SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOTELY ACTIVATING A PIN-PAD TERMINAL
First Claim
1. A network gateway, comprising:
- a first network interface configured to interface the network gateway with a first computer network;
a second network interface configured to interface the network gateway with a second computer network distinct from the first computer network; and
a gateway authenticator in communication with the network interfaces and configured to;
(i) receive from a pin-pad terminal, via the first computer network, an activation credential request including a first administrator credential, the pin-pad terminal receiving the first administrator credential from a hardware token interfaced with the pin-pad terminal;
(ii) verify that, before the pin-pad terminal received the first administrator credential from the hardware token, the first computer network associated the first administrator credential with the pin-pad terminal; and
(iii) install a digital authentication certificate in the pin-pad terminal, the digital authentication certificate facilitating authentication of the pin-pad terminal to the second computer network via the network gateway.
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Abstract
A network gateway includes a gateway authenticator, a first network interface for interfacing the network gateway with a first computer network, and a second network interface for interfacing the network gateway with a second computer network that is distinct from the first computer network. The gateway authenticator receives from a pin-pad terminal, via the first computer network, an activation credential request that includes a first administrator credential. The pin-pad terminal receives the first administrator credential from a hardware token that is interfaced with the pin-pad terminal. The gateway authenticator is configured to (i) verify that, before the pin-pad terminal received the first administrator credential from the hardware token, the first computer network associated the first administrator credential with the pin-pad terminal; and (ii) install in the pin-pad terminal a digital authentication certificate that facilitates authentication of the pin-pad terminal to the second computer network via the network gateway.
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20 Claims
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1. A network gateway, comprising:
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a first network interface configured to interface the network gateway with a first computer network; a second network interface configured to interface the network gateway with a second computer network distinct from the first computer network; and a gateway authenticator in communication with the network interfaces and configured to; (i) receive from a pin-pad terminal, via the first computer network, an activation credential request including a first administrator credential, the pin-pad terminal receiving the first administrator credential from a hardware token interfaced with the pin-pad terminal; (ii) verify that, before the pin-pad terminal received the first administrator credential from the hardware token, the first computer network associated the first administrator credential with the pin-pad terminal; and (iii) install a digital authentication certificate in the pin-pad terminal, the digital authentication certificate facilitating authentication of the pin-pad terminal to the second computer network via the network gateway. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of remotely activating a pin-pad terminal, the method comprising:
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a network gateway receiving from the pin-pad terminal, via a first computer network, an activation credential request including a first administrator credential, the pin-pad terminal receiving the first administrator credential from a hardware token interfaced with the pin-pad terminal; and the network gateway verifying that, before the pin-pad terminal received the first administrator credential from the hardware token, the first computer network associated the first administrator credential with the pin-pad terminal; and the network gateway installing a digital authentication certificate in the pin-pad terminal, the digital authentication certificate facilitating authentication of the pin-pad terminal to a second computer network, via the network gateway, distinct from the first computer network. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer-readable medium comprising non-transitory computer processing instructions stored thereon for execution by a network gateway, the computer processing instructions, when executed by the network gateway causing the network gateway to:
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receive from a pin-pad terminal, via a first computer network, an activation credential request including a first administrator credential, the pin-pad terminal receiving the first administrator credential from a hardware token interfaced with the pin-pad terminal; verify that, before the pin-pad terminal received the first administrator credential from the hardware token, the first computer network associated the first administrator credential with the pin-pad terminal; and install a digital authentication certificate in the pin-pad terminal, the digital authentication certificate facilitating authentication of the pin-pad terminal to a second computer network, via the network gateway, distinct from the first computer network.
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