VeriFone V200c, Reference Manual

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F
ILE
A
UTHENTICATION
Introduction to File Authentication
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V200
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EFERENCE
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UIDE
Certificate Request Process
In this process:
1
A sponsor connects to the Verifone CA Web site and requests certificates for
deployment terminals.
2
Based on information provided by the sponsor through the Verifone CA Web
site, the Verifone CA determines the required certificate structure.
3
Verifone CA generates the following items for the sponsor:
a
Smart card containing a set of certificates and private key.
b
Smart card PIN.
4
Verifone CA sends the smart card and smart card PIN to the sponsor.
5
The sponsor uses the smart card and smart card PIN as inputs for the
deployment process.
This process is presented below:
Figure 4 Certificate Request Process
SPONSOR
VERIFONE CA
DETERMINES
REQUIRED
CERTIFICATE
STRUCTURE.
VERIFONE CA
WEB SITE
DEPLOYMENT
PROCESS
SPONSOR
SMART
CARD
PIN
REQUESTS
CERTIFICATES FOR
DEPLOYMENT
PINpad FROM
VERIFONE CA WEB
SITE.
VERIFONE CA
GENERATES A SET
OF CERTIFICATES
FOR THE SPONSOR.
SIGNER
CERTIFICATE
SIGNER SMART CARD
SPONSOR
CERTIFICATE
SIGNER
PRIVATE KEY