On Feb 25, 2013, at 2:41 PM, Mark Talluto <use...@canelasoftware.com> wrote:
> On Feb 25, 2013, at 1:00 PM, Colin Holgate <co...@verizon.net> wrote: > >> Credit card swipers just act like a keyboard input. You would listen for the >> keys being pressed, build up the data, then when the return character comes >> in you process the text. >> >> >> On Feb 25, 2013, at 3:40 PM, Richard Miller <w...@together.net> wrote: >> >>> I need a way to process a swiped credit card through Rev. The user is >>> interacting via a touch screen (no keyboard or mouse). Just need to process >>> the card info... no address info. The card swipe unit is attached to a >>> portable Windows device which connects to the web via wireless (in public), >>> so the whole process must be secure. > > > There is a bit more to credit card processing if you want to be PCI > compliant. In short, the swiper would provide you an encrypted transaction. > You then pass this on to a PCI compliant processor. They can decrypt the > record and respond to you with a yes or no on the transaction. You need to > have a gateway to a processor and a merchant account to receive the funds. We had a problem with PCI compliance for a web site taking credit card orders. It was hosted at on-rev. Rather than solve the problems, it was easier to move the site to a host that guarantees PCI compliance. PCI compliance is a nightmare best left to those who have already accomplished it. .Jerry _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
