Authentication of replaceable fuel cartridge

A method of authenticating a hydrogen fuel canister, the method comprising:

• providing a frangible tape bearing a first unique identifier (UIE) suitable for scanning;
• providing a shaped hydrogen fuel canister storing pressurized gas, wherein a dispensing end of the shaped hydrogen fuel canister is configured to be placed in a carriage having a fluid communication means, wherein the shaped hydrogen fuel canister has a hollow body with shaped portions, wherein the shaped portions are configured to mate with a surface of the carriage by connecting said dispensing end with said fluid communication means, and wherein the shaped hydrogen fuel canister includes a second UIE suitable for scanning, wherein the frangible tape is affixed to the shaped hydrogen fuel canister;
• providing a frangible cap, wherein the frangible cap is secured over the dispensing end of the fuel canister, whereby said frangible cap can only be removed via breaking it;
• scanning said first UIE and said second UIE to a tablet or smart phone machine including a processor;
• determining, using the machine including the processor, that said first UIE and said second UIE are authentic at least in part by comparing the first UIE in combination with the second UIE to an electronic database of authentic UIEs;
• communicating to a controller with processor and logic in an electronics module via an attached electronic device that optimizes parameters of a system performing at least a portion of the method and verifies that the first UIE and the second UIE match an entry in the electronic database of authentic UIEs;
• and
• opening, using the controller and based on the match, a valve operatively coupled with the carriage, wherein the valve when open provides fluid communication with the shaped hydrogen fuel canister.