A method, and associated apparatus, improves the authentication security of authentication procedures performed by a wireless host when requesting access to communicate with a host site of a private network. A password is generated by the execution of an application at a processing device of a SIM (subscriber...http://www.google.com/patents/US6230002?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6230002 - Method, and associated apparatus, for selectively permitting access by a mobile terminal to a packet data network