What is remote key injection and why is it important?

Remote Key Injection is Ingenico’s secure, over‑the‑air method for loading cryptographic keys (AES, DES, TDES, HMAC, etc.) into payment terminals from a central Key/Mass server. Instead of a technician physically inserting keys on‑site (Local Key Injection – LKI), the keys are delivered through an encrypted channel to the device, using hardware security modules (e.g., Thales PayShield 10K) and role‑based, dual‑control workflows.