What are Canada Posts requirements for digital postage meters?
For several years, we have been working with postage meter suppliers to introduce new meter technology that incorporates encrypted data and a standard menu for commonly metered products. Our 3 primary requirements for meter manufacturers are: Security Data integrity and security is of primary importance in electronic transactions, and we have an obligation to ensure that security requirements are met. All new postage meters are installed with a Postal Security Device (PSD), which maintains purchased financial amounts. Product type capture To provide the best possible products and services, we need to understand the way you use your postage meter. We do this by making sure each digital meter contains postage rates for commonly used letter and parcel products. When postage meter customers select the product they are mailing, this data is sent to us by the supplier. Digital impression We use a 2-dimensional bar code to reduce the risk of postage meter fraud. The bar code contains encrypte
