On 22 June 2016 at 23:15, Bert Put <bert....@ipacc.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Fist post, so please let me know if I have posted to the wrong place.

Right place for initial contact.
- but we prefer people not to use their fists up front ;-)

> Our third party credit card processor has advised us that Mastercard
> numbers can be 16,17, 18, or 19 digits.  Previously the card number was
> only 16 digits long.  The Creditcard validator enforces 16 digits, but
> rejects card numbers that are 17, 18, or 19 digits long.  I have tried to
> find "official" documentation on mastercard.com to verify this requirement,
> but I can only find anecdotal evidence at the moment.
>
> Perhaps someone on this list can provide more authoritative information?
> If so, is there a timeline for a possible fix?  If we can find
> authoritative information to confirm the card number length I would be
> happy to make the change if someone will guide me through the process.
>
> Thank you, and please let me know if there is anything I can do to assist
> this effort.

Well, what we need is documentation on the new format.
They added some new prefixes recently, see:

https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VALIDATOR-392

Have they also added more digits?
If so, do they apply to all the BINs or only some?

Note that the RE for the current checks is at:

https://github.com/apache/commons-validator/blob/trunk/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/CreditCardValidator.java#L137


> Regards,    Bert

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