Secure assembly of security keyboards

摘要

The present invention contemplates a secure and auditable assembly process for security keyboards which comprises a first country-independent assembly process at the security keyboard manufacturer (SKM) side resulting in country-independent assembled parts, a second and final country-specific assembly process at the ATM manufacturer side resulting in a final assembly of the country-independent parts with their appropriate country-specific layout parts to a complete security keyboard, and a final authentication process at the ATM manufacturer side for activation of the security functions of the assembled security keyboard by the authorized ATM manufacturer.