Trusted system
First Claim
1. A method for allowing a financial transaction to be performed using a electronic system, the method comprising interrogating an electronic transaction terminal with an electronic security device to obtain an integrity metric for the electronic financial transaction terminal;
- determining if the transaction terminal is a trusted terminal based upon the integrity metric;
allowing financial transaction data to be input into the transaction terminal if the transaction terminal is identified as a trusted terminal.
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Abstract
A method for allowing a financial transaction to be performed using a electronic system, the method comprising interrogating an electronic transaction terminal with an electronic security device to obtain an integrity metric for the electronic financial transaction terminal; determining if the transaction terminal is a trusted terminal based upon the integrity metric; allowing financial transaction data to be input into the transaction terminal if the transaction terminal is identified as a trusted terminal.
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10 Claims
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1. A method for allowing a financial transaction to be performed using a electronic system, the method comprising interrogating an electronic transaction terminal with an electronic security device to obtain an integrity metric for the electronic financial transaction terminal;
- determining if the transaction terminal is a trusted terminal based upon the integrity metric;
allowing financial transaction data to be input into the transaction terminal if the transaction terminal is identified as a trusted terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
- determining if the transaction terminal is a trusted terminal based upon the integrity metric;
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5. A financial transaction system comprising an electronic financial terminal;
- an electronic security device having interrogation means for interrogating the electronic financial transaction terminal to obtain an integrity metric for the electronic financial transaction terminal, determining means for determining if the transaction terminal is a trusted terminal based upon the integrity metric, means for allowing financial transaction data to be input into the transaction terminal if the transaction terminal is identified as a trusted terminal.
- View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
- 8. An electronic security transaction device having interrogation means for interrogating an electronic financial transaction terminal to obtain an integrity metric for the electronic financial transaction terminal, determining means for determining if the transaction terminal is a trusted terminal based upon the integrity metric, means for allowing financial transaction data to be input into the transaction terminal if the transaction terminal is identified as a trusted terminal.
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