SECURE REMOTELY CONFIGURABLE POINT OF SALE TERMINAL

摘要

The embodiment(s) relate to a method of remotely configuring a Point-of-Sale (PoS) terminal. The method includes generating, at a merchant device, payment information based on a transaction input, signing the generated payment information with a private key, and transmitting the signed payment information and a public key certificate signed by a certificate authority to the PoS terminal for validation of the payment information at the PoS terminal using the public key certificate. The PoS terminal configures a terminal profile of the PoS terminal according to instructions received in the payment information from the merchant device when the payment information is validated at the PoS terminal.

主权项

1. A method of remotely configuring a Point-of-Sale (PoS) terminal, the method comprising:
generating, at a merchant device, payment information based on a transaction input; signing the generated payment information with a private key; and transmitting the signed payment information and a first public key certificate signed by a certificate authority to the PoS terminal for validation of the payment information at the PoS terminal using the first public key certificate, wherein the PoS terminal configures a terminal profile of the PoS terminal according to instructions received in the payment information from the merchant device when the payment information is validated at the PoS terminal.