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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2008
Annmarie D. Hart, Carson, CA (US);
Terrence R. Benson, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Lawrence R. Meyers, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Annmarie D. Hart, Carson, CA (US);
Terrence R. Benson, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Lawrence R. Meyers, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
MagTek, Inc., Seal Beach, CA (US);
Abstract
A card reader for use in web based transactions is provided. In one embodiment, the invention relates to a method for establishing a secure connection between a card reader and a server, the method including receiving a first challenge request, generating a response to the first challenge request using a first encryption key, sending the response to the first challenge request, sending a second challenge request, receiving an encrypted response to the second challenge request, verifying the encrypted response to the second challenge request; and, if the encrypted response is verified, reading data card information from a data card, the data card information including an intrinsic magnetic characteristic and recorded data on the data card, generating a magnetic fingerprint based on the intrinsic magnetic characteristic, and sending the magnetic fingerprint to authenticate the data card.