Re: keeping credit card numbers safe?
From: Murray Watson (JunkDTectr@carolina.rr.com)Date: 06/19/02
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From: Murray Watson <JunkDTectr@carolina.rr.com> Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2002 13:27:38 GMT
In article <aep4sg$1e4j$1@otis.netspace.net.au>, lwross16@hotmail.com
says...
> Hi all,
>
> I need to store creditcard numbers on my web server and need them to be
> protected some how. The reason I need to store them is because the service
> if for subscribers who get charged each month automatically. ie they enter
> the creditcard details at signup and then get billed each month
> automatically. The server is able to transmit the card numbers securly
> using to the payment gateway and from the users browser to the server using
> ssl but how do I store the numbaers on the machine safely.
>
> I thought of encrypting them but to decrypt them, the decryption key would
> need to be on the machine too which defeats the purpose. Any advice would
> be greatly appreciated as I am only learning in this are.
>
> Thanks
>
> Lachlan
You have a fiduciary responsibility to the cardowners, hire someone
who is qualified to set it up properly lest you want your name to
appear in print in sentences with words like incompetent and
negligence nearby.
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