Patent ID: 9015805
Filing Date: 2015-04-21
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for activating a payment terminal by an operator, the activation of the payment terminal allowing exchanges of secured information between the payment terminal and a secured server, comprising: the payment terminal receiving from the operator a first ciphered piece of activation information after checking the integrity of the payment terminal by the operator, the payment terminal deciphering the first ciphered piece of activation information by using at least one cipher key assigned to the payment terminal and stored in a memory of the payment terminal, after said first ciphered piece of information has been successfully deciphered, the payment terminal receiving from an authorization server a second ciphered piece of activation information, the payment terminal deciphering the second ciphered piece of activation information by using the at least one cipher key, the payment terminal using the first and second pieces of activation information for activating the payment terminal, said first piece of activation information received from said operator and said second piece of activation information received from said authorization server, being complementary and in combination making the terminal operational.