Method and apparatus for securely transmitting keys from a postage metering apparatus to a remote data center

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PATENT NO 6480831
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09220515

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A method for transmitting a key from a first device to a remotely located second device includes the steps of generating the key within the first device; selecting one of a plurality of one-time pad values from a one-time pad stored within the first device; creating a hash of at least the key and the selected one of the plurality of one-time pad values; and sending the hash and the key from the first device to the second device.

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PITNEY BOWES INCONE ELMCROFT ROAD STAMFORD CT 06926

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Cordery, Robert A Danbury, CT 181 4999
Ryan, Jr Frederick W Oxford, CT 87 2571
Sisson, Robert W Shelton, CT 15 662

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