SECURITY MODULE AND METHOD OF SECURING PAYMENT INFORMATION
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1. A security module of a computer which is invisible to an operating system executed by a processor of the computer and which establishes an encrypted session for receiving payment data from a payment peripheral.
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Abstract
A security module of a computer which is invisible to an operating system executed by a processor of the computer and which establishes an encrypted session for receiving payment data from a payment peripheral.
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22 Claims
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1. A security module of a computer which is invisible to an operating system executed by a processor of the computer and which establishes an encrypted session for receiving payment data from a payment peripheral.
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2. A computer comprising:
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a processor which executes an operating system; and a security module which is invisible to the operating system which establishes an encrypted session for receiving payment data from a payment peripheral. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4)
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5. A method of securing payment information comprising:
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sending a key to a peripheral by a security module of a computer; and establishing with the peripheral using the key an encrypted session which is invisible to an operating system executed by a processor of the computer by the security module. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of securing payment information comprising:
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polling a peripheral with a message including a request for a peripheral identifier of the peripheral by a security module of a computer; and establishing an encrypted session with the peripheral by the security module when the peripheral responds with a reply message containing the peripheral identifier and the peripheral identifier is in a list of peripherals capable of communicating over an encrypted connection; wherein the encrypted session is invisible to an operating system executed by a processor of the computer.
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