I recommend: Pre-auth via a payment gateway (AUTH_ONLY) Send a fax via email (faxaway.com) to the fax number desired.... In the fax, include the Order#, the Auth Code, and TransactionID#
Then when you process the faxed order, try to issue PRIOR_AUTH_CAPTURE with a payment gateway using the AuthCode and TransID. This will complete the payment process, and never reveal a CC # in either your DB or the Fax. -Dov -----Original Message----- From: Bryan Stevenson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2004 1:57 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: email to fax? No that I've ever heard of....same as telling someone your CC num over the phone...anybody could be listening in (or picking up the fax if in an office environment) ;-) If simple is the name of the game... 1) stick order in DB using SSL 2) send client and e-mail with a link or a text message that a new order has been placed 3) client logs into simple backend to retrieve order details over SSL This way the CC num is always transmitted securely. The BIG problem with this simple process is that CC numbers would be stored in the DB (even if only temporarily)....and that's just plain bad IMHO. The cc companies would also love to get their hands on it and perform a rather expensive security audit to varify you are doing things correctly) Sounds like someone doesn't want to pay for a "real" system and doesn't care about client cc number protection...bad client...BAD ;-) HTH Cheers Bryan Stevenson B.Comm. VP & Director of E-Commerce Development Electric Edge Systems Group Inc. phone: 250.480.0642 fax: 250.480.1264 cell: 250.920.8830 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: www.electricedgesystems.com54 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Gold Sponsor - CFHosting.net http://www.cfhosting.net Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:185234 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
