Password-protected physical transfer of password-protected devices

摘要

A method for password-protected physical transfer of password-protected devices including at a receiving location, generating at least one security file including an encrypted element generated using a one-way encryption function utilizing at least one secure code, transmitting the at least one security file to a shipping location at which the password-protected devices are located, at the shipping location, using at least one shipping location password, loading the at least one security file into at least one password-protected device, shipping the at least one password-protected device to the receiving location and at the receiving location, employing the at least one secure code to supply an input to the at least one password-protected device and employing the at least one security file to enable establishment of at least one receiving location password for the at least one password-protected device which replaces the at least one shipping location password.

主权项

1. A changeable password, password-protected device comprising:
a housing; a user interface; a memory; computer hardware located within said housing and interfacing with said user interface and said memory; computer software running on said computer hardware and including an operating system having a password; and secure password change functionality including at least one security file stored in said memory and containing code useable by said operating system to enable a change in said password of said operating system responsive to at least one predetermined coded input, said at least one security file including an encrypted element generated using a one-way encryption function and said at least one predetermined coded input, wherein said at least one security file is generated at a receiving location and is transmitted to a shipping location for loading into said changeable password, password-protected device.