Secure gateway providing adaptable access to services
A secure gateway for a postal services infrastructure includes a server for receiving credentials from a meter and operable to authenticate the meter utilizing the credentials, and circuitry for providing services from information associated with the authenticated meter.
1 . A secure gateway to a postal services infrastructure, comprising:
a server for receiving credentials from a meter and operable to authenticate the meter utilizing the credentials; and
circuitry for providing services from information associated with the authenticated meter.
2 . The secure gateway of claim 1 , wherein the credentials include a digital certificate and a message encrypted with a private key.
3 . The secure gateway of claim 2 , wherein the information associated with the authenticated meter is included in the digital certificate.
4 . The secure gateway of claim 1 , wherein the information associated with the authenticated meter is included in a services list stored by the meter.
5 . The secure gateway of claim 1 , wherein the information associated with the authenticated meter is included in a services list stored by the secure gateway.
6 . A method of providing postal services comprising:
receiving credentials from a meter;
authenticating the meter using the credentials; and
providing postal services using information about the authenticated meter.
7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the credentials include a digital certificate and a message encrypted with a private key.
8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the information associated with the authenticated meter is included in the digital certificate.
9 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the information associated with the authenticated meter is included in a services list stored by the meter.
10 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the information associated with the authenticated meter is included in a services list stored by the secure gateway.