Specifications
INDEX
REFERENCE MANUAL 149
Hierarchical relationships 56, 65
How certificates control file signing privileges
67
How they are authenticated 65
In a deployment terminal 66
In a development terminal 66
Main functions 65
Platform Root Certificate 56
Signer Certificate 57
Sponsor Certificate 56
What happens when you download a certifi-
cate 66
Deciding which files to authenticate 63
Definition of file authentication 55
Deployment process 57, 60
Development process 57
Digital signature 56
File signing
Customer Signer PIN 69
FILESIGN.EXE 73
Command-line mode 74
Default inputs 69
FileSign dialog box 74
Graphical interface mode 74
Required inputs 69
Switches for command-line entries 75
Syntax 75
System requirements 73
What it does 73
For operating system files 73
How signature files authenticate application
files 64
Required inputs to the file signing process 68
Using the Signer Private Key 57
For development terminals 66
For non-executable application files 63
Guidelines for downloading specific file types 73
Keys
Customer Signer Private Key
69
Default Signer Private Key 69
How private cryptographic keys are con-
veyed to customers
56
Private cryptographic key 56
Public cryptographic key 65
Relationship to signature files 56
Planning for successful file authentication 62
Pre-deployment process 57, 59
Process flow
Confirming successful authentication
64
Effect of failed authentication 64
Running the *GO application following au-
thentication
64
Visual and audible indications during pro-
cessing 64
When the ATTR_NOT_AUTH bit is set 65
Relationship to file groups 70
Signature files
File size
73
Special files used in the file authentication pro-
cess
56
VeriFone PKI
How certificates ensure logical security
65
VeriFone Certificate Authority 55
VeriShield security architecture 55, 63
file authentication 90
and downloads 91
back-to-back downloads 96
downloading OS files and 95
file group password 36
file groups 35
keyed records 45
password 36, 41, 47
passwords 42
store main application in Group 1 85
files
CONFIG.SYS
48
keyed 48
placing in terminal directories 86
flash 41
clear all files 42
defragment 42
display memory used 44
flash memory
defragment
40
downloads to 40
full application download 82
full download 41
full OS download 106
Function keys
ALPHA
29
BACKSPACE 29
CANCEL 29
Descriptions 29
ENTER 31
Using terminal keys 27