I don't think client and customer are the same Jim. I think by client she is referring to the site owner who goes in once a month to process the cards of his customers.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim McAtee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2001 8:42 PM Subject: Re: Best practices storing CC > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kay Smoljak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2001 8:28 PM > Subject: Re: Best practices storing CC > > > > Hi Don, > > > > Warning: this email does contain a plug... > > > > We had a similar problem with a client who has a subscription site. We > > created a custom tag - CFX_PWCARDCRYPT, which encrypts the number using > > a 512, 1024 or 2048 bit RSA public key, which can safely be stored on > > the server. To process the payments each month, the client goes to an > > SSL page and enters his private key, which is only stored offline on his > > personal computer (we even recommend it's stored on a floppy disk in his > > safe, rather than on his machine). > > > Somehow, that sounds like a lot more work for the customer than simply > reaching into his or her wallet, grabbing the CC and re-entering the number. > > Jim > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
