EP0926630A2 - Procédé pour une machine à affranchir avec imprimante numérique pour générer et vérifier un motif destiné à la sécurité - Google Patents
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- the private key is subsequently the write key called.
- the encrypted message can be shared with the public key be decrypted again.
- the public key is required not to be printed on the letter.
- the public key is referred to below as a reading key.
- the secret Key procedures now advantageously do not have to be in a database secret but only public keys can be managed.
- a so-called The reading key and its certificate are stored in the database of the Postal authority lifted. This database does not have to be cryptographic be sure, since it only contains public keys.
- the postal authorities can then use the verification process
- This database can easily be used for the imprints of everyone Check franking machines for uniqueness. That applies independently from the specifically used crypto algorithm, which is between the Franking machine manufacturer and the postal authority was agreed. in the the aforementioned data file, there is another data element in order to sort Art save the crypto-algorithm used.
- In the verification process gets the computer from the evaluation unit of the postal authority now the correct reading key from the database, decrypts the digital signature to a message and then performs verification Based on this message. For this purpose, is also sampled from the unencrypted information printed as machine-readable code, such as identifier, piece counter and franking value a comparison message educated.
- machine-readable code such as identifier, piece counter and franking value a comparison message educated.
- the public reading key Kr f ⁇ y, g, p ⁇ is assigned to the manufacturer number (vendor ID) and machine number (device ID) in a database on the mail side, together with a certificate. The latter proves the authenticity of the public reading key Kr.
- a postage security device (PSD) on the franking machine side supplies the secret writing key Kw and preferably also performs the encryption with the suitable special asymmetrical crypto-algorithm.
- the transport device consists of a conveyor belt 10 and two rollers 11
- One of the rollers 11 is the one with a motor 15 equipped drive roller. Both rollers 11 are preferably not in shown executed as toothed rollers, correspondingly that Conveyor belt 10 as a toothed belt, which is the clear power transmission backs up.
- An encoder 5, 6 is coupled to the drive roller 11.
- the drive roller 11 is preferably seated with an incremental encoder 5 fixed on one axis, also not visible.
- the incremental encoder 5 is for example designed as a slotted disc with a light barrier 6 works together.
- FIG. 5 shows a block diagram for controlling the printing device 20 with a control device 1.
- the control device 1 comprises a meter with a postal security device PSD 90 with a Date circuit 95, with a keyboard 88 and with a display unit 89 and an application-specific circuit ASIC.
- the postal security device PSD 90 consists of a microprocessor 91 and known storage means 92, 93, 94, which together in are housed in a secured housing.
- the program memory ROM 92 also contains an encryption algorithm and the secret write key Kw.
- the microprocessor 91 can alternatively as OTP (one time programmable) trained to run the program for stores the encryption and the secret write key Kw.
- the encoder 5, 6 delivers a signal to the microprocessor per n pressure columns. This is done using an interrupt function. With each interrupt, a belt counter is also updated, which records the movement progress of the motor 15 and thus of the conveyor belt 10. Each printing column is preferably 132 microns wide.
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| DE19748954 | 1997-10-29 | ||
| DE19748954A DE19748954A1 (de) | 1997-10-29 | 1997-10-29 | Verfahren für eine digital druckende Frankiermaschine zur Erzeugung und Überprüfung eines Sicherheitsabdruckes |
| US08/987,393 US6041704A (en) | 1997-10-29 | 1997-12-09 | Method for operating a digitally printing postage meter to generate and check a security imprint |
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| EP0926630A2 true EP0926630A2 (fr) | 1999-06-30 |
| EP0926630A3 EP0926630A3 (fr) | 2000-09-06 |
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