If I'm not mistaken though, you can adhere to those rules by storing the authorization number. Much safer than storing the cc#... And still proof that you got the transaction.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2003 2:58 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Storing Credit Card Info If I remember correctly, the Visa/MasterCard rules REQUIRE you to keep record of all transactions for a period of time (2 years?). Many people do this via a database... some print to hard copy. -Novak ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim Laureska" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2003 12:47 AM Subject: RE: Storing Credit Card Info > I'm about to embark on processing CC transactions for the first time > as well ... Isn't it best to not record the CC information in a > database at all if possible... just transmit the CC info securely as > possible to a processor (ex. Authorize.net) ? > > I know some sites (ex. Amazon etc.) do maintain this info though in a > DB for frequent buyers ... > > Are there any advantages that make it imperative to deep this info in > a db > > Tim > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sicular, Alexander [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2003 12:39 AM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: Storing Credit Card Info > > Isaac, > I think this book has been recommended here before... > > 'Translucent Databases' by Peter Wayner. > > It deals with all sorts of database/encryption issues. > > Gl, > alex > > -----Original Message----- > From: Issac Rosa [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2003 7:02 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Storing Credit Card Info > > > My client has a need to store credit card. What's the best, cost > effective, most secure way of doing this? Is it just better to > capture the information in the db and then download to a local db, and > keep off the server? I'm curious to know what others are doing in > this situation. Currently, the application and db (MySQL) are on a > shared server. > > > > Thanks, > > Issac > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
