An on-line VBI printing system that includes one or more cryptographic
modules and a central database. The cryptographic modules are capable of
implementing a variety of required security standards. A client system
provides a user friendly GUI for facilitating the interface of the user
to the system. The GUI system includes wizards that help the user
step-by-step with processes of registration, logging into the system, and
printing the VBI.In one aspect, the invention describes an on-line system
for printing a value bearing item (VBI) that includes a memory for
storing information specific to a first computer used by the user for
registering with the on-line system, wherein the information is used by
the server system to identify the first computer and a re-registration
wizard for requiring the user to re-register if a second computer used by
the user is not the same as the first computer used for registering the
user.