A system for controlling maintenance of a fuel dispenser, comprising: a fuel dispenser comprising a housing having fuel dispensing components disposed therein and an electronics module disposed at least partially therein, the electronics module including a data processor configured to generate an authorization password based on fuel dispenser data characterizing the fuel dispenser using a first procedure, to receive a remote password, to determine that the remote password matches the authorization password, and to cause the fuel dispenser to enter a maintenance mode; a remote enterprise server in communication with the electronics module, the remote enterprise server being configured to prompt the electronics module for the fuel dispenser data, to receive the fuel dispenser data from the fuel dispenser, and to provide the remote password to the electronics module of the fuel dispenser; and a remote code processor in communication with the remote enterprise server, the remote code processor being configured to receive the fuel dispenser data from the remote enterprise server, to generate the remote password based on the received fuel dispenser data and using the first procedure, and to provide the remote password to the remote enterprise server, wherein the enterprise server is configured to prompt the fuel dispenser for the fuel dispenser data at the expiration of a first predetermined time period, wherein the remote enterprise server is configured to transmit instructions to the electronics module to cause the electronics module to perform at least one maintenance operation on the fuel dispenser during the maintenance mode, wherein the data processor is configured to cause the fuel dispenser to exit maintenance mode after a second predetermined time period. a fuel dispenser comprising a housing having fuel dispensing components disposed therein and an electronics module disposed at least partially therein, the electronics module including a data processor configured to generate an authorization password based on fuel dispenser data characterizing the fuel dispenser using a first procedure, to receive a remote password, to determine that the remote password matches the authorization password, and to cause the fuel dispenser to enter a maintenance mode; a remote enterprise server in communication with the electronics module, the remote enterprise server being configured to prompt the electronics module for the fuel dispenser data, to receive the fuel dispenser data from the fuel dispenser, and to provide the remote password to the electronics module of the fuel dispenser; and a remote code processor in communication with the remote enterprise server, the remote code processor being configured to receive the fuel dispenser data from the remote enterprise server, to generate the remote password based on the received fuel dispenser data and using the first procedure, and to provide the remote password to the remote enterprise server, wherein the enterprise server is configured to prompt the fuel dispenser for the fuel dispenser data at the expiration of a first predetermined time period, wherein the remote enterprise server is configured to transmit instructions to the electronics module to cause the electronics module to perform at least one maintenance operation on the fuel dispenser during the maintenance mode, wherein the data processor is configured to cause the fuel dispenser to exit maintenance mode after a second predetermined time period. <EOS>