Method for verifying the expected postal security device in a postal security device
CA 2221674 C · Owner: Ryan, Frederick W. Jr. · Inventors: Pitchenik, David E.; Ryan, Frederick W. Jr.; Cordery, Robert A.
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A PSD has a private key which is associated with a specific public key that is stored in the host PC. The host PC sends the PSD public key private key to the PSD. If the PSD determines that the received PSD public key corresponds to its private key, the system has determined that the expected PSD is connected to the Host system and the PSD is activated to accept postal value requests from the host PC. Additionally a PSD state, identification, such as a checksum of a PSD transaction log file stored in the host may be verified by the PSD, which also has stored therein a PSD transaction log file. In this manner the PSD verifies that the PSD has performed all transactions with the host PC …
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- Filed November 20, 1997 and granted October 14, 2003. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended November 20, 2017.
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