摘要 |
<p>A method for communicating a re-keying message from a postage meter to a registration authority includes the steps of determining at the postage meter that a current key needs to be replaced with a new key (201); generating in the postage meter the new key (203); creating in the postage meter the re-keying message, the re-keying message including at least a device identifier and the new key; using the postage meter for printing the re-keying message in a machine-readable form on a recording medium (209); and mailing the recording medium to the registration authority.</p> |