the recommendations are determined from the quantum digital twinning model; and providing explainability of the recommendations determined. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, authenticating a credential of a first user of a first device, based on the authenticating, providing the first user with an option to select a badge from a plurality of badges via the first device, based on the providing of the option, obtaining a selection of a first badge included in the plurality of badges from the first device, resulting in a selected badge, and based on the obtaining of the selection, transferring an identification of the selected badge to the first device. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Artificial biometric traits self-nullify due to natural physiological processes. Biometric enrollment and authentication may then be based on a life associated with the self-nullifying biometric trait. Once the life is expected to have expired, no further authentication may be performed until a new artificial biometric is applied.